Revenue Accountant

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Revenue Accountant supporting billing operations and financial workflows for a high-growth AI startup. Ensuring accurate revenue recognition and contributing to automation of billing processes.

Posted 5/5/2026full-timeNew York City • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $120,000 - $150,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

FluxSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Execute end-to-end billing operations including invoice generation, collections, cash application, and AR management
Support the full order-to-cash cycle, partnering with Deal Desk to ensure contracts and amendments are accurately reflected in billing systems
Reconcile customer credit consumption and prepaid balances across systems (Stripe, CPQ, and GL) to ensure accuracy and completeness
Maintain accurate customer billing data and develop process documentation to support a scalable, well-controlled billing environment
Contribute to automation of billing workflows using AI and modern tooling to build smarter, more scalable processes
Handle customer billing inquiries through our AR inbox, resolving issues with speed and professionalism using ticketing and automation tools
Partner cross-functionally with Sales, CS, and Engineering to resolve billing discrepancies and improve upstream data quality
Support revenue recognition in accordance with ASC 606, with a strong focus on consumption based revenue recognition
Prepare and maintain deferred and unbilled revenue schedules, ensuring accurate balance sheet presentation each period
Execute month-end close activities including journal entries, reconciliations, and flux analysis to support leadership reporting
Support audit readiness and assist with the company's first-year financial audit, including preparing schedules, documentation, and responding to auditor requests
Contribute to revenue systems implementations and process design as we scale our financial infrastructure.

Requirements

What you’ll need

4–6 years of progressive accounting experience with meaningful exposure to both billing operations and revenue accounting
Active CPA required
Proven track record of finding creative ways to automate and streamline processes — whether through a billing or revenue systems implementation, AI tooling, or workflow automation
Solid knowledge of ASC 606 and US GAAP revenue principles, including consumption based revenue models
Hands-on experience with billing and payment systems (Stripe experience strongly preferred)
Data fluency — comfortable working with large datasets and using data to diagnose billing and revenue issues; SQL skills are a strong plus
Excellent written communication skills — you can explain a billing discrepancy to a customer as clearly as you can explain it to an auditor.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Hard Skills & Tools

billing operationsinvoice generationcollectionscash applicationAR managementrevenue recognitionASC 606US GAAPSQLautomation

Soft Skills

problem-solvingcommunicationcollaborationattention to detailcreativityprofessionalismdata analysisprocess documentationcustomer serviceaudit readiness

Certifications

CPA