Technical Accounting and External Reporting Senior Manager

Company: Dataiku

Position Overview

Dataiku is seeking a Technical Accounting and External Reporting Senior Manager to join our team. This role reports directly to the Senior Director of Technical Accounting and External Reporting. The primary responsibilities include researching and documenting technical accounting topics, particularly those related to revenue, and managing key aspects of our disclosure and reporting processes, including preparation for SEC and other regulatory filings. The Senior Manager will collaborate cross-functionally, especially with the Revenue Accounting function, to support informed business decisions while maintaining accounting compliance and improving the company's financial environment and processes to accommodate future growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze accounting and financial reporting considerations for complex accounting and reporting topics.
• Research technical accounting and reporting matters and prepare well-written memoranda and presentations to ensure appropriate accounting conclusions.
• Manage the Company's external financial reporting process, including:
  • SEC reporting (Form 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, etc.)
  • XBRL process compliance and review
  • Quarterly and annual reporting
  • Other financial and governmental statutory reporting as required.
• Serve as a subject matter expert alongside the Revenue Accounting Team, providing guidance on revenue accounting issues and new product or service introductions to drive business decision-making and ensure proper accounting and disclosure.
• Collaborate with the revenue accounting function to "operationalize" and document the accounting for non-standard revenue contracts.
• Stay current on accounting guidance and interpretive literature issued by the FASB or other regulatory bodies to document and conclude on accounting topics.
• Ensure the accuracy and completeness of Dataiku’s accounting policies, including the ASC 606 accounting policy, and other required memos.
• Prepare, assess, and conclude on appropriate stand-alone selling prices (SSP) for Dataiku products, including annual updates and new product/service introductions.
• Ensure compliance with all SEC and US GAAP disclosure requirements, with a specific focus on revenue-related disclosures, and support (where necessary) the application and reporting of revenue under STAT reporting requirements (e.g., IFRS).
• Provide guidance and training to internal teams on revenue recognition principles and practices, working with the Revenue Accounting team.
• Communicate and establish relationships with FP&A, Sales, Deal Desk, Sales Ops, etc., to ensure proper understanding of revenue recognition implications of transactions.
• Assist in the preparation of quarterly and annual Board of Directors and Audit Committee packages, where applicable.
• Review financial information included in the company's external communications, such as for investor/analyst conferences, earnings calls, and releases.
• Manage and support annual audit and quarterly review activities with external auditors, including those specifically related to revenue recognition.

Education, Skills, and Experience

• Bachelor's (or higher) degree in Accounting or Finance.
• Active CPA license.
• 8+ years of experience in public accounting working with SEC-registered companies.
• Strong understanding of US GAAP and SEC reporting.
• Ability to apply know-how of technical accounting and financial reporting.