Remote Commission Accounting Lead (ASC 606 & AI)

Socotra, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses

Private medical insurance

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Socotra, Inc. is seeking a Commission Accounting Lead to oversee the accurate accounting of sales and partner commissions under ASC 606, including accruals, expense, capitalization, and amortization.

You will review agreements for proper GAAP classification and build automated processes to scale commission accounting as the business grows. As a hands-on technical resource, you’ll apply AI tools to modernize processes, strengthen controls, and support SOX compliance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience with ASC 606 exposure.
• Experience in SaaS or subscription-based business environments.
• Hands-on automation design to improve accuracy and cycle time.
• Ability to explain technical accounting conclusions to non-accounting partners.

Responsibilities

• Perform detailed accounting for commission accruals, expense, capitalization, and amortization under ASC 606, with schedules across products and contract types.
• Review and evaluate complex sales and partner agreements to determine proper accounting treatment and cost classification.
• Identify manual or error-prone processes; develop automated workflows and AI-enabled tools for agreement review, anomaly detection, reconciliation, and data quality monitoring.
• Prepare and review account reconciliations for commission-related balance sheets and P&L accounts; investigate variances and outliers.
• Support design, execution, and documentation of SOX-compliant controls over commission accounting.
• Prepare journal entries, supporting schedules, and documentation for quarterly audits and financial reporting.
• Collaborate with Legal, Financial Operations, Revenue Operations, Partner Operations, Global Analytics, and IT to understand deal structures and implement system improvements.
• Be a detail-level technical resource on commission accounting questions and evaluate new or amended commission plans before launch.

Skills

ASC 606 knowledge

Automation design

AI tools usage

GAAP expertise

ERP systems

Tools

NetSuite

SAP

Oracle

Workday

Job description

Socotra, Inc. is seeking a Commission Accounting Lead to oversee the accurate accounting of sales and partner commissions under ASC 606, including accruals, expense, capitalization, and amortization.

You will review agreements for proper GAAP classification and build automated processes to scale commission accounting as the business grows. As a hands-on technical resource, you’ll apply AI tools to modernize processes, strengthen controls, and support SOX compliance.