Overall Scope of Role
The Manager, Revenue Accounting will support the controllership organization by leading core revenue accounting operations across Pro Sports & Experiences, with responsibility for transaction processing, revenue reporting, close execution, and control performance.
This role owns the integrity of revenue-related data flows from contract setup through cash application, revenue recognition, and reporting, ensuring balances are complete, accurate, timely, and supported by audit-ready documentation.
The position reports to the Director, Revenue Operations & Transformation and will partner closely with Revenue Accounting, FP&A, Legal, Sales, Operations, Financial Systems, and external auditors to strengthen the close process, improve controls, and scale repeatable revenue operations.
Key Responsibilities
Revenue Operations & Close Execution: Own day-to-day revenue operations, including contract setup support, support for the billing and collections team, revenue transaction review, journal entry preparation and review, account reconciliations, fluctuation analysis, and monthly close deliverables.
Controls, Compliance & Audit Readiness: Execute and evidence revenue-related SOX controls, maintain clear ownership over key control activities, prepare audit-ready support, and proactively address control gaps, process risks, and external audit requests.
Systems, Data & Transformation: Partner with Financial Systems and Transformation teams to improve NetSuite and related revenue data flows, support automation initiatives, resolve data quality issues, and build scalable reporting and reconciliation processes.
Cross-Functional Partnership: Work with Sales, Legal, FP&A, Operations, Billing and Collections, and Revenue Accounting to ensure contract terms, billing activity, cash application, and revenue recognition conclusions are aligned, documented, and communicated clearly.
Team Leadership & Accountability: Manage and develop revenue operations team members, establish clear close calendars and operating routines, assign ownership, monitor deliverables, and reinforce a culture of accuracy, responsiveness, and continuous improvement.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
6–8+ years of progressive accounting, controllership, revenue operations, or public accounting experience.
Strong understanding of ASC 606, revenue accounting, reconciliations, close processes, and audit support requirements.
Experience operating in SOX-compliant or public company control environments, including control execution, documentation, and remediation support.
Advanced Excel and data analysis skills, with demonstrated ability to manage large datasets, identify exceptions, and translate data into actionable close and reporting insights.
Preferred: NetSuite experience, revenue subledger, billing or collections process exposure, process transformation experience, and industry experience in live events, hospitality, sports, media, or ticketing.
Success Profile
Reliable, disciplined revenue close with clear timelines, ownership, reconciliations, and support.
Strong control environment with complete evidence, timely review, and clear accountability for key revenue processes.
Improved data quality, reduced manual effort, and scalable reporting through process improvement and automation.
Effective partnership with Revenue Accounting, FP&A, Legal, Sales, Operations, Billing and Collections, Financial Systems, and external auditors.
High-performing team that understands priorities, meets deadlines, escalates issues early, and delivers audit-ready workpapers.
