Manager - Commission Accounting
Salesforce · Posted Oct 23
Customer relationship management, cloud computing, enterprise software, and artificial intelligence solutions
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About the role
This position sits within Salesforce's worldwide Controller Organization, based in Hyderabad and reporting to the Controllership SSC Director, as part of a shared services team supporting the financial close and reporting cycle. The team handles accounting operations, SOX compliance, and schedules that feed quarterly audit and the 10Q & 10K reporting process. The role leads the month-end close of commission accounting processes and manages a team, driving process and system improvements and partnering with internal and external audit and other Finance functions.
What you will do
- Beyond operational duties, the role is expected to demonstrate strong leadership to continuously bring enhancement in our processes through innovation and provide support to our business partners.
- Lead the month-end close of various accounting processes namely Commission accounting process, by validating accruals, reviewing account reconciliations, journal entries both manual and system generated, and conducting fluctuation analyses
- Ensure compliance with US GAAP standards, SOX controls and documentation
- Work directly with our internal and external audit team to support the audit by providing supporting audit schedules, evidence, and process overviews
- Identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives to automate revenue accounting processes including reconciliation of data, reporting, and analysis
- Manage a team at various levels to accomplish tasks accurately and within specified deadlines
- Manage and prepare schedules to support monthly reviews, quarterly audit and SOX walkthroughs
- Partner with other Finance functions and collaborate with them from time to time to ensure alignment.
- Responsible for training, developing, coaching, mentoring and providing feedback to team members.
- Monitor compliance with Corporate Accounting instructions and applicable financial policies
- Ability to quickly understand new processes identified and be ready to work on such processes
- Ability to work independently with the process owners to ensure that all tasks are completed on time and any changes communicated
- Creating / maintenance of process documentation.
- Drive special projects through to completion
- Should be flexible to operate as per requirement as the role involves managing operation / stakeholders from multiple regions
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- 12+ years of relevant professional experience with main focus on accounting operation/Transitions/Shared Service Centre in a multinational dynamic environment and ability to deliver results
- Accounting, analyzing information, attention to details, deadline oriented, thoroughness in the deliverables, spirit to work as a team with excellent problem solving skills
- Deep understanding in US SOX Compliance requirements with practical experiences
- Strong domain expertise - knowledge of US GAAP , ASC 606 and other commission accounting principles (as applicable to the role)
- Understanding of ERP systems and willingness to learn quickly. Knowledge of other tools such as Workday Financials, Blackline reconciliation tool, eGRC360, Tableau, Microsoft Excel, Slack, etc. and adaptable to AI is desirable
- Passion in process improvement and automation
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Able to engage peers, team members and stakeholders
- Willing to work in a challenging environment
- Strong ability to respond quickly to various requests
- Must be a self-starter - ability to self-motivate, adapt to change and work in a fast-paced environment
- Leadership skills, including emotional intelligence, and the ability to manage a broad range of personalities and skill sets to work towards a common goal
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About Salesforce
Salesforce, Inc. is a leading global cloud-based enterprise software company specializing in customer relationship management (CRM) and artificial intelligence solutions. Through its integrated Customer 360 platform, the company provides applications for sales, customer service, marketing automation, e-commerce, and analytics. Powered by innovations like Agentforce, Salesforce helps businesses bridge human capability with autonomous AI agents to drive customer success.
- Industry
- Cloud Computing
- Company size
- 87000+ employees
- Founded
- 1999
- Location
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Funding
Public Company · $25B raised
- 2026-03Post-IPO Debt$25B
- 2003-01Venture Round$1M
- 2001-06Series D$46.9M
- 1999-11Series C$13.2M
- 1999-06Series B$3.8M
Leadership
Chair, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder
President & Chief Operating and Financial Officer
Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer, Slack
President & Chief Strategy Officer
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