Vice President, Global Revenue Accounting

About the role

This position leads Circana's global revenue accounting function and is responsible for the accuracy and integrity of revenue, direct costs of revenue, billing, collections, cash application, and contract review activities. This leader will partner across Finance, Commercial, Legal, Operations, and IT to drive operational excellence, process improvement, and global consistency across the revenue lifecycle. The role is instrumental in strengthening controls, enhancing scalability, ensuring sound accounting practices, and supporting the company's continued growth and financial success.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all aspects of the global revenue cycle, including revenue recognition and reporting, billing, collections, cash application, and contract review, ensuring compliance with U.S. GAAP and internal control requirements.
• Ensure timely and accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual revenue close activities, including journal entries, reconciliations, reporting, and management review.
• Develop, maintain, and enforce global revenue recognition policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with U.S. GAAP, ASC 606, and SOX requirements.
• Review customer contracts and commercial agreements to ensure revenue is recognized appropriately under ASC 606, identifying and resolving complex revenue recognition matters.
• Research and apply U.S. GAAP guidance for complex and non-routine revenue transactions, including deferred revenue, direct costs, revenue sharing arrangements, barter transactions, and multi-element deliverables.
• Lead process improvement initiatives across global revenue operations, driving standardization, scalability, automation, and harmonization of revenue-related processes, controls, and reporting practices.
• Partner closely with IT and business stakeholders to implement and enhance systems, improve data quality, and develop scalable solutions that support efficient revenue operations and financial reporting.
• Leverage Dynamics CRM, NetSuite Advanced Revenue Management, and other enabling technologies to drive automation, operational excellence, and continuous improvement across the revenue lifecycle.
• Drive transformation initiatives through the development of KPIs, analytics, and reporting that provide actionable insights into revenue performance, trends, variances, and operational efficiency.
• Partner across Finance, Commercial, Sales Operations, Legal, and IT to improve Order-to-Cash processes, drive operational improvements, and support business growth.
• Liaise with Commercial, FP&A, Legal, and Operations teams to understand contractual arrangements, ensure appropriate revenue recognition treatment, and support new products, offerings, and go-to-market strategies.
• Work closely with the Company's external auditors on revenue recognition, related controls, and audit requirements, ensuring timely and effective support throughout the audit process.
• Provide strong leadership, direction, mentoring, and development to global revenue accounting and collections teams, while evaluating organizational effectiveness and supporting future-state operating models.
• Assess and implement opportunities to enhance global operating models, improving efficiency, scalability, and consistency across the function.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field from an accredited college or university; Master's degree preferred.
• Hands-on experience with NetSuite Advanced Revenue Management (ARM) required.
• 10+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience across public and/or private company environments. (Experience across both public and private company environments preferred.)
• Experience leading revenue accounting, billing, collections, cash application, or broader Order-to-Cash functions within a global organization.
• At least 5 years of experience leading managers and developing high-performing teams in a senior leadership capacity.
• Strong knowledge of ASC 606 and experience applying revenue recognition principles across software, service contracts, revenue-sharing arrangements, barter transactions, and multi-element deliverables.
• CPA preferred.
• Proven success driving process improvement, automation, transformation, and operational excellence initiatives within a finance organization.
• Experience partnering effectively with cross-functional stakeholders, including Commercial, Sales Operations, Legal, IT, FP&A, and Controllership teams.
• Experience leading global teams; exposure to shared services, outsourced support models, or offshore resources is preferred.
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively at all levels of the organization.
• Proven ability to lead complex initiatives, navigate change, and deliver results in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Ability to balance deep technical accounting expertise with operational leadership and strategic thinking.
• Demonstrated commitment to the highest ethical standards and professional integrity.
• Strong work ethic and ability to thrive in a collaborative, team-oriented environment.

Circana Behaviors

Beyond technical skills, experience, and role-specific attributes, these shared behaviors are fundamental to our culture and success. We seek individuals who consistently demonstrate and champion these behaviors in their daily work:

• Stay Curious: Being hungry to learn and grow, always asking the big questions.
• Seek Clarity: Embracing complexity to create clarity and inspire action.
• Own the Outcome: Being accountable for decisions and taking ownership of our choices.
• Center on the Client: Relentlessly adding value for our customers.
• Be a Challenger: Never complacent, always striving for continuous improvement.
• Champion Inclusivity: Fostering trust in relationships engaging with empathy, respect, and integrity.
• Commit to each other: Contributing to making Circana a great place to work for everyone.

Location

This position can be located remotely in the U.S., with Central & Eastern time zones preferred.

Pay

The salary range for this role is $240,000 - $260,000 USD. This role is also eligible for bonus pay.

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees.