Manager, Revenue Accounting

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.