Overview
This role is an individual contributor responsible for accurate, detailed accounting of sales and partner commissions, including accruals, expense, capitalization, and amortization under ASC 606. The position reports to the Senior Manager, Commission Accounting, and involves reviewing and evaluating partner and sales commission agreements to ensure correct accounting treatment and cost classification.
This is a remote position in the United States.
Responsibilities
- Perform detailed, accurate accounting for commission accruals, expense, capitalization, and amortization under ASC 606, maintaining schedules across products and contract types
- Review and evaluate complex sales and partner agreements to determine proper accounting treatment and identify the correct cost classification consistent with GAAP
- Identify manual or error-prone processes and develop and implement automated workflows and AI-enabled tools to support agreement review, anomaly detection, reconciliation, and data quality monitoring
- Prepare and review account reconciliations for commission-related balance sheet and P&L accounts, investigating variances, unusual trends, and outliers
- Support the design, execution, and documentation of SOX-compliant controls over commission accounting
- Prepare journal entries, supporting schedules, and documentation to support quarterly audits, technical memos, and financial reporting requirements
- Partner with Legal, Financial Operations, Revenue Operations, Partner Operations, Global Analytics, and IT to understand deal structures and implement system improvements
- Serve as a detailed technical resource on commission accounting questions and help evaluate new or amended commission plans before launch
Requirements
- 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, with meaningful exposure to commission accounting and/or ASC 606 cost capitalization
- Working knowledge of ASC 606, including incremental costs of obtaining a contract, and experience identifying and classifying costs following GAAP
- Experience in a SaaS or subscription-based business, with comfort working through complex, non-standard agreements
- Hands-on experience designing and building automation (not just using existing tools), including redesigning inefficient processes to measurably improve accuracy and cycle time
- Demonstrated proficiency using AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot) to support accounting analysis, agreement review, or process automation, including specific examples of impact
- Proficiency with ERP systems (e.g., NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, Workday) and advanced Excel skills
- Experience explaining technical accounting conclusions to non-accounting partners
Preferred Qualifications
Compensation & Benefits
Pay Range Details
Base pay ranges (annual):
- Colorado: $111,300-$178,100
- Washington: $111,300-$196,700
- California: $111,300-$215,400
- NYC: $134,600-$215,400
The successful candidate’s actual salary/wage may be based on various factors, including geographic location, candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.
This role is eligible for an annual bonus based on individual and company performance, depending on the terms of the applicable plan and the employee’s role.
Benefits
- Paid time off
- Paid parental leave
- Bonuses (many employees are eligible)
- Health and wellness benefits vary by location but generally include private medical, life, and disability insurance
Location
Remote position in the United States.
Equal Opportunity
All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, gender, national orientation, disability, sexual orientation, US Veteran status, or any other factor protected by law. Reasonable adjustments are available during the recruitment process.