Director of Revenue Accounting

Summary

Join Turing, a rapidly growing AI company, as their Director of Revenue Accounting. This leadership role involves scaling global revenue accounting operations, designing policies, managing deal complexity, leading the billing and recognition process, and preparing for audit and IPO readiness. You will partner with various teams, lead a global team, and build a scalable, automation-enabled revenue recognition infrastructure. The ideal candidate thrives in fast-paced environments, enjoys solving complex problems, and ensures accurate and auditable revenue reporting. This foundational role offers the opportunity to build from the ground up and make a significant impact on a high-growth company. The position requires a blend of strategic thinking and operational execution, with a focus on automation and control.

Requirements

• 10+ years in revenue accounting, with a blend of Big 4 and in-house experience in high-growth tech companies
• Strong command of ASC 606 and revenue treatment for complex, services-based arrangements
• Experience owning external auditor interface, technical memos, and audit readiness workstreams
• Proven success scaling billing or RevRec processes, including close acceleration and control enhancement
• Strong systems and spreadsheet skills; Netsuite required, RevRec tooling experience a plus
• Operates with urgency, ownership, and a high bias for action
• Balances execution detail with strategic thinking; sees infrastructure as a product
• Leads globally distributed teams with clarity, accountability, and cohesion
• Communicates clearly with technical and non-technical partners
• Comfortable with ambiguity and excited to build from scratch

Responsibilities

• Partner with Legal, RevOps, Business Systems, FP&A, and Tax to drive alignment across deal structures, billing, and revenue recognition
• Define and maintain ASC 606-compliant revenue recognition policies and deliver technical accounting memos for audit support
• Advise executive stakeholders and external auditors about revenue implications of contract structures
• Provide input into quote-to-cash strategy and broader IPO readiness initiatives
• Lead a global revenue accounting team (currently 3 ICs in the US and India) and build out additional headcount as needed
• Own the integrity of billing execution and revenue recognition
• Oversee contract setup, invoicing logic, and revenue triggers
• Partner closely with RevOps and Business Systems to streamline quote-to-cash operations, revenue recognition accuracy, and collections process management
• Understand and utilize AI tools to drive scalable automation efforts
• Drive consistent month-end revenue close processes with reduced timelines and increased auditability
• Ensure accuracy in invoicing, withholding, and tax-related revenue decisions, particularly for foreign clients contracting with the U.S. entity
• Act as the functional lead for revenue automation tooling (RevRec platform selection, implementation requirements, process design)
• Establish internal controls and data integrity standards to support public-company quality
• Proactively surface risks, gaps, and improvement opportunities in current billing and revenue recognition operations
• Deliver a full diagnostic of current revenue workflows, including billing, revenue recognition, and invoicing; identify top process risks and immediate remediation opportunities
• Establish working cadence with Legal, RevOps, Business Systems, and FP&A; identify friction points and align on priorities
• Lead one successful month-end revenue close with documented support and improved accuracy
• Clarify scope, responsibilities, and development priorities across existing team members; begin to define future resourcing needs
• Partner with business systems team to draft initial requirements for revenue automation tooling

Preferred Qualifications

• Public company or late-stage private experience preferred
• Want to fix broken workflows and lead from the front
• Push for automation, control, and auditability - not just outputs
• Are energized by ambiguity and driven to solve messy operational challenges
• Can scale yourself and your team without losing grip on execution

Benefits

• Amazing work culture (Super collaborative & supportive work environment; 5 days a week)
• Awesome colleagues (Surround yourself with top talent from Meta, Google, LinkedIn etc. as well as people with deep startup experience)
• Competitive compensation
• Flexible working hours
• Full-time remote opportunity