Revenue Accounting Manager

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When you join Western Digital, you join a legacy more than 50 years in the making. Across our Western Digital, SanDisk, SanDisk Professional, WD and WD_BLACK brands, we have brought some of the most storied advancements in memory and data storage technology to market—and our best, most innovative work is yet to come.

From energizing gaming platforms, to enabling systems to make cities safer and cars smarter and more connected, to powering the data centers behind many of the world’s biggest companies and public cloud, Western Digital is fueling a brighter, smarter future.

Here’s how you can help.

We are committed to building world-class center of excellence with positive, enthusiastic, energetic and supportive team members. We embrace Western Digital core values which are Think big, Make it happen and Do it together. We are process oriented and work diligently towards targets.

We are looking for a talent who commits to contribute his/her talent to the team and develop his/her career together with Western Digital. The role is encouraged to evolve rapidly through experience of a fast-paced multinational environment, dynamic business initiatives and continuous process improvement & automation.

Reporting to COE Director, this role will manage COE revenue accounting team to drive revenue operation and closing process with a continued focus on improvement to achieve best-in-class results.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Engage in and oversee various revenue recognition activities in accordance with US GAAP as part of the monthly close, including revenue cut-off, OEM rebate accrual, return reserve calculations, and sales confirmation process, etc.
• Managing the day to day operations of customer master set up and revenue operations to support Business Operations, Sales and FP&A teams.
• Work closely with Corp Revenue Accounting team and business partners from BU Finance, Sales Operations, Trade Compliance and IT teams to support new business initiatives.
• Reviews journal entries and various account reconciliations to facilitate the month end closing process
• Support the Sarbanes-Oxley documentation for key Balance Sheet and Income Statement accounts and relevant control activities.
• Proactively identify issues and assist in optimizing systems, upgrades, and automation of accounting processes
• Assist with quarterly reviews and annual audits conducted by internal and external auditors.
• Preparation of ad-hoc analyses and special projects as requested.

Qualifications :

Required :

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• 8+ years of demonstrated success in revenue/accounting manager roles in high tech or similar industries
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP, SEC Regulations and understanding of SOX 404 compliance
• Experience working with global financial systems, preferably Oracle Cloud
• Demonstrated experience with process and system automation
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and a good team player to solve problems and work with colleagues globally
• Must have the ability to execute multiple tasks, while remaining detail oriented with high commitment to quality, and able to adhere to strict deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Previous experience managing a team with a commitment to creating an environment that fosters career growth and development for the team

Preferred :

• Excellent written and oral communications skills, including the ability to work collaboratively and build strong relationships across the organization
• Passion in managing implementation of technology and executing process improvements

Skills :

• A professional certification holder (such as CPA, ACCA, etc.) is a plus.

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