Senior Manager of Revenue Accounting, Kickstarter
$160-170k
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Crowdfunding platform for creative projects
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Crowdfunding platform for creative projects
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$160-170k
More information about location
201-500 employees
Company mission
To help bring creative projects to life.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate combines strong ASC 606 expertise with a passion for automation and the ability to translate complex financial data into actionable insights
- You have 5+ years progressive accounting experience, combining public accounting fundamentals with industry exposure and a focus on revenue recognition
- You have a B.A. or B.S. in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a closely related discipline
- You have expert experience and understanding of payment processor workflows
- You have hands-on reconciliation experience (e.g., working with payment platforms or fintech solutions) and can tackle complex, high-volume, multi-currency transactions in a global setting
- You have a breadth of experience in US GAAP and ASC 606 revenue recognition guidance
- You have experience in researching, documenting, and effectively communicating technical accounting matters under ASC 606
- You have expert Excel knowledge (required); experience with automation tools is a major advantage
- You have experience working with databases and SQL across standard commercial databases or demonstrated ability to learn these systems (required)
- You’re a highly motivated self-starter with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment to proactively drive results - quick to learn and adjust accordingly
- You have excellent problem-solving skills and experience analyzing high volume, multi-currency transactions in a global business environment
- You have the ability to work meticulously and maintain a high level of accuracy
- You have strong interpersonal and team building skills - ability to work with a diverse team and impart change across functional and business boundaries
- You have the ability to design, lead and implement internal controls and best practices
- You have exceptional analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex financial data and provide actionable insights
What the job involves
- 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 teams—including Product, Legal, and Engineering—to align new products, payment flows, and business models with accounting standards
- 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
Our take
Kickstarter is a crowdfunding platform that is dedicated to the creative ecosystem, providing its community of painters, musicians, filmmakers, gamers, and all other creatives with a space to raise money for specific projects.
Kickstarter Campaigns operate on an “all-or-nothing” basis, meaning that if a campaign misses a deadline, they don’t get any of the money pledged to their project, however, creators are able to set deadlines and funding goals themselves in order to make the success of their campaign more manageable.
The company also launched a new feature in early 2023, called Drip, which enables creators to receive continued support from backers through subscription-based payments, ensuring sustainable funding for their projects.
By ensuring creatives retain 100% ownership of their work, the company simplifies the fundraising process by eliminating the need for long and complicated grant application processes, donors asking creators to make modifications, or last-minute edit requests from investors. Since its launch in 2009, 22 million people around the globe have pledged over $7.2 billion to help fund projects such as the early version of Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Fleabag.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
16% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Mar 2024
$100m
LATE VC
Mar 2011
$10m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $120m
Company benefits
- Work from home opportunities
- Three percent safe harbor 401K contribution
- Equity
- Healthcare coverage
- 16 annual paid vacation days + 25 annual paid volunteer hours to all full-time employees
- Yearly reimbursable stiped for Remote Working and Wellness
- Continuous Learning
Company HQ
Greenpoint, NY
Leadership
Everette Taylor
(CEO, not founder)Founder of ET Enterprises. Former CMO of Artsy and Skurt. They also previously worked as Head of Growth (Interim) at Microsoft China.
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