Join Baseten as a Revenue Accounting Manager to own billing, contract review, and revenue recognition in a rapidly scaling AI company.
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The Revenue Accounting Manager at Baseten is responsible for overseeing the entire revenue cycle, including billing, contract review, and revenue recognition, particularly as the company navigates increasingly complex deal structures. This role requires a strong grasp of ASC 606 and hands-on experience with billing operations, making it ideal for someone with over five years of progressive accounting experience, particularly in revenue recognition. The position suits individuals who thrive in a fast-paced, lean environment and are eager to take ownership of a critical function within a rapidly scaling company.
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THE ROLE
We're looking for a Revenue Accounting Manager to own billing, contract review, and revenue recognition as Baseten scales. This is a hands-on, individual-contributor role for someone who wants full ownership of the revenue cycle at a company where deal structures are getting more complex: usage-based pricing, committed capacity, credits, multi-year enterprise contracts, and new business models coming online.
You'll join Lauren, who built Baseten's quote-to-cash function from the ground up, to take on billing, contract review, and revenue recognition as deal volume and complexity grow. Having completed our first year-end audit, we're now focused on tightening contract review processes, close procedures, and reporting rigor to support the scale ahead. You'll partner closely with Lauren, FP&A, Sales, Legal, and Revenue Operations to make sure every deal is structured, billed, and recognized correctly from day one.
Baseten is building the infrastructure layer for AI-native companies, and we're scaling quickly - in deal volume, contract complexity, and customer size. If you want real ownership over a growing function on a lean team, this role offers real scope.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Revenue Recognition and Technical Accounting
Own revenue recognition under ASC 606 across all contract types, including usage-based/consumption arrangements, committed capacity deals, credits, multi-year contracts, and new business models
Serve as the go-to person on rev rec treatment for new deal structures, products, and pricing models
Billing Operations
Own end-to-end billing: invoice generation, accuracy checks, and dispute resolution
Identify and automate manual, error-prone steps in the billing-to-cash workflow
Assist with strengthening our collections efforts and overall process
Contract Review and Deal Support
Build and maintain a standardized contract review process for Sales and Legal, flagging non-standard terms that affect recognition before deals close
Partner directly with Sales, Revenue Operations, and Legal as a proactive advisor on deal structuring
Sales and Indirect Tax
Own the sales and indirect tax process, including reviewing and maintaining our tax automation tool (nexus tracking, exemption certificates, filings), and building the governance around it as we scale into new jurisdictions
Close and Reporting
Own the revenue-related monthly close: deferred revenue rollforward, unbilled AR, credit memos, and revenue reserves
Partner with FP&A to reconcile billed vs. recognized revenue and support ARR reporting and forecasting
Own revenue-related audit deliverables, including technical memos and sample testing support
REQUIREMENTS
5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including 3+ years focused specifically on revenue accounting and recognition
Deep working knowledge of ASC 606, including variable consideration, multiple performance obligations, and usage-based revenue models
Hands-on experience reviewing and abstracting commercial contracts for accounting treatment
Experience owning billing operations directly, not just reviewing output from a billing team
Public company or audit-ready private company experience (Big 4 or industry, with audit exposure)
Builder mentality with a bias toward execution; comfortable operating on a lean team relative to company scale
Experience with NetSuite (or comparable ERP) and a modern billing platform
Based in San Francisco or New York, with the ability to work in-person 3+ days per week
NICE TO HAVE
Experience at a high-growth, venture-backed infrastructure or cloud company with usage-based or hybrid pricing
Experience with committed-use/capacity contracts
Experience overseeing sales and indirect tax compliance through an automated tax tool across multiple jurisdictions
CPA
Exposure to SOX controls in a revenue cycle context
BENEFITS
Competitive compensation, including meaningful equity
Paid parental leave
Fertility and family-building stipend through Carrot
(U.S. only) Company-facilitated 401(k)
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