Senior Revenue Accounting Manager

Company:
HQ for $11B global insurance brokerage

Position: Director of Revenue Accounting

Salary:
$200-$240k base salary plus 25% bonus target plus LTIP eligible

Benefits:
Standard medical/dental/vision/401k including 15 PTO days

Schedule:
HYBRID – On-site 2-3 days per week, flexible on the days.

Location:
Rolling Meadows, IL (near Woodfield Mall)

Software:
JD Edwards, Excel, Power BI, Sigma AI Apps Platform

Industry:
Insurance Brokerage, Financial Services

Role Requirements & Ideal Candidate Profile

• Deep

technical accounting expertise in revenue recognition
, serving as
Subject Matter Expert for ASC 606
, including advanced functional knowledge of the
5‑step ASC 606 model

• Strong

public accounting background
, ideally
Big 4
, with a proven
public/private mix
of experience

• Target experience profile of

~10+ years total
, typically
~5 years in public accounting
and
5+ years in industry
, preferably within
insurance, financial services, consulting, or professional services

• Proven

senior leadership experience
, with the ability to
lead, develop, and train teams
, particularly in ASC 606 application and revenue accounting best practices

• Experience operating in a

large, complex, public‑company corporate environment

• Global scope responsibility

, overseeing revenue accounting across
North America (including Canada), the UK, and Australia

• Strong capability to

evaluate, streamline, and improve processes
, with a change‑management mindset and focus on scalability and efficiency

• Ability to

represent the Revenue Accounting function within Corporate Finance
, partner cross‑functionally, and influence senior stakeholders

• Solid understanding of

SOX controls, internal control environments, and accounting system functionality
, including active coordination with
SOX and Internal Audit teams

• Experience operating within a

fast close environment
(target
6‑day close
), including navigating integrations related to
acquisitions

• Hands‑on experience with

JD Edwards
or other
integrated ERP/accounting systems
(system flexibility acceptable)

• Comfortable working in and alongside

analytics and reporting tools
, including implementations such as
Power BI
and emerging
AI‑enabled platforms (e.g., Sigma)

Position Summary: Director - Revenue Accounting

Looking for a Director - Revenue Accounting to lead the Revenue Recognition area within our US Accounting Center of Excellence. This includes oversight of the global month end close for our Brokerage segment’s revenue recognition processes. The position reports directly to the Corporate Controller.

Responsibilities Include:

• Partner with divisional business finance leaders, external auditors and members of the corporate finance group on all aspects of revenue accounting.


• Lead the global revenue accounting team providing overall direction and coaching to ensure department and company goals are attained.


• Drive a culture of process improvement and automation related to the company’s revenue recognition process.


• Monitor and evaluate potential impact on the organization for changes in revenue recognition by continuously monitoring the changing landscape under ASC 606.


• Integrate acquired businesses to ensure compliance with Company’s ASC 606 accounting policies and integration with global systems and processes.


• Address technical accounting issues raised by divisional finance leaders and communicate accounting conclusions.


• Oversee SOX controls for the Brokerage segment’s revenue reporting process.


• Provide financial data extraction, insight, and analysis.


• Manage/monitor data integrity by performing problem identification and resolution of issues related to financial applications.


• Learn and become the expert in company systems supporting revenue recognition including JDE and business intelligence tools.


• Participate in testing applications relating to upgrades, system modifications and system conversions.


• Participate in SOX compliance audits, both internal and external.


• Other special projects.

Required:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting


• Certified Public Accountant (CPA)


• Minimum 10 years related experience with 3+ years in public accounting


• Good working knowledge of accounting standards, particularly as it relates to the revenue recognition standard (ASC 606) and business combinations


• Excellent verbal, written, computer, financial data, internal consulting, and customer-focused communication and presentation skills


• Strong organizational skills with proven ability to follow through on multiple tasks and priorities


• Well-experienced with Microsoft suite of products; Advanced level skills in Excel


• Experience in managing a team

Preferred:

• Good working knowledge of the insurance brokerage business

Compensation and benefits

• On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.


• Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:


• Medical/dental/vision plans, which start from day one!


• Life and accident insurance


• 401(K) and Roth options


• Tax-advantaged accounts (HSA, FSA)


• Educational expense reimbursement


• Paid parental leave


• Other benefits include:


• Digital mental health services (Talkspace)


• Flexible work hours (availability varies by office and job function)


• Training programs


• Gallagher Thrive program – elevating your health through challenges, workshops and digital fitness programs for your overall wellbeing


• Charitable matching gift program


• And more...


• We value inclusion and diversity

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