Lead Revenue Accountant

Apollo GraphQL

1d • $100,000 - $120,000

About The Position

As Apollo's Lead Revenue Accountant, you will own the order-to-cash engine end to end, covering subscription and usage-based revenue. You will partner with Finance leadership to modernize billing, collections, and reporting, and build systems and processes that support the company's growth. This is a hands-on individual-contributor role with cross-functional reach across Revenue Operations, Deal Desk, Product, and Engineering. The role emphasizes building new processes and applying automation and AI to streamline reconciliations, reporting, and revenue operations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business.
• 3–5 years of progressive accounting experience, including billing, accounts receivable, and revenue accounting at a high-growth SaaS company.
• Working knowledge of ASC 606 revenue recognition principles.
• Experience building and using automations for process improvement.
• Track record of building accounting processes and systems, with a clear vision of the end goal and how to achieve it.
• Detail-oriented and organized, with the ability to own longer-term projects alongside day-to-day tasks.
• Strong collaboration skills and experience partnering with cross-functional teams.
• Experience with NetSuite and modern billing and collections systems.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and Google Sheets for reconciliations and analysis.

Nice To Haves

• CPA or actively pursuing CPA licensure.
• Public accounting experience.
• Exposure to technical accounting topics such as capitalized commissions, internal-use software, or lease accounting (ASC 842).
• Experience supporting a financial statement audit.

Responsibilities

• Own the order-to-cash process from order creation through invoicing, collections, and cash application, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and adherence to contractual terms.
• Own revenue recognition in accordance with ASC 606, including monthly journal entries, reconciliations, and reporting.
• Maintain technical accounting memos and schedules for ASC 606 revenue recognition, ASC 340-40 capitalized commissions, ASC 350-40 internal-use software, and ASC 842 leases.
• Lead billing and revenue system implementations, driving accounting requirements and aligning cross-functional stakeholders on scope and timing.
• Create and deploy automation workflows across invoicing and collections to reduce process cycle times.
• Partner with Deal Desk and Product on new SKU launches and ensure systems and processes are ready before launch.
• Assist with monthly and quarterly close activities, including revenue reconciliations, sales tax reporting, and technical accounting areas.
• Support the annual financial audit by preparing schedules and responding to auditor requests related to revenue.
• Manage collections and oversee dunning processes, monitor accounts receivable aging, and contact customers with past-due accounts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior