Senior Revenue Accounting & Billing Lead - AI-Driven Automation

BlackLine Systems, Inc.; California; On-site; USD 168,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

BlackLine, a leader in finance automation, seeks a Senior Manager to lead revenue accounting and billing. You will drive end-to-end revenue recognition under ASC 606 in a fast-growing SaaS environment, manage a five-person team, and partner with Sales, Legal, and Finance leadership to optimize processes and controls.

You will shape billings, use of NetSuite/Zuora, and automation initiatives while ensuring SOX compliance and real-time insights for the business.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• CPA strongly preferred.
• 5+ years in revenue recognition and technical accounting in SaaS.
• Hands-on with Zuora/NetSuite and end-to-end quote-to-cash.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of five revenue accounting and billing professionals.
• Oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual revenue close processes.
• Own the billing process from order to invoice and manage renewals, usage-based billing, and proration.
• Review complex contracts for ASC 606 treatment with Deal Desk and Legal.
• Draft technical accounting memoranda for complex transactions and pricing models.
• Design human-in-the-loop review processes for AI outputs and internal controls.
• Collaborate to configure revenue/billing stack (NetSuite, Zuora, Salesforce) and automate workflows.
• Own internal controls related to revenue and SOX-scoped processes.
• Support Internal/External audits and quarterly/yearly reviews.
• Maintain SSP and monitor new accounting guidance impacting revenue.
• Advise Sales, Deal Desk, Legal, Pricing, and Product on accounting implications.

Skills

Revenue accounting

ASC 606

SaaS Finance

Process automation

Team leadership

Financial systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance

CPA

Tools

Zuora

NetSuite

Salesforce

Job description

BlackLine, a leader in finance automation, seeks a Senior Manager to lead revenue accounting and billing. You will drive end-to-end revenue recognition under ASC 606 in a fast-growing SaaS environment, manage a five-person team, and partner with Sales, Legal, and Finance leadership to optimize processes and controls.

You will shape billings, use of NetSuite/Zuora, and automation initiatives while ensuring SOX compliance and real-time insights for the business.