Revenue Accounting Director

Posted:
9/16/2024, 10:44:48 AM

Location(s):
Texas, United States ⋅ Houston, Texas, United States

Experience Level(s):
Senior

Field(s):
Accounting

Are you looking to help transform a company and an industry? As a Stewart employee, you’ll be joining a company that is committed to helping you own, develop, and nurture your career while growing our company. We invest in your career journey because we understand that as you grow so does our company. You will be part of a diverse and equitable work environment that reflects the customers we serve. You’ll be empowered to use your unique experiences, passion and skills to help our company constantly evolve and improve. Together, we can achieve our vision of becoming the premier title services company.

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Job Description

Job Summary

Responsible for leading the billing, accounts receivable, payment application and collections departments and overseeing the revenue accounting function. Manages and ensures compliance with the organization’s financial policies, professional standards and all laws.


Job Responsibilities

  • Strategic planning: Develop revenue accounting team strategy. Ensure the revenue accounting team roadmap aligns with the company's overall strategic objectives
  • Managing teams: Oversee teams responsible for revenue accounting and operations, including performance management and development of career progression ladders and succession plans throughout the team. Provides leadership and direction through managers, supervisors and/or individual contributors. Guides team to execute business plans in alignment with team strategy
  • Monitoring of and reporting on performance: Manage team’s workload and output. Ensure team is processing transactions timely and accurately. Monitor and report on key revenue metrics and performance indicators 
  • Improving business performance: Define and optimize business processes and monitor execution. Implement automated workflows to reduce manual work and increase efficiency. Develop and implement strategies to reduce days sales outstanding and increase cash collections, and analyze sales data to identify opportunities for optimization
  • Lead and manage revenue management tools: Lead the implementation of revenue management tools and technologies. Integrate updates and incorporate new technologies into the revenue accounting team roadmap, in conjunction with Stewart IT processes
  • Responsible for managing a team of accounting professionals with direct overall responsibility for revenue accounting (including accounts receivable)
  • Oversees work and ensures that proper accounting processes are established and executed
  • Provides leadership and direction through managers, supervisors and/or individual contributors
  • Accountable for the performance and results of a function/sub-function, division/region
  • Executes business plans and contributes to the development of business strategy
  • Decisions are guided by business unit or regional strategy and priorities
  • Applies broad industry knowledge and business acumen to drive financial performance
  • Has broad impact on the functional, divisional or regional results
  • Directs the resolution of highly complex or unusual business problems applying advanced critical thinking
  • Persuades and negotiates with senior leaders across the business
  • Leads through subordinate managers; contributes to the development of functional/operational long-term strategy and develops annual business plans to ensure alignment


Education

  • Bachelor's degree in relevant field required


Experience

  • 10+ years of progressive experience in revenue accounting positions or related work experience required
  • 5+ years of management experience in relevant field required
  • Experience managing other leaders is strongly preferred
  • Workday Financials experience strongly preferred

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