Revenue Accounting Manager

Vaco by Highspring; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Vaco is seeking an Accounting Manager to lead technical revenue accounting activities in San Diego. You will review contracts, assess performance obligations, and ensure ASC 606 compliance while guiding monthly and quarterly revenue closes.

The role includes ownership of internal controls, risk assessment, and collaboration with Sales, Legal, Product, and FP&A on new offerings and pricing. CPA preferred with strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• ~7+ years post-grad experience in accounting or revenue.
• CPA preferred; strong ASC 606 experience is ideal.],
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Responsibilities

• Lead revenue accounting activities, review complex contracts and identify performance obligations under ASC 606.
• Manage monthly and quarterly revenue close, journal entries, reconciliations, and analyses.
• Own revenue-related internal controls; assess risks and design end-to-end revenue processes.
• Prepare technical memos/white papers and coordinate with external auditors on revenue positions.
• Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Legal, Product, Billing, and FP&A on new offerings and pricing impacts.
• Communicate revenue implications clearly to non-accounting partners and influence decisions.
• Support system improvements, revenue tooling, and process optimization as the company scales.
• Serve as SME within the revenue organization and partner to leadership.

Skills

Revenue accounting

ASC 606

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Technical accounting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Job description

Compensation: $130K-$160K + Bonus + Equity

Vaco is partnering with a large, publicly traded technology company with multi-billion-dollar annual revenue seeking an Accountanting Manager to join their expanding organization. This opening is due to internal promotion and team growth and sits within a high-visibility group that supports multiple business units and product lines.

Although this is an individual contributor role, it operates at a manager level, with dotted-line oversight, technical leadership, and significant cross-functional influence.

What You Will Do

• Lead technical revenue accounting activities, including reviewing complex contracts, identifying performance obligations, and ensuring compliance with ASC 606.
• Manage monthly and quarterly revenue close processes, including journal entries, reconciliations, and in-depth analytical reviews.
• Own revenue-related internal controls, assess risks, and help design and strengthen end-to-end revenue processes.
• Prepare technical accounting memos and white papers, and partner with external auditors to explain revenue positions.
• Work cross-functionally with Sales, Marketing, Legal, Product, Billing, and FP&A on new offerings, pricing changes, and operational impacts to revenue.
• Communicate revenue impacts clearly to non-accounting partners and influence business decisions with a balanced technical and operational perspective.
• Support system improvements, revenue tool enhancements, and process optimization as the company scales.
• Serve as a subject matter expert within the revenue organization and a trusted partner to leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• ~7+ years post-grad experience (public accounting, technical accounting, and/or revenue).
• Strong technical accounting foundation; revenue experience preferred but general technical accounting acceptable with ASC 606 exposure.
• Ability to succeed in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple priorities.
• Strong communication skills, including working comfortably with non-accounting teams and confidently pushing back when needed.
• Experience writing technical memos/white papers and supporting audits.
• Understanding of deadlines, controls, risks, and operational process flows.
• CPA preferred; if not public accounting, must have strong technical accounting experience.

Equal Opportunity Notice

Highspring LLC (d/b/a Vaco by Highspring) and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries ("we," "our," or "Vaco by Highspring") are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by applicable law. The company is also committed to ensuring that persons who need them are provided with reasonable accommodations; if an accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact [e-mail] .

Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.

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By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. Additionally, you agree to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. Lastly, you agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.

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Additionally, submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. More details about Vaco by Highspring's use of AI can be found here https://www.highspring.com/ai-use-notices/. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase will be conducted by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco by Highspring does not know and cannot opine on if its client's use of AI products in hiring.

Pay Transparency Notice

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

• the individual's skill sets, experience and training;
• licensure and certification requirements;
• office location and other geographic considerations; and
• other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses and/or participation in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's retirement plan (or similar retirement benefits).