Head of Revenue and Commission Accounting, SUSE
Open source software solutions for enterprise servers & cloud
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Open source software solutions for enterprise servers & cloud
1001+ employees
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1001+ employees
Company mission
We transform open source innovations into enterprise-grade solutions to give customers choice.
Role
Who you are
- Proven ability to lead teams and drive collaboration across all levels of the organization
- Experience acting as a strategic business partner, providing financial insights and guidance to senior leadership in both accounting and operational contexts
- Excellent verbal and written communication abilities. A crucial part of this role will be the capacity to distill complex financial data into clear, actionable insights for both internal stakeholders and external partners including auditors
- The capacity to simplify complex accounting matters and deal constructs in layman’s terms for non-finance stakeholders
- A solution-focused mindset and positive team player
- An individual who thrives on autonomy and will seek to solve problems and provide recommendations
- Strong ability to make sound decisions and lead teams effectively in high-pressure situations, providing stability and clear direction
- Demonstrated commitment to driving process efficiency and operational excellence, always seeking innovative solutions to enhance financial and accounting functions
- Ideally, an individual who has previously operated at a director level
- Strong communicator and intuition to escalate matters as and when appropriate
- Ensure strong lines of communication between accounting, commissions and commercial finance
- ACA/ACCA or equivalent
- Minimum of 5 years in a management finance role, with a strong background in revenue accounting and controls
- Understanding of software, particularly subscription models and SaaS metrics, and financial KPIs critical
- Finance experience in the software industry, or similar
What the job involves
- The Head of Revenue and Commission Accounting will be responsible for the management of the Global Revenue Controller and revenue accounting team, and a team of global commissions analysts
- The role has evolved to primarily focus on revenue, with the addition of commissions management due to planning and risk coverage
- The core responsibilities of this role will involve ensuring the accuracy and integrity of revenue accounting, controls, compliance with local and group GAAP, and effective collaboration with other departments including Sales, Finance Operations, and Revenue Operations to support the company's financial goals
- The role will also manage a team of global commissions analysts, responsible for supporting the global sales function, Revenue operations team, and commercial finance. The role also includes ensuring the accuracy of commissions payroll. A key part of this role will be focused on driving efficiency and process improvements, including exploring the use of automation and AI where possible
- Manage and mentor the revenue and commissions accounting team (directly the Worldwide Revenue Operations Manager and Senior Sales Manager for Commissions)
- Global revenue accounting processes and controls
- Commissions analysis, governance, and payroll
- Drive process improvements and use of technology to streamline and create efficiencies, improving tools to support revenue accounting and commissions management, and consider moving to best-in-class applications
- Focus on optimizing revenue management systems to enhance financial visibility and accuracy
- Primary audit contact for all things revenue and commissions related
- Preparation of accounting memos where applicable
- Ensure compliance with accounting standards (e.g., IFRS) and company policies, in line with best practice for a software business
- Maintain a strong control environment across revenue and commission accounting, to ensure integrity of financial records
- Monitor and analyze revenue streams to ensure accurate financial reporting
- Collaborate with sales, finance, and operations teams to align accounting practices with business objectives
- Provide technical input to deal construct, and deal desk review process and approvals, taking a more proactive commercial view in contract deals with legal, and making assessments before contracts are signed
- Prepare and present financial reports related to revenue and commissions to senior management
- Stay updated on industry trends and regulatory changes affecting revenue and commission accounting
- Reports To: Group Financial Controller (GFC)
Our take
The tech world is facing a shift and businesses are under pressure to modernise, cut costs, and stay flexible, all while dealing with increasingly complex IT demands. Many are finding that traditional software just don't offer the flexibility or value they need anymore.
This is where SUSE steps in with its open source tools that help businesses run their IT systems better. From managing cloud services to running virtual machines and containers, SUSE's software makes it easier for businesses to scale and streamline complex infrastructure, all from one central platform.
The company is making a name for itself by blending open source freedom with solid support and real results. Aussie Broadband, for example, boosted efficiency and trimmed down deployment times by switching to SUSE. With its sights now set on edge computing and AI, SUSE is showing that open source isn't just practical, but is powering the future of scalable tech.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Feb 2002
$5.1m
EARLY VC
Oct 2001
$17.4m
LATE VC
Total funding: $22.5m
Company benefits
- Company bonus: We believe that everyone makes an impact on the success of the company, so we reward our employees for our achievements as one SUSE team.
- Agile Worker Policy: Unless your role requires a specific work model, we offer flexibility in how our people work - home-base, office-based or hybrid
- Flexibility: To maintain a healthy work-life balance, our people can adapt their work schedule to their personal and family needs
- Global Parental Leave: 20-week maternity leave with full salary and time off with pay for pregnancy-related appointments will be provided to pregnant SUSE people. Leave is also available to employees adopting a child or using surrogacy
- Health & well-being benefits program: We offer a well-being program designed for our people and their families. We also provide an excellent benefits plan including insurance, medical package and more, depending on the local market
- Employee referral program: Earn a financial reward or every successful referral you make – help us build a great team and get rewarded in the process
- Employee Resource Groups: Our main people networks are Women in Tech, Neurodiversity, GoGreen, Pride at SUSE and Open Source Community Citizen network. Through them our people can align to personal values, build bonds, and engage with communities of interest
Company HQ
Gare, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
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Leadership
Prior to joining Suse, they worked at Red Hat for 18 years holding various Senior Executive positions. Before that, they held Senior roles at Planetweb, BSDI, and the Santa Cruz Operation.
Ian Halifax
(CFO)Ian has more than 30 years' experience in Senior Financial Leadership positions, including as CFO at leading global tech providers such as Trellix (McAfee Enterprise/FireEye), Riverbed Technology, Wind River Systems, Micromuse, and Macrovision.
Andy McDonald
(Chief Legal Officer)They have extensive experience in Legal Affairs and Governance in a variety of companies, including Interserve, Premier Foods plc, Uniq plc, and Spirent plc. They also worked as a Corporate Lawyer at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer before moving into Industry.
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