[Remote] Sr. Manager, Finance Transformation (Cloud and Marketplaces)
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Elastic is the Search AI Company, providing cloud-based solutions for search, security, and observability. The Finance Transformation leader will design, scale, and automate financial systems and operational processes supporting the Hyperscaler Marketplace business, while optimizing quote-to-cash and revenue recognition architecture. The role bridges Corporate Finance, Sales Operations, and Product Engineering and le marketplace integrations, reconciliations, compliance, and change management.
Responsibilities
- Architecture & Scalability: Partner with IT and Product Engineering to design and implement scalable workflows that bridge the gap between hyperscaler portals and core finance systems (e.g., NetSuite, Salesforce, Zuora
- Automate workflows: Design and implement automated finance workflows to handle complex marketplace transactions, including Private Offers (CPPO/MPPO) and custom metering
- Integrate systems: Partner with IT to seamlessly connect Hyperscaler APIs and marketplace management platforms (e.g. Tackle.io) with core finance systems
- Build data pipelines: Own the financial data model for marketplace transactions, ensuring reliable ingestion of raw billing and disbursement data into reporting warehouses
- Manage compliance: Define financial process standards for deferred revenue, gross-vs-net revenue accounting, and ASC 606 compliance specific to cloud marketplace deductions and listing fees
- Streamline reconciliations: Build scalable transaction-level reconciliation models to match hyperscaler disbursements and remittance advices against internal sales contracts
- Financial Integrity: Maintain transaction accuracy, ensure marketplace listing fees are accurately tracked, and handle dense, unstructured third-party reseller data
- Business Model Alignment: Partner with Finance, Product and Partner Operations teams to prepare finance and accounting operations for newly introduced marketplace product offerings
- Lead change management: Direct User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and author Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the finance and accounting teams when launching new marketplace capabilities
Skills
- Core Finance: 8–10+ years of progressive experience in accounting operations, financial systems, or tech-sector management consulting
- Marketplace Exposure: 5+ years of direct experience managing the financial operations, billing infrastructure, or billing reconciliation of apps sold through AWS, GCP, or Azure Marketplaces
- Transformation Track Record: Proven experience leading large-scale software integrations or Q2C transformation cycles in a B2B SaaS or enterprise tech environment
- Marketplace Tools: Deep familiarity with cloud partner portals (AWS, GCP, Azure) and marketplace monetization middleware (e.g., Tackle.io)
- ERP & Revenue Systems: Advanced knowledge of enterprise ERP systems and specialized revenue recognition systems (e.g., Zuora RevPro)
- Data Fluency: Solid proficiency utilizing SQL or Business Intelligence tools to dissect, clear, and transform unstructured billing data
Benefits
- This role is currently eligible to participate in Elastic's stock program.
- A company-matched 401k with dollar-for-dollar matching up to 6% of eligible earnings.
- Health coverage for you and your family in many locations.
- Ability to craft your calendar with flexible locations and schedules for many roles.
- Generous number of vacation days each year.
- We match up to $2000 (or local currency equivalent) for financial donations and service.
- Up to 40 hours each year to use toward volunteer projects you love.
- Minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave
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