Revenue Accounting Manager, Ads

OpenAI

Revenue Accounting Manager responsible for Ads revenue accounting at OpenAI. Ensuring financial integrity and establishing scalable processes for the Ads business.

Posted 7/7/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $162,000 - $180,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ERPFluxOracle

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own end-to-end accounting and controllership for Ads revenue, including revenue recognition, contra-revenue, rev-share, incentives, credits, rebates, and related close activities under ASC 606.
Design and execute scalable month-end and quarter-end close processes for Ads, ensuring accurate, complete, and timely reporting supported by reconciliations, flux analysis, and reviewer-ready evidence.
Design accounting and control frameworks for global Ads expansion, including new currencies, billing entities, tax/invoice localization, FX, AR, and GL mapping.
Translate complex commercial, product, and contractual terms into operational accounting workflows with clear policy alignment and scalable execution.
Partner with Product, Engineering, Finance Engineering, Data, and Billing teams to define, validate, and audit Ads measurement logic such as impressions, clicks, billable events, usage, rev-share, and invoice data.
Identify material risks, separate systemic issues from immaterial noise, and communicate substantiated recommendations to Finance and business leaders.
Use AI, data tooling, and automation to improve close speed, exception management, reconciliation quality, and control execution while preserving appropriate governance.
Support system implementations and enhancements across Oracle Fusion, data warehouses, billing integrations, ads platforms, and related finance tooling.
Lead audit support, documentation, walkthroughs, issue resolution, and remediation for Ads revenue accounting.

Requirements

What you’ll need

6+ years of progressive accounting experience, including ads revenue accounting or controllership in a public company or high-growth late stage private company.
CPA or equivalent expertise, with strong command of ASC 606 and practical judgment on variable consideration, principal-agent, incentives, credits, and revenue-share arrangements.
Non-negotiable advertising business expertise: direct experience with ads, adtech, retail media, marketplace monetization, or a closely analogous high-volume usage-based revenue model. Preference for candidates with direct experience with advertiser/customer incentive arrangements, multi-currency billing, global invoicing/localization, or multi-entity revenue accounting.
Proven ability to build 0-to-1 finance processes, then harden them into scalable close procedures, reconciliations, controls, and audit-ready evidence.
Strong data fluency, including comfort validating high-volume calculations, tracing source-system data to billing and GL outputs, and partnering with data or engineering teams.
Practical experience applying AI, analytics, or automation in a Finance org, with clear judgment about controls, review points, and limits of automation.
Balanced materiality and risk judgment: able to quantify impact, identify root cause, assess control implications, and recommend proportionate action backed by evidence.
Experience with Oracle Fusion ERP, revenue systems, billing platforms, or finance transformation work.
Passion for technology, AI, and building financial infrastructure that lets new products scale responsibly.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
Pre-tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses (parking and transit)
401(k) retirement plan with employer match
Paid parental leave (up to 24 weeks for birth parents and 20 weeks for non-birthing parents), plus paid medical and caregiver leave (up to 8 weeks)
Paid time off: flexible PTO for exempt employees and up to 15 days annually for non-exempt employees
13+ paid company holidays, and multiple paid coordinated company office closures throughout the year for focus and recharge, plus paid sick or safe time (1 hour per 30 hours worked, or more, as required by applicable state or local law)
Mental health and wellness support
Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
Annual learning and development stipend to fuel your professional growth
Daily meals in our offices, and meal delivery credits as eligible
Relocation support for eligible employees
Additional taxable fringe benefits, such as charitable donation matching and wellness stipends, may also be provided.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Revenue RecognitionContra-RevenueRev-Share ArrangementsReconciliationsFlux AnalysisFinancial ControlsMulti-Currency BillingGlobal InvoicingFinancial ReportingRisk Assessment

Soft Skills

CommunicationProblem-SolvingCollaborationJudgmentLeadership

Certifications

CPA