Revenue Recognition Lead Accountant-Fintech

Come join the Accounting Organization as a Fintech Revenue Recognition Lead. We are looking for creative problem solvers with a passion for innovation to join our team and revolutionize the way the world does business. Position is located in either San Diego or Mountain View, CA. This Revenue Recognition Lead is an individual contributor role primarily responsible for leading the technical revenue recognition direction activities across our Fintech offerings.

This individual will drive policy interpretation, advise cross‑functional partners, and be the single point of ownership for complex accounting issues in this critical growth area. Responsibilities include working with the business unit marketers, product managers, FP&A, Legal, and IT teams to understand business strategy, systems roadmaps, and end‑to‑end offering requirements in order to provide technical revenue guidance and ensure proper systemic and manual revenue accounting.

This is a highly visible and exciting role in the Finance Controllership group in service to accurate revenue recognition and financial statements while supporting Intuit’s overall growth.

The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills with the ability to organize themselves to deliver against critical objectives and priorities. They will be able to navigate difficult issues and individuals successfully and align stakeholders in service to a common outcome. With accounting as the foundation, this individual leverages their business acumen and influence to tackle tough challenges and transform operations from an end‑to‑end perspective.

The ideal candidate will have the ability to collaborate and lead across multiple functions and roles, the ability to translate technical literature and accounting/company policy into clear requirements for execution, strong change management skills, and the ability to drive issues through to resolution.

• Understand the end‑to‑end operational, financial, and systemic environment and key upstream and downstream processes that drive financial and customer impacts. Drive strategy to support revenue recognition, new offerings, and business changes in the Fintech space.
• Develop, maintain, and enforce the Company’s revenue recognition policy under ASC 606 and other applicable literature (ASC 310, ASC 815, ASC 860), developing new positions and interpretations as needed. Stay connected to current business and offering strategies.
• Perform technical accounting research.
• Make decisions based on data and accounting guidance and drive end‑to‑end outcomes independently. Transparently communicate decisions, trade‑offs, plans, goals and strategies across multiple organizations to ensure alignment to the objectives and teams to do their jobs effectively.
• Monitor the internal and external environment and anticipate desirable change. Stay current on evolving Accounting Standards pronouncements and updates under prevailing regulatory bodies (FASB, SEC), incorporating into current Company policy as necessary. Maintain active relationships with professional colleagues outside the company in order to understand current best practices.
• Establish and maintain controls necessary to ensure that revenue forecasts, deferred revenue balances, and revenue accounting execution are compliant with Company policy and GAAP.
• Proactively lead and influence cross‑functionally and at all levels of management. Cultivate strong relationships with leaders in Accounting, Finance, and across the business to facilitate timely, high‑quality decision‑making in connection with revenue recognition matters.
• Work well through ambiguity, with confidence in making tough calls and leading through adversity with a sharp focus on driving the right outcomes.
• Use excellent communication skills to inspire confidence in decisions and provide transparency as to status and trade‑offs, with the ability to bridge between accounting, technical, and business mindsets with ease.
• Serve as the subject matter expert on ASC 606 for Fintech revenue, building and delivering high‑impact training to Product, Sales, and Functional leaders.
• Work comfortably with cross functional teams and…