Head of Revenue Accounting

Peregrine Technologies•San Francisco, CA

10h•Onsite

About The Position

Peregrine is hiring a Head of Revenue Accounting to lead and build its revenue accounting function as the company grows. The role owns revenue recognition end to end, from contract intake and ASC 606 analysis through billing, the monthly revenue waterfall, and the close. It is a hands-on leadership position responsible for setting technical standards, developing the existing team and expanding it, and partnering with Sales, Deal Desk, Revenue Operations, Legal, and FP&A as revenue models become more complex. The role will build scalable, audit-ready processes, controls, and systems that transform complex data from multiple sources into reliable financial results. It includes ownership of revenue accounting policies and technical documentation, revenue systems, the revenue audit, and accounting for sales commissions. The Head of Revenue Accounting reports to the VP, Controller. The position is in-office four days a week at Peregrine’s San Francisco location at 2nd & Market. Annual salary is $227,000–$277,000 USD, with benefits, equity, and bonus if applicable. Compensation depends on factors including skills, experience, certifications or licenses, and work location.

Requirements

CPA required.
12+ years of progressive revenue accounting or controllership experience at a software or technology company, including team leadership and building or scaling a function.
Deep technical command of ASC 606 and hands-on experience with software subscription and usage-based revenue models.
Experience in a fast-growing environment; comfortable with ambiguity and a record of building audit-ready processes, controls, and documentation.
Hands-on NetSuite experience, including ARM, and experience leading systems implementations or optimizations.
Familiarity with billing and usage-based revenue systems, sales tax tools, and commissions software is required.
Strong data skills, including working with large volumes of data from disparate sources and advanced Excel, SQL, or equivalent.
AI-native, with examples of automating close, reconciliation, or reporting work.
Strong relationship-building skills across the business and excellent written and verbal communication.
Proven ability to recruit, manage, and develop accounting talent.

Nice To Haves

Big Four public accounting experience.
Government or public-sector contract experience, including milestone billing, consortium structures, or option years.
IPO or first SOX readiness experience.
International or multi-entity experience.

Responsibilities

Lead, coach, and develop the existing revenue accounting team; plan and hire strategically to grow the team.
Set a high bar for technical rigor, documentation, and ownership.
Own ASC 606 revenue recognition for subscription and usage-based arrangements, including performance obligations, standalone selling price, contract modifications, variable consideration, and multi-year or option-year structures.
Interpret new and emerging revenue arrangements, including AI-based revenue components under U.S. GAAP, and develop audit-ready accounting policies and technical memos.
Own the monthly and quarterly revenue close, including the revenue waterfall, deferred revenue, unbilled receivables, reconciliations, and reporting on business performance.
Build audit-ready infrastructure, including documented policies, technical accounting memos, controls, and workpapers that support external audit and future SOX and IPO readiness.
Serve as primary owner of the revenue audit with external auditors, from planning through sign-off.
Design, implement, and optimize the revenue systems stack, including NetSuite Advanced Revenue Management (ARM) and integrations among billing, CRM, usage data, and the general ledger.
Convert complex usage and billing data from multiple sources into accurate, reconciled revenue and automate manual processes where possible.
Evaluate opportunities to embed AI in revenue accounting processes.
Own accounting for sales commissions, including capitalization and amortization under ASC 340-40.
Advise Sales, Deal Desk, Legal, Product, and Finance leadership on accounting implications of new deals, pricing and packaging, and new products before signing.