Overview
This role owns instructor revenue share and cost of goods sold (COGS) processes, along with partner revenue share accounting. The position prepares month-end journal entries, supports audit requests, and partners with payments engineering and revenue accounting teams to assess the financial impact of new product initiatives. You will also identify opportunities to automate the revenue share process using AI tools.
Reporting: Accounting Manager within the Consumer Revenue and Revenue Share Team.
Responsibilities
- Perform monthly consumer revenue share and revenue close, ensuring accurate results are delivered on time for reporting in accordance with US GAAP, including preparing journal entries and account reconciliations.
- Review monthly reporting, perform variance analysis, and investigate differences; support the FP&A team on explaining results.
- Partner with internal teams, engineering, and business partners to improve accounting systems, processes, and procedures with a goal of automation and developing best-in-class processes.
- Support external audit requirements on a quarterly and annual basis.
- Prepare quarterly and annual PCAOB compliant footnote disclosures related to direct-to-consumer revenue.
- Collaborate with the SOX team to ensure a robust and effective controls environment; continuous improvement is expected.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Accounting or Finance.
- Minimum 4 years’ professional experience in revenue accounting with a Big 4 accounting firm combined with industry experience at a top tier company (Tech and/or public company preferred).
- Revenue recognition experience, including determining appropriate revenue recognition periods for instructor and partner revenue share transactions.
- Directly applicable responsibility for preparing month-end journal entries and period-end financial closures.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and experience analyzing high-volume, multi-currency transactions in a global business environment.
- Highly detail-oriented with excellent time management, prioritization, and organizational skills.
- Strong analytical skills, efficient and self-motivated, with the ability to follow through and implement process improvements.
- Experience leveraging artificial intelligence or automated accounting workflows to streamline revenue recognition, contract reviews, and month-end close processes.
Preferred Qualifications
- Certified Public Accountant.
Compensation & Benefits
- US Zone 1: $103,600 - $129,500
Competitive, zone-based pay aligned to location, experience, and role level across four U.S. pay zones. Total rewards include comprehensive health and wellness benefits, bonus, and RSU equity programs, plus global perks.
Location
San Francisco Bay Area only.
This opportunity is specifically aligned to team presence in San Francisco, CA.