Revenue Accounting Director

Yext (NYSE: YEXT) is the enterprise agentic marketing platform. Built on the world's most comprehensive structured data platform for local businesses, Yext gives brands and their partners the visibility intelligence to win every moment of discovery – across AI and traditional search. Yext's API-first architecture connects structured data to APIs, MCP servers, and generative interfaces, so partners and developers can build purpose-built experiences on the same infrastructure powering Yext's own products. Thousands of brands and digital marketing partners in financial services, healthcare, retail, hospitality, and food rely on Yext to manage, measure, and optimize visibility at scale. For more information, visit yext.com.

Reporting to the Senior Director, Assistant Controller, the Director, Revenue Accounting will oversee the Revenue, Billing, and Collections teams and will work closely with the Revenue Systems, General Ledger, Deal Desk, Legal, and FP&A teams. This role is responsible for overseeing the revenue accounting, contract review, commissions accounting, billings, and collections processes, and will have primary responsibility for the monthly close, key metrics, and management reporting processes for these areas. Other responsibilities will include M&A activities, such as overseeing revenue due diligence and integration, as well as process and workflow improvements. The successful candidate must be a proven team leader, demonstrate knowledge of revenue and accounting concepts, and have strong attention to detail. This role will oversee a global team of 12, with members located in the United States and India.

What You'll Do

• Direct and oversee the month-end close process for revenue, accounts receivable, allowances, deferred revenue, and commissions, including reviewing journal entries, reconciliations, and other analyses, in order to ensure an accurate and timely revenue close.
• Own the company’s revenue recognition and commissions accounting policies, including reviewing any changes with the Company’s external auditors, and ensuring compliance on a day-to-day basis
• Manage the day-to-day activities of the Revenue, Billing, and Collections teams and ensure efficient operation in compliance with the company's internal controls
• Work closely with Deal Desk and customer-facing commercial teams to ensure alignment on process and controls, and to develop technical revenue recognition policies for new products and changes in commercial strategy 
• Own internal controls for revenue transactions and reporting, and partner with Internal Audit to develop and maintain a strong, high-quality internal controls environment
• Partner closely with Revenue Systems and Business Systems teams to identify and implement changes in processes to increase automation and improve productivity and accuracy. Identify opportunities to automate manual processes using AI.