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MongoDB continues to grow incredibly fast. We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced Sales Commissions Accounting Manager to play a key role within MongoDB’s Sales Compensation team. This is the perfect opportunity to roll up your sleeves and have a positive impact at a hyper-growth company. In this high impact role, you will work closely with executives and internal functions including Sales, Sales Operations, Sales Analytics, Deal Desk, Business Systems, Finance and Accounting, and HR to improve and establish processes and systems for our next stage of growth. This will be a very hands-on role, reporting to the Director, Sales Compensation, and will help support the build out and ongoing administration of our sales incentive programs while overseeing the sales commission calculation and payout process.

This role is remote optional until April 4, 2022, we are looking to speak to candidates who plan to be available in Palo Alto or New York City for when we introduce our hybrid model.

The Impact You Will Have:

• Own MongoDB commission accounting and facilitates the monthly close process for our domestic and international entities. This includes close coordination as well as recording and reviewing journal entries, account reconciliations and fluctuation analysis
• Lead actuals to budget reconciliations and act as point of contact with FP&A team
• Work closely with Sales Operations, FP&A and Commissions Manager to evaluate new compensation plan changes and assess accounting impact and operational feasibility
• Manage increased complexity of commissions accounting due to changes in accounting guidance
• Dedicated subject matter expert of MongoDB’s Capitalized Commission Process
• Own commission SOX controls and liaise with internal and external auditors, enforce and help to refine our commissions accounting policies under US GAAP including Technical Accounting Memos
• Drive continuous improvements to the close process through automation and rethinking legacy processes, maintain and draft process documents
• Assist with system integration activities, which includes implementing a variety of finance and accounting solutions (Xactly CEA Accrual, Xactly Incent, NetSuite, etc)

Experience and Skills:

• 5+ years of professional accounting experience
• CPA required
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP, ASC 606 & SOX
• Business systems knowledge such as Xactly, NetSuite and Floqast highly preferred
• Knowledgeable of internal controls over financial reporting and ability to implement controls to mitigate business risks
• Proficiency in Excel and other Microsoft Office applications
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and ability to collaborate across multiple departments
• Experience in scaling processes from ground up to a highly optimized state
• Sensitive to deadlines and able to prioritize multiple projects and responsibilities
• Working knowledge of incentive plan structures (quotas, accelerators, pay mix, and on-target earnings) and systems
• Ability to work in a multifaceted and fast growth environment with changing priorities (Being a great teammate)

Personal Attributes:

• Detail oriented with excellent organizational and time management skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication, collaborative, and people skills
• Self-motivated with ability to work independently and take initiative
• Ability to grow and think outside the box, identify problems or opportunities to improve upon existing processes and provide innovative solutions

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