Revenue Accounting Lead

Digital Ocean
Boston
Workplace: RemoteFull timeUSD 120,000 - 150,000 annuallyFunction: Finance & AccountingExperience: 6+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Technical accounting judgment","Operator mindset","Cross-functional collaboration","Communication","Problem-solving"]

Lead technical revenue accounting for complex, non-standard arrangements across customers, partnerships, and marketplaces. Own ASC 606 assessments from commercial structure through ongoing execution, partnering with Sales, Partnerships, Legal, Product, Billing, Engineering, and Finance. Operationalize new monetization models by translating contracts and product economics into billing, revenue recognition, reporting, data, and controls—while improving scalability through process, system, automation, and AI-enabled enhancements.

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Digital Ocean
Digital Ocean
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Revenue Accounting Lead

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Job Summary

Lead technical revenue accounting for complex, non-standard arrangements across customers, partnerships, and marketplaces. Own ASC 606 assessments from commercial structure through ongoing execution, partnering with Sales, Partnerships, Legal, Product, Billing, Engineering, and Finance. Operationalize new monetization models by translating contracts and product economics into billing, revenue recognition, reporting, data, and controls—while improving scalability through process, system, automation, and AI-enabled enhancements.
Location: Boston
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Finance & Accounting
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own technical revenue accounting for complex and non-standard arrangements, including ASC 606 assessments of pricing, variable consideration, contract modifications, and evolving commercial terms.
  • •Partner with Sales, Partnerships, Legal, Product, and Finance before deals and initiatives finalize to provide accounting guidance and help shape deal structures and monetization models.
  • •Lead accounting operationalization of new arrangements by translating contractual and product economics into billing, revenue recognition, reporting, data, and control requirements (including when systems don’t natively support the terms).
  • •Maintain ongoing accounting for owned arrangements, including recurring calculations and estimates, monitoring variables, resolving issues, and ensuring accurate close and reporting.
  • •Support revenue close and control environment, including workpaper review, reconciliations, disclosures, internal controls, and external audit matters; drive process/system/automation/AI improvements to reduce manual effort and risk.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 120,000 - 150,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Learning BudgetEmployee AssistancePaid LeaveEquity

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; CPA preferred.
  • •6+ years of progressive revenue accounting experience, ideally with SaaS/cloud/technology businesses and complex usage-based or enterprise arrangements.
  • •Strong ASC 606 knowledge and ability to independently evaluate complex, non-standard contracts, including modifications, variable consideration, and evolving pricing terms.
  • •Proven ability to partner with and influence cross-functional stakeholders (Sales, Partnerships, Legal, Product, Billing, Engineering, Finance) with sound accounting judgment.
  • •Experience translating revenue accounting conclusions into operational execution, including scalable processes, controls, system requirements, and recurring procedures.
Experience:6+ yearsSaaSCloudAIInfrastructure
Education:Bachelor's in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
Skills:Technical accounting judgmentOperator mindsetCross-functional collaborationCommunicationProblem-solving
Certifications:CPA
Languages:English
Tech Stack:ASC 606OracleNetSuiteRMCSERPAI

Company Brief

Digital Ocean
Provides cloud infrastructure and developer-focused cloud services including scalable droplets, managed databases, Kubernetes, object storage, and networking to simplify deploying and managing applications for developers and small-to-medium businesses.
Industry: Cloud Computing
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 250M to 500M
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: New York, United States
Founded: 2011
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