Senior Manager, Revenue Accounting

Senior Manager, Revenue Accounting

Kickstarter is the go-to crowdfunding platform for creative projects across everything from film, games and music to art, design, and technology. Fueled by the support of our team, our mission to help bring creative projects to life has been a core tenet since our inception in 2009.

To date, we have helped more than 282,000 creative projects reach their funding goal with pledges totaling more than $8.9 billion dollars. We continue to be committed to the growth and success of not only our community, but our team as well. Rooted in shared values, Kickstarter sees team members as whole people, giving every individual the autonomy and space to participate in decisions that impact them.

Kickstarter is seeking a meticulous and forward-thinking Senior Manager, Revenue Accounting to join our Finance team. This role is critical to ensuring accurate, compliant, and scalable revenue accounting processes as we continue to support creators and backers worldwide. Reporting to the VP of Finance, you'll partner with cross-functional teamsincluding Product, Legal, and Engineeringto align new products, payment flows, and business models with accounting standards. The ideal candidate combines strong ASC 606 expertise with a passion for automation and the ability to translate complex financial data into actionable insights.

The salary range in this role in the United States is $160,000 - $170,000.

In This Role, You Will :

• Lead and influence the preparation and review of revenue-related journal entries, reconciliations, and supporting schedules during month-end and quarter-end close cycles.
• Develop and optimize scalable, automated accounting processes to support evolving revenue streams while driving operational efficiency and compliance, establishing project management frameworks to streamline technical and go-to-market accounting initiatives for continuous improvement.
• Research, document, and implement revenue recognition policies, ensuring compliance with ASC 606 and addressing complex contractual arrangements.
• Provide technical guidance on new business models and product launches, assessing revenue implications and aligning them with accounting standards.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to drive the design, implementation, and testing of new revenue recognition systems, enhancements, and integrations with ERP systems - focusing on large-scale data workflows from payment platforms.
• Engage and align multiple business partners such as FP&A, Accounting, Legal, Tax, and Product in the development of standard operating procedures as they impact the revenue process and top line results and proactively ensure that all revenue impacting activities are thoroughly assessed for accuracy and compliance.
• Lead strategic revenue accounting projects and other process improvements to enhance efficiency and scalability.
• Assist in ad-hoc analyses and projects for the revenue, finance, accounting and tax teams.

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Kickstarter is an equal opportunity employer. As part of our commitment to fight for equality, we work to ensure a fair and consistent interview process. We celebrate diversity and we are committed to an inclusive work environment.

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