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Director, Technical Revenue Accounting

Snowflake Inc.· Finance
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Hybrid (US-CA-Dublin), Hybrid (US-CA-Menlo Park)$200k - $262.5kFull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Director, Technical Revenue Accounting to lead Snowflake’s technical revenue accounting function, partner cross-functionally, ensure ASC 606 compliance, and drive process improvements and AI-enabled automation.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the company's technical accounting authority for complex revenue transactions, providing accounting guidance that supports new products, strategic partnerships, and evolving commercial models.
  • Review and assess complex customer contracts, including SaaS, professional services, managed services, multi-element arrangements, consumption-based pricing, and strategic partnerships.
  • Partner closely with Legal, Deal Desk and Sales during negotiations for complex, nonstandard deals to translate dense accounting standards (ASC606 and other guidance) into clear, actionable commercial options.
  • Prepare technical account memoranda supporting revenue conclusions. Research emerging accounting guidance and recommend policy updates.
  • Lead technical revenue accounting support for New Product Offerings (NPI), providing authoritative guidance on performance obligation identification, SSP evaluation, contract modifications and other ASC 606 considerations.
  • Advise executive leadership on revenue implications for strategic transactions. Translate complex technical accounting requirements into actionable business guidance for non-accounting stakeholders.
  • Support month-end close activities.
  • Drive process improvement and revenue system implementation projects as needed. Identify opportunities to automate manual processes using AI.
  • Lead and develop a team of revenue accounting professionals; champion a culture of continuous learning, professional growth and career development across the team.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA required
  • 10+ years of progressive experience, including a combination of public accounting and publicly traded SaaS or technology companies.
  • Deep expertise in ASC 606 and technical accounting for complex software/SAAS business models.
  • Experience working with consumption-based revenue models at scale is strongly preferred.
  • Proven experience partnering with Product, Pricing, Legal, GTM, and executive leadership to support new product launches and innovative commercial models.
  • Excellent analytical, communication, and executive presentation skills with the ability to explain complex accounting concepts to non-financial stakeholders.
  • Experience leading, mentoring and developing high-performing accounting teams.
  • Ability to manage tight deadlines, prioritize workload and achieve effective results in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, effective multitasking skills are vital.
  • Experience with SFDC, Workday, and revenue accounting systems.
  • Passion for technological and demonstrated interest in leveraging AI and automation to modernize financial operations. Experience driving finance transformation is a plus.
Last updated Aug 13, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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