Revenue Accounting Manager

DeepL SE

Job Overview

Location

London

Job Type

Full-time

Full Job Description

📋 Description

• We’re seeking a Revenue Accounting Manager to lead our revenue accounting team and own our revenue recognition strategy, processes, and systems.
• Reporting to the Finance Director of Order to Cash, you will manage a team of two Revenue Accountants while ensuring compliance with IFRS 15 accounting standards and optimizing revenue processes across the organization.
• You’ll lead a revenue finance team of approximately three people and work closely with Deal Desk, Sales Operations, Legal, Product, and the wider finance team to ensure accurate and timely revenue recognition.
• This is a player-coach leadership role: you will manage, develop, and set direction for the team while staying hands-on with technical accounting, complex contracts, and large-scale data analysis in a fast-growing SaaS environment.
• Your responsibilities will include:
• Team Leadership & People Management: Lead, manage, and develop a team of two Revenue Accountants, setting clear goals and priorities and reviewing their work for quality and accuracy.
• Revenue Recognition: Ensure accurate and timely recognition of revenue in compliance with IFRS 15.
• Financial Reporting: Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual closing adjustments and reconciliations, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
• Data Analytics & Automation: Develop and maintain SQL queries to extract data from various infrastructure (e.g., Salesforce, Databricks) for monthly revenue closing and reporting.
• Process Improvement: Identify opportunities to streamline efficiency and enhance revenue recognition processes within complex contracts.
• Compliance and Audit: Ensure compliance with all relevant accounting standards and regulatory requirements.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Deal Desk, Legal, Sales Operations, and Product to ensure alignment on revenue-related matters.
• Qualities we look for include:
• Experience: Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in revenue management or accounting, with prior people-management or team-lead experience.
• Education & Certification: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, with a qualified accountant (CPA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent).
• Technical Skills: Data fluency, AI-native ways of working, and proficiency in Workday or Chargebee.
• Communication & Collaboration: Fluency in English, excellent verbal and written communication skills, and strong stakeholder management skills.
• Personal Attributes: High attention to detail and accuracy, strong organizational skills, and a commitment to maintaining confidentiality and integrity in financial reporting.

🎯 Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in revenue management or accounting.
• Prior people-management or team-lead experience, with a track record of developing direct reports and managing team deliverables.
• Strong experience with IFRS 15 is essential.
• Experience at major international accounting firms (KPMG, Deloitus, EY, or PwC) is strongly preferred, at assistant manager or manager level or equivalent.
• Audit experience, particularly within SaaS environments, is highly valued.
• Experience working in SaaS or high-volume data environments.

🏖️ Benefits

• Diverse and internationally distributed team.
• Open communication, regular feedback.
• Hybrid work, flexible hours.
• Virtual Shares.
• Regular in-person team events.
• Monthly full-day hacking sessions.
• 30 days of annual leave.
• Competitive benefits.

Skills & Technologies

Hybrid

Degree Required

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About DeepL SE

DeepL SE develops and operates neural machine translation technology. Founded in 2017 as Linguee GmbH, the Cologne-based company rebranded in 2019 after creating DeepL Translator, a service noted for outperforming Google Translate in blind tests. The platform supports 33 languages and offers browser, desktop, mobile and API access, serving individuals, businesses, and developers worldwide. Revenue comes from tiered subscription plans for pro features and volume-based API usage. DeepL continues to invest in AI research to maintain translation quality and expand language coverage.

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