Company

Finance

Manager,RevenueAccounting

Boston, Massachusetts, United States Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Manager, Revenue Accounting. Skills: Revenue accounting, ASC 606, ASC 340-40, Monthly and quarterly revenue close, Deferred revenue waterfalls, Performance obligation tracking, Variable consideration, Contract cost amortization, Recoverability analyses, Data integrity controls, Revenue risk indicators, Process improvement, Automation, Public company readiness, SEC expectations, SOX expectations. Own the monthly and quarterly revenue close, including journal entries, account reconciliations, defe”

What You'll Achieve.

Ensure judgments are consistently applied across systems and channels.; Reconcile to GAAP revenue.; Strengthen revenue controls, documentation, and reporting cadence in alignment with SEC and SOX expectations.

Industry & Context.

Finance
Problems you'll solve

Anomaly detection; Process improvement; Automation

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

5+ years of progressive revenue accounting experience, foundation in public accounting, experience in a revenue accounting role at a high-growth technology, subscription, or tech-enabled consumer company, Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance, Deep, hands-on expertise in ASC 606, Working knowledge of ASC 340-40 contract cost capitalization and amortization, track record of owning monthly revenue close, deferred revenue rollforwards, and cutoff testing, Required Snowflake or comparable cloud data warehouses and BI tooling (, Tableau, or similar) to query, validate, and visualize large revenue datasets, Advanced Excel, SQL

Nice to Have

Big 4 preferred, experience supporting revenue close in a multi-channel (DTC, wholesale, marketplace) environment, CPA strongly preferred, experience supporting IPO readiness, SEC reporting, or public company revenue processes strongly preferred, experience with ERP systems (NetSuite, Oracle, or similar), experience with subscription billing platforms (Stripe, Recurly, or similar) strongly preferred, SQL strongly preferred, Experience implementing AI-driven solutions or process automation (Make, n8n, Parabola or similar) within accounting or close workflows is a plus

What You'll Do.

Own the monthly and quarterly revenue close

including journal entries

account reconciliations

deferred revenue waterfalls

with clear tie-outs to the financial statements.

Operationalize the company's ASC 606 conclusions into repeatable close procedures

including performance obligation tracking

allocation of transaction price

contract modifications

and variable consideration

ensuring judgments are consistently applied across systems and channels.

Build and maintain revenue and contract cost analytics

including cohorted deferred revenue waterfalls

amortization schedules under ASC 340-40

recoverability analyses

and channel-level margin views that reconcile to GAAP revenue.

Partner with Data Analytics and Engineering teams to design and monitor data integrity controls from source systems (orders

billing platforms) through the revenue subledger to the GL

including completeness and accuracy checks and exception reporting.

Establish monitoring for revenue risk indicators (refund spikes

anomaly detection) and translate them into accounting impacts such as variable consideration estimates and constraints.

Partner with Technical Accounting on the assessment of new contracts

and go-to-market programs

providing data-driven input on the operational and analytical implications of proposed accounting positions.

Support quarterly reviews and annual audits by preparing reconciliations

and supporting documentation for significant judgments and estimates

and by responding to auditor inquiries on revenue and deferred revenue.

Drive process improvement and automation within the revenue function

identifying opportunities to enhance accuracy and efficiency through BI and AI tools.

Contribute to public company readiness by strengthening revenue controls

and reporting cadence in alignment with SEC and SOX expectations.

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partner with Data Analytics and Engineering teams; Partner with Technical Accounting; Translating complex revenue accounting concepts and data findings into clear, accessible narratives for non-technical stakeholders across Product, Data, Operations, and Legal.

Communication Scope

Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; Ability to translate complex revenue accounting concepts and data findings into clear, accessible narratives for non-technical stakeholders

Full Job Description

## RESPONSIBILITIES Own the monthly and quarterly revenue close, including journal entries, account reconciliations, deferred revenue waterfalls, with clear tie-outs to the financial statements. Operationalize the company's ASC 606 conclusions into repeatable close procedures, including performance obligation tracking, allocation of transaction price, contract modifications, and variable consideration, ensuring judgments are consistently applied across systems and channels. Build and maintain revenue and contract cost analytics, including cohorted deferred revenue waterfalls, amortization schedules under ASC 340-40, recoverability analyses, and channel-level margin views that reconcile to GAAP revenue. Partner with Data Analytics and Engineering teams to design and monitor data integrity controls from source systems (orders, activations, refunds, billing platforms) through the revenue subledger to the GL, including completeness and accuracy checks and exception reporting. Establish monitoring for revenue risk indicators (refund spikes, activation delays, reseller deductions, anomaly detection) and translate them into accounting impacts such as variable consideration estimates and constraints. Partner with Technical Accounting on the assessment of new contracts, promotions, and go-to-market programs, providing data-driven input on the operational and analytical implications of proposed accounting positions. Support quarterly reviews and annual audits by preparing reconciliations, waterfalls, and supporting documentation for significant judgments and estimates, and by responding to auditor inquiries on revenue and deferred revenue. Drive process improvement and automation within the revenue function, identifying opportunities to enhance accuracy and efficiency through BI and AI tools. Contribute to public company readiness by strengthening revenue controls, documentation, and reporting cadence in alignment with SEC and SOX expectations. ## QUALIFICATIONS 5+ years of p

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