Director of Revenue Accounting at Turing


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Job Info:
  • Company Turing
  • Position Director of Revenue Accounting
  • Location Remote, United States
  • Source Greenhouse
  • Published June 06, 2025
  • Category Finance
  • Type Full-Time
  • Experience Director


Job Description

About Turing

Based in Palo Alto, California, Turing is one of the world's fastest-growing AI companies accelerating the advancement and deployment of powerful AI systems. Turing helps customers in two ways: working with the world’s leading AI labs to advance frontier model capabilities in thinking, reasoning, coding, agentic behavior, multimodality, multilingualism, STEM and frontier knowledge; and leveraging that expertise to build real-world AI systems that solve mission-critical priorities for Fortune 500 companies and government institutions. Turing has received numerous awards, including Forbes's "One of America's Best Startup Employers," #1 on The Information's annual list of "Most Promising B2B Companies," and Fast Company's annual list of the "World's Most Innovative Companies." Turing's leadership team includes AI technologists from industry giants Meta, Google, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Twitter, McKinsey, Bain, Stanford, Caltech, and MIT. For more information on Turing, visit www.turing.com. For information on upcoming Turing AGI Icons events, visit go.turing.com/agi-icons.

Revenue integrity, automation leadership, and audit readiness for a scaling AI company

Position Overview

The Director of Revenue Accounting will own and scale our global revenue accounting operations. Reporting to the Global Controller, this leader will be responsible for designing policy, managing deal complexity, leading the billing and recognition process, and preparing the company for audit and IPO scrutiny. This role requires a revenue leader who can operate at multiple altitudes: fixing broken workflows, leading and growing a distributed team, and architecting a scalable, automation-enabled revenue recognition infrastructure.

This is a foundational role in a high-growth company with global operations and a hybrid business model. The ideal candidate is comfortable with ambiguity, thrives in fast-moving environments, and brings clarity to complexity. They will be accountable for ensuring accurate, consistent, and auditable revenue reporting while partnering cross-functionally to improve execution and drive automation.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Enablement & Cross-Functional Leadership

  • Partner with Legal, RevOps, Business Systems, FP&A, and Tax to drive alignment across deal structures, billing, and revenue recognition
  • Define and maintain ASC 606-compliant revenue recognition policies and deliver technical accounting memos for audit support
  • Advise executive stakeholders and external auditors about revenue implications of contract structures
  • Provide input into quote-to-cash strategy and broader IPO readiness initiatives

Team Management & Operational Execution

  • Lead a global revenue accounting team (currently 3 ICs in the US and India) and build out additional headcount as needed
  • Own the integrity of billing execution and revenue recognition
  • Oversee contract setup, invoicing logic, and revenue triggers
  • Partner closely with RevOps and Business Systems to streamline quote-to-cash operations, revenue recognition accuracy, and collections process management
  • Understand and utilize AI tools to drive scalable automation efforts 
  • Drive consistent month-end revenue close processes with reduced timelines and increased auditability
  • Ensure accuracy in invoicing, withholding, and tax-related revenue decisions, particularly for foreign clients contracting with the U.S. entity

Automation & Infrastructure Leadership

  • Act as the functional lead for revenue automation tooling (RevRec platform selection, implementation requirements, process design)
  • Establish internal controls and data integrity standards to support public-company quality
  • Proactively surface risks, gaps, and improvement opportunities in current billing and revenue recognition operations

First 90 Days: What Success Looks Like

  • Deliver a full diagnostic of current revenue workflows, including billing, revenue recognition, and invoicing; identify top process risks and immediate remediation opportunities
  • Establish working cadence with Legal, RevOps, Business Systems, and FP&A; identify friction points and align on priorities
  • Lead one successful month-end revenue close with documented support and improved accuracy
  • Clarify scope, responsibilities, and development priorities across existing team members; begin to define future resourcing needs
  • Partner with business systems team to draft initial requirements for revenue automation tooling

Qualifications

Required Experience

  • 10+ years in revenue accounting, with a blend of Big 4 and in-house experience in high-growth tech companies
  • Strong command of ASC 606 and revenue treatment for complex, services-based arrangements
  • Experience owning external auditor interface, technical memos, and audit readiness workstreams
  • Proven success scaling billing or RevRec processes, including close acceleration and control enhancement
  • Public company or late-stage private experience preferred
  • Strong systems and spreadsheet skills; Netsuite required, RevRec tooling experience a plus

Core Competencies

  • Operates with urgency, ownership, and a high bias for action
  • Balances execution detail with strategic thinking; sees infrastructure as a product
  • Leads globally distributed teams with clarity, accountability, and cohesion
  • Communicates clearly with technical and non-technical partners
  • Comfortable with ambiguity and excited to build from scratch

You’ll thrive in this role if you…

  • Want to fix broken workflows and lead from the front
  • Push for automation, control, and auditability - not just outputs
  • Are energized by ambiguity and driven to solve messy operational challenges
  • Can scale yourself and your team without losing grip on execution

Compensation: $180,000 - $225,000 + Equity

Advantages of joining Turing:

  • Amazing work culture (Super collaborative & supportive work environment; 5 days a week)
  • Awesome colleagues (Surround yourself with top talent from Meta, Google, LinkedIn etc. as well as people with deep startup experience)
  • Competitive compensation
  • Flexible working hours
  • Full-time remote opportunity

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. Turing is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics. At Turing we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace  and celebrate authenticity, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

For applicants from the European Union, please review Turing's GDPR notice here.

 


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