# Revenue Accountant Lead

**Company:** [Benchling](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/benchling)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Finance & Accounting
**Salary:** $133k – $180k/yr
**Experience:** 7+ years
**Skills:** Revenue Accounting, ASC 606, US GAAP, Financial Statements, Deferred Revenue, Allowance For Credit Losses, Netsuite Advanced Revenue Management, Excel, Sox, Salesforce Cpq, Professional Services Revenue, Contract Modifications
**Posted:** 2026-08-27

> Own core revenue accounting and Order to Cash processes for a high-growth SaaS business, including deferred revenue, credit-loss allowances, contract modifications, professional services, and emerging AI consumption models. Requires 7+ years of revenue accounting experience and deep ASC 606 expertise.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Own the deferred revenue process end to end, including deferred revenue, contract asset, and unbilled receivables schedules, rollforwards, reconciliations, and supporting analytics.
- Own the allowance for credit losses methodology, audit deliverables, and supporting memo; partner with Collections and Sales on customer risk.
- Perform technical analysis for contract modifications under ASC 606; lead standalone selling price analyses and complex revenue arrangement memos.
- Establish revenue recognition positions for consumption-based arrangements and build tracking and reporting processes for AI partnership fees.
- Own professional services revenue, including fixed-fee and time-and-materials arrangements, and optimize related processes with Services Operations.
- Prepare and present financial results in quarterly close presentations.
- Own revenue and deferred revenue flux analyses across all streams and participate in monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities.
- Support special projects involving new product and pricing launches, entity or geographic expansion, and evolving AI-driven business models.
- Manage assigned annual audit areas, including PBC deliverables, auditor inquiries, and issue resolution.
- Coach revenue accounting team members and review their work.

## Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.
- 7+ years of progressive revenue accounting experience in a SaaS or software company.
- Deep hands-on expertise with ASC 606 and complex, non-standard arrangements.
- Experience owning an allowance for credit losses or similar reserve process, including audit support.
- High-growth SaaS experience covering subscription and professional services revenue.
- Strong knowledge of GAAP, general ledger, and financial statements.
- Experience owning SOX-compliant processes and driving automation.
- Proficiency with NetSuite Advanced Revenue Management.
- Advanced Excel and data skills.
- Strong cross-functional communication and influencing skills; able to work independently under close deadlines.

## Nice to Have
- CPA certification.
- Public accounting or public company experience.
- IPO or first-year SOX experience.
- Familiarity with Salesforce CPQ.

## Compensation
- Annual salary range: $133,280–$180,320.

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