Revenue Accounting Manager

Shield AI is a U.S. defense-technology company developing mission-autonomy software and autonomous aircraft for military and allied operations.

San Diego, United States
About Shield AI

Founded in 2015, Shield AI builds Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft for operations in contested, GPS- and communications-denied environments. Its current site also presents Aechelon synthetic-reality simulation and Vision Systems detection and tracking products.

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Candidate Availability

Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.

About the Role

You will own revenue-recognition policies and the end-to-end revenue accounting process. You will lead monthly revenue close activities, analyze results, oversee journal entries and reconciliations, and partner across functions throughout the revenue lifecycle. You will strengthen controls, improve systems and workflows, support audits, and identify ways to improve accuracy, scalability, and efficiency.

Requirements

  • 5 years of relevant public and private accounting experience
  • ASC 606
  • IFRS 15
  • Accounting
  • Revenue recognition
  • Order-to-cash
  • Salesforce
  • SOX compliance
  • Project management
  • Financial analysis
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Written communication
  • Verbal communication

Responsibilities

  • Own and evolve ASC 606 revenue policies, SSP analyses, and allocations
  • Lead the end-to-end revenue accounting process
  • Lead monthly revenue close activities
  • Review and analyze revenue results and trends
  • Oversee revenue journal entries, accruals, adjustments, and reconciliations
  • Partner with cross-functional teams throughout the revenue lifecycle
  • Establish revenue accounting processes, procedures, and controls
  • Improve revenue accounting systems, reporting, and data flows
  • Develop controls and documentation for SOX readiness
  • Support internal and external audits
  • Improve revenue accounting accuracy, scalability, controls, and efficiency

Benefits

  • Bonus
  • Equity