Senior Manager, Revenue Accounting
Chainalysis is the blockchain data platform.
About Chainalysis
Chainalysis offers a blockchain data platform that utilizes sophisticated machine learning and proprietary architecture to handle extensive clustering heuristics, ingest data at scale, and ensure high data accuracy. The platform supports new blockchains and standard tokens automatically, providing comprehensive industry coverage. It simplifies tracing fund flows through complex transactions like bridges, mixers, and DEX swaps. The data provided by Chainalysis is court-admissible and has been instrumental in legal actions. The company provides global, 24/7 support with localized guidance and expertise in various threat typologies and advanced investigative techniques. Through its R&D initiative, Chainalysis Labs, the company continues to innovate and introduce new, unique features and capabilities in blockchain intelligence.
Skills
About the Role
You will play a critical leadership role in scaling the company's global revenue accounting function. You will partner closely with Sales, Revenue Operations, Deal Desk, Legal, Professional Services, Finance, Accounting, and Executive leadership to support a complex and evolving SaaS revenue model while ensuring operational scalability and compliance with ASC 606. You will combine strong technical accounting expertise with business judgment and operational leadership, focusing on simplification, automation, and continuous improvement. You will help build scalable processes, influence cross-functional decisions, and leverage modern technologies, including AI-enabled tools and automation capabilities, to improve workflows, accelerate insights, enhance decision-making, and increase team productivity. This is a highly visible role at the center of a rapidly scaling global business, and you will have the opportunity to help shape the future of the revenue accounting function and modernize the systems and processes that support the company's next stage of growth.
Requirements
- 8+ years of progressive accounting experience, including significant experience in SaaS or software revenue accounting environments
- Deep knowledge of US GAAP and ASC 606, including experience evaluating complex SaaS and services arrangements
- Strong ability to interpret complex commercial arrangements and assess accounting implications
- Proven experience leading, developing, and mentoring high-performing teams
- Experience improving and scaling quote-to-cash processes, systems, and controls in a high-growth environment
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced and evolving environment while managing multiple priorities
- Strong systems and operational mindset, with experience working across ERP, CRM, billing, and revenue platforms
- Curiosity and enthusiasm for leveraging AI and emerging technologies
- Experience operating in a high-growth public company or late-stage private company environment is a plus
- Experience with systems such as NetSuite, Salesforce, FloQast, Tesorio, or similar enterprise platforms is preferred
- Strong command of Google Workspace products
Responsibilities
- Lead, develop, and scale a high-performing revenue accounting team
- Review and evaluate customer contracts and complex commercial arrangements to ensure revenue recognition conclusions are aligned with ASC 606 and company policy
- Partner closely with Legal, Deal Desk, Sales, Revenue Operations, Professional Services, and other stakeholders to structure scalable commercial arrangements and evaluate non-standard deal terms
- Lead key aspects of the monthly and quarterly close process related to revenue
- Lead and influence cross-functional quote-to-cash and revenue operations initiatives, including process improvements, automation efforts, and systems implementations
- Serve as the Finance organization's subject matter expert on revenue recognition and ASC 606
- Lead strategic revenue initiatives, including new systems implementations, accounting standard adoption, and support for evolving go-to-market strategies
- Drive simplification, automation, and continuous improvement across revenue accounting processes and workflows
- Partner with external auditors by presenting key revenue accounting matters, audit support, and technical accounting analyses
- Communicate revenue accounting considerations, operational insights, and key business trends to senior finance leadership
Benefits
- Equity
- Bonus