Anaplan
Manager, Revenue Accounting
San Francisco, United States. Posted a month ago
The role
You will serve as a subject matter expert on ASC 606 technical accounting and manage the subscription revenue process. This includes reviewing complex customer contracts, supporting month-end financial close, and providing deal advisory to Sales and Legal teams.
What you will do
- Oversee monthly revenue close deliverables including revenue schedules and reconciliations
- Lead preparation and review of period-end reporting packages for revenue metrics
- Author formal technical accounting position papers for revenue recognition
- Provide technical accounting guidance to Deal Desk, Sales, and Legal during negotiations
- Process subscription contracts and contract modifications
- Perform annual Standalone Selling Price (SSP) analyses
- Serve as the primary contact for external auditors on revenue accounting matters
- Design, maintain, and execute internal SOX controls over the OTC process
- Evaluate technical accounting treatment for evolving commercial models
Required qualifications
- 6 years of progressive accounting experience
- At least 3 years dedicated to technical revenue accounting under ASC 606 in SaaS or enterprise technology environments
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
- Deep command of the ASC 606 5-step framework, performance obligation identification, transaction price allocation (SSP), and contract modification accounting
- Hands-on experience managing monthly revenue close
- Ability to dissect multi-element enterprise contracts and identify non-standard clauses
- Working knowledge of enterprise ERP and revenue management systems (Workday), Salesforce CPQ, and financial modeling in Excel
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
Nice to have
- Active Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license
- Big 4 experience
- National public accounting experience
- Anaplan familiarity
About the company
Anaplan is a team of innovators focused on optimizing business decision-making through an AI-infused scenario planning and analysis platform. Their customers include global companies such as Coca-Cola, LinkedIn, Adobe, LVMH, and Bayer.