The opportunity
In this role, you will be the visionary leader of Twilio’s global revenue and CoGS accounting operations and play a critical role in shaping a global revenue recognition framework that is as agile as it is accurate, ensuring our financial reporting scales seamlessly with our…
What you'll do
Lead the global Revenue, AR, and CoGS accounting functions, managing the: strategic direction for high-integrity subledger operations, journal entry frameworks, and effective reconciliations.
Direct the seamless integration of technical accounting policies into: high-volume global workflows, ensuring that financial outcomes are a precise reflection of Twilio’s innovative business.
Define and drive the scalable operational vision for ERP workflows and: revenue automation (e.g., Oracle RMCS, Zuora), identifying process gaps and championing technology-driven improvements required for a world-class public company, executing in partnership with business operations and enterprise technology teams.
Empower your team to deliver sophisticated variance analysis that uncovers: the "why" behind fluctuations, delivering a clear narrative of financial performance.
Drive effective collaboration with Billing, GTM, Product & Pricing, and FP&A: leaders, providing the high-level guidance necessary to evaluate the operational feasibility and compliance of ongoing and new initiatives.
Provide oversight on highly complex accounting concerns such as material,: non-standard customer contracts, ensuring the surgical application of accounting guidance and internal policies across the organization.
What they're looking for
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or a related field.
- + years of progressive experience in accounting, including 6+ years with a: revenue accounting focus, with a significant portion in a large, fast-paced public company environment.
- + years of experience leading and developing high-performing,: management-level teams, with a proven ability to build, nurture, and influence an effective team culture.
- Expert-level understanding of ASC 606, deferred revenue accounting, and: complex CoGS structures (including gross margin mechanics) in a SaaS or Usage-based environment.
- Deep experience with enterprise-grade ERP systems (e.g., Oracle, SAP) and: specialized revenue subledgers (e.g., Zuora Revenue, RMCS).
- Proven ability to influence C-suite and VP-level stakeholders, translating: complex accounting transactions into clear strategic narratives.
- Exceptional ability to handle "gray area" exceptions and non-standard: transactions with a focus on both compliance and business enablement, as well as a proven ability to cut through the noise to identify the core components of a problem and drive toward a pragmatic, scalable, and optimized outcome.
- Expert knowledge of the SOX framework and a track record of designing and: maintaining compliance controls for complex, high-volume data environments.
