Sr. Director, Revenue Accounting

Location: San Jose

The Opportunity

Are you a strategic and highly proactive professional? Look no further! The Corporate Accounting Office org. is seeking a forward-thinking Senior Director to lead the Revenue Accounting team, reporting to the Senior Director, Revenue Assurance and Reporting and Global Accounting & Reporting. This is a high impact leadership role responsible for overseeing global revenue accounting and operations, including revenue recognition for enterprise contracts, royalties, and professional services.

The successful candidate will lead all aspects of revenue accounting and close processes, structure enterprise deals, and oversee revenue M&A activities. The ideal candidate will bring deep technical expertise in revenue recognition, strong operational leadership, and a proven ability to drive transformation across people, processes, and systems in a large-scale, global technology company.

What you'll do

• Serve as the company primary revenue accounting leader across the end-to-end global revenue recognition process
• Contribute to the design of financial systems supporting correct revenue treatment and product launches.
• Own all relevant SOX risks and controls and partner with internal and external auditors to ensure timely and smooth quarterly reviews and annual audits
• Partner with go-to-market teams to launch new products and services, ensuring the appropriate contractual terms and system configurations are in place to support accurate revenue recognition.
• Collaborate cross functionally to drive operational excellence, support deal execution, including deal construction, contract review, and royalty reporting, as well as ensure accurate forecasting and reporting through strong modeling and controls
• Drive innovation using data, technology, and AI to streamline and automate revenue processes
• Lead all aspects of the financial close processes related to revenue, reconciliations, flux, internal control, compliance, and associated operational activities
• Encourage and develop a high-performing team by driving leadership growth, operational excellence, and strategic alignment across the organization

What you need to succeed

• Certified Public Accountant with over 12 years experience in a leadership role, which includes tenure at a Big 4 firm.
• Proven track record in leading large teams in large multi-nationals, preferably within the software/technology industry
• Deep domain expertise in revenue accounting guidance including complex, multiple-element arrangements which include hybrid, on-premises, and cloud-hosted offerings
• Ability to translate deep technical knowledge into actionable insights
• Proven background in revenue assurance, accounting, royalty management, professional services operations, data management, and revenue systems implementation
• Strong knowledge of go-to-market processes, including sales cycles and proven experience leading large, cross-functional transformational initiatives globally
• Passionate about business partnership and finding pragmatic solutions to complicated business issues
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships and collaborate well in diverse teams. Comfortable in a dynamic setting and able to adjust to shifting demands.
• Strong leadership and people management skills, with experience in building and developing high-performing teams

About Adobe

Adobe empowers everyone to create through innovative platforms and tools that unleash creativity, productivity and personalized customer experiences. Adobe’s industry-leading offerings including Adobe Acrobat Studio, Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, Creative Cloud, Adobe Experience Platform, Adobe Experience Manager, and GenStudio enable people and businesses to turn ideas into impact, powered by AI and driven by human ingenuity.

Our 30,000+ employees worldwide are creating the future and raising the bar as we drive the next decade of growth. We’re on a mission to hire the very best and believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. At Adobe, we believe that great ideas can come from anywhere in the organization. The next big idea could be yours.

Let’s Adobe together

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Our interviews are designed to reflect your own skills and thinking. The use of AI or recording tools during live interviews is not permitted unless explicitly invited by the interviewer or approved in advance as part of a reasonable accommodation. If these tools are used inappropriately or in a way that misrepresents your work, your application may not move forward in the process.

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Expected Pay Range

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several  U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets. The U.S. pay range for this position is $164,900 - $332,650 annually. Pay within this range varies by work location and may also depend on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process.

In California, the pay range for this position is $214,000 - $332,650

At Adobe, for sales roles starting salaries are expressed as total target compensation (TTC = base + commission), and short-term incentives are in the form of sales commission plans. Non-sales roles starting salaries are expressed as base salary and short-term incentives are in the form of the Annual Incentive Plan (AIP).

In addition, certain roles may be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of a new hire equity award.

State-Specific Notices

California

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Colorado

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If this role is open to hiring in Colorado (as listed on the job posting), the application window will remain open until at least the date and time stated above in Pacific Time, in compliance with Colorado pay transparency regulations. If this role does not have Colorado listed as a hiring location, no specific application window applies, and the posting may close at any time based on hiring needs.

Massachusetts

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