Revenue Accountant Lead
Benchling · San Francisco, CA · Yesterday
HybridAccounting$133k–$180k/yrContract
Responsibilities
- Own the deferred revenue process end to end - deferred revenue, contract asset, and unbilled receivables schedules, rollforwards, reconciliations, and supporting analytics.
- Own the allowance for credit losses from methodology through audit deliverable, partnering with Collections and Sales on customer risk, and own supporting memo.
- Perform technical analysis for contract modifications, under ASC 606, and lead SSP analyses and complex revenue arrangement memos.
- Lead or assist in AI and usage-based product initiatives - establish revenue recognition positions for consumption-based arrangements and build the tracking/reporting process for AI partnership fees.
- Own professional services revenue (fixed-fee, T&M) end to end, and drive process optimization across PS revenue with Services Operations.
- Prepare materials and present financial results in quarterly close presentations.
- Own revenue and deferred revenue flux analyses across all streams, and participate in the monthly/quarterly/annual close for your workstreams.
- Lead or assist on special projects such as new product and pricing model launches, entity or geographic expansion.
- Owner for designated audit areas during the annual audit - managing PBC deliverables, resolving auditor inquiries, and driving issues to closure.
Qualifications
- BS/BA in Accounting, strong GAAP/GL/financial statement command. CPA strongly preferred.
- 7+ years progressive revenue accounting experience in a SaaS/software company, with deep hands-on ASC 606 expertise including complex, non-standard arrangements.
- End-to-end ownership of an allowance for credit losses or similar reserve process, including audit support.
- High-growth SaaS experience spanning subscription and professional services revenue; public accounting/public company experience strongly preferred, IPO or first-year SOX a plus.
- Track record owning SOX-compliant processes and driving automation - you've replaced a manual process with a scalable one.
- Proficiency with NetSuite Advanced Revenue Management; advanced Excel/data skills.
- Familiarity with Salesforce CPQ.
- Strong communicator who can influence cross-functionally without formal authority, and self-directed under close deadlines.