Revenue Accounting Manager
Anaplan
San Francisco, United States Posted October 17, 2026
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Salary Range
$114,000 - $153,000
Job Description
Join our revenue accounting team as the Manager of Revenue Accounting. In this role, you will be responsible for managing the subscription revenue process, ensuring compliance with ASC 606, reviewing complex customer contracts, and supporting the month-end financial close. You will work closely with Deal Desk, Sales Operations, and Legal on non-standard enterprise deals, author technical accounting memos, oversee revenue close deliverables, and serve as the primary liaison for our external audit team. This position requires a strong background in technical accounting, contract analysis, and financial governance.
- Oversee the subscription revenue process, ensuring compliance with ASC 606 and managing complex customer contracts.
- Serve as a technical accounting partner to Deal Desk, Sales, and Legal, providing guidance on deal structuring and non-standard commercial terms.
- Lead the preparation, review, and reconciliation of period-end reporting packages for revenue metrics, including billings and deferred revenue.
- This position suits an experienced, detail-oriented technical accountant with strong Big 4 or public SaaS experience who enjoys in-depth contract analysis, rigorous accounting close, and cross-functional deal advisory
- Close Accounting & Balance Sheet Rigor: Hands-on experience managing monthly revenue close, including deferred revenue rollforwards, contract asset/liability reconciliations, and review of complex revenue subledger schedules
- Complex Contract Analysis: Demonstrated ability to dissect multi-element enterprise contracts, identify non-standard clauses, assess revenue recognition impacts, and communicate those impacts to Commercial Operations
- Education & Credentials: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting; active Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license is preferred; Big 4 experience and national public accounting experience strongly preferred
- Technical ASC 606 Mastery: Deep command of the ASC 606 5-step framework, distinct performance obligation identification, transaction price allocation (SSP), and contract modification accounting
- Systems & Tooling: Working knowledge of enterprise ERP and revenue management systems (Workday), Salesforce CPQ, and financial modeling in Excel; Anaplan familiarity is a plus
- Experience: 6 years of progressive accounting experience, with at least 3 years dedicated to technical revenue accounting under ASC 606 in SaaS or enterprise technology environments
- Professional Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate technical accounting standards and risks clearly to finance leadership, legal counsel, and commercial teams
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