Revenue Accounting Manager
Artera
Accounting & Finance
Santa Barbara, CA, USA
USD 109k-143k / year + Equity
Responsibilities
- Revenue Recognition Ownership: Own the revenue recognition schedule across SaaS subscriptions, usage-based fees, and professional services, ensuring full ASC 606 compliance.
- Contract Analysis: Review customer contracts to determine treatment for multiple performance obligations, variable consideration, contract modifications, and renewals across complex arrangements (multi-product deals, pilots, expansions).
- Agentic AI in Finance: Design and implement agentic AI solutions (e.g., Claude Code) to automate invoicing, reconciliations, and revenue recognition workflows — improving accuracy, scalability, and close speed.
- Billing & Deferred Revenue: Oversee NetSuite invoicing for recurring and usage-based billing; maintain and reconcile deferred revenue schedules and contract liabilities for multi-year agreements.
- Close & Reporting: Execute month-end close for revenue accounts, prepare reconciliations and journal entries, and deliver trend, cohort, and variance commentary for executive and board reporting.
- Cross-Functional Partnership: Serve as the technical accounting point of contact for Sales, Customer Success, RevOps, and FP&A; partner on SaaS metrics (ARR, MRR, NDR, bookings-to-revenue).
- Policy & Controls: Develop ASC 606 policies and SOX-compliant documentation for revenue, billing, and order-to-cash; serve as primary liaison to external auditors on revenue matters.
- Systems & Automation: Collaborate with IT, RevOps, and Engineering on NetSuite enhancements, billing system integrations, and revenue recognition automation as Artera scales.
Requirements
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
- Accounting Tenure: 4–7 years of progressive accounting experience with substantial focus on revenue recognition in a SaaS, software, or technology environment.
- ASC 606 Expertise: Deep working knowledge of ASC 606 as applied to SaaS and subscription models, including multi-element contracts, variable consideration, modifications, and renewals.
- GAAP & Reporting: Strong knowledge of GAAP and financial reporting requirements.
- Agentic AI Fluency: Demonstrable ability to leverage agentic AI tools (such as Claude Code) to automate accounting and revenue workflows — specifically invoicing and revenue recognition.
- Systems Depth: Hands-on experience with NetSuite (or comparable cloud ERP) and Salesforce, including revenue management workflows.
- Industry Background: Prior experience in high-growth SaaS, healthcare technology, or B2B software.
- Analytical Toolkit: Advanced Excel and Google Sheets (formulas, pivot tables, lookups, data analysis).
Bonus
- CPA + Big 4: Active CPA in good standing, with Big 4 or national public accounting experience covering SaaS, software, or healthcare tech clients.
- Healthcare Tech Exposure: Digital health background with HIPAA familiarity and understanding of EMR/EHR integration and healthcare buyer dynamics.
- Public + Private Mix: Combination of public and private accounting experience — technical rigor paired with operational pragmatism.
- Rev-Rec Tooling: Experience with RevPro, Zuora Revenue, Certinia, or similar revenue recognition platforms.
- Scale Stage Experience: Supported a company through rapid growth, venture financing, or IPO/public-company readiness; familiarity with SaaS unit economics (ARR, NDR, CAC payback, LTV) and quote-to-cash.
109000 - 143000 USD a year