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About Zscaler
Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) accelerates digital transformation so that customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange is the company’s cloud-native platform that protects thousands of customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location.
With more than 10 years of experience developing, operating, and scaling the cloud, Zscaler serves thousands of enterprise customers around the world, including 450 of the Forbes Global 2000 organizations. In addition to protecting customers from damaging threats, such as ransomware and data exfiltration, it helps them slash costs, reduce complexity, and improve the user experience by eliminating stacks of latency-creating gateway appliances.
Zscaler was founded in 2007 with a mission to make the cloud a safe place to do business and a more enjoyable experience for enterprise users. Zscaler’s purpose-built security platform puts a company’s defenses and controls where the connections occur—the internet—so that every connection is fast and secure, no matter how or where users connect or where their applications and workloads reside.
Position: Manager – Revenue Recognition
Location: London (Hybrid Model - London Office 2 days per week)
Responsibilities/What You’ll Do
● Collaborate with Sales, Deal Desk/Sales Operations and Legal during contract negotiations and
provide guidance on deal structuring to ensure proper revenue recognition as per the accounting
guidance.
● Support the deal review cycle and ensure the application of ASC 606 and related GAAP
pronouncements to customer contracts.
● Provide significant input in the Revenue Forecasting process and work closely with the FP&A
team to finalize the forecast.
● Work Collaboratively with the Technical Revenue Accounting manager to research and write
accounting memos to support Zscaler's position on significant revenue recognition and other
accounting policy issues.
● Perform in depth analysis for proper revenue accounting of large and other complex deals with
non-standard terms as per the ASC 606 guidance.
● Partner with cross functional teams (Deal Desk, Billing, Collections, Finance and IT) to ensure all
revenue agreements are properly recorded and revenue is accurately recognized in the
accounting systems.
● Liaise with Customer Success and Sales teams to resolve financial-impacting customer
satisfaction issues that may arise during the term of the contract.
● Liaison with external auditors for providing support documentation for the quarterly reviews and
year-end audits.
● Provide guidance to Order Management during the booking process for complex non-standard
deals.
● Special assignments as and when required.
Qualifications/Your Background
● CA/CPA with 6-8 years of relevant experience.
● Excellent verbal, written and listening skills, as well as the ability to interact professionally with a
wide range of staff.
● In depth understanding and hands on experience of the revenue recognition of a global company
with SaaS business model
● Experience with Salesforce, NetSuite, Tableau, or other similar business systems strongly
desired
● Experience working cross-functionally with Sales, Legal, Customer Support, Product
Management, etc. during deal structing and negotiations.
● Ability to prioritize workload and manage multiple projects and tasks.
● Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office applications – Primarily Excel and Word
By applying for this role, you adhere to applicable laws, regulations, and Zscaler policies, including those related to security and privacy standards and guidelines.
Zscaler is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all of our employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy or related medical conditions), age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristics protected by federal, state, or local laws.
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Zscaler is committed to providing reasonable support (called accommodations or adjustments) in our recruiting processes for candidates who are differently abled, have long term conditions, mental health conditions or sincerely held religious beliefs, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support.
