Revenue Accounting Manager

Overview

In this role you guide the quote-to-cash revenue cycle and ensure compliant, timely recognition of complex transactions. You’ll partner with Legal, Sales, and Finance to optimize contracts, document technical conclusions, and support audits and month-end close. You’ll influence policy, systems, and reporting to enable accurate revenue forecasting and close. This role suits a proactive, collaborative professional who thrives on improving revenue processes and communicating with cross-functional partners. You will contribute to Palantir’s mission by safeguarding revenue integrity while enabling growth across global teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage the revenue recognition process from contract negotiation to financial statement disclosure
• Partner with Legal and Sales to optimize contractual structures for business objectives while ensuring compliance
• Document accounting conclusions in technical memos per policies and current software revenue recognition rules
• Lead revenue and cost of revenue month-end close through accruals, journal entries, and reconciliations with policy conformance
• Provide technical guidance, training, and support to Finance, Legal, and Business Development/Sales teams
• Coordinate with internal and external auditors to ensure GAAP-compliant revenue interpretations
• Identify, champion, and implement continuous improvement in revenue processes, systems, reporting and analysis
• Collaborate with leadership on revenue forecasting processes

Key requirements

• ASC 606 experience in enterprise software-as-a-service
• 5+ years in a large public accounting firm or a mid-sized software company
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in business-related field
• Proficiency with NetSuite or other revenue recognition systems
• CPA or ACCA/ACA (preferred but not required)
• Strong communication and analytical skills

• Strong communications and presentation skills
• Analytical problem-solving
• Project management
• ASC 606 application for SaaS
• GAAP knowledge and documentation
• NetSuite and/or other revenue recognition systems

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