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# Manager, Revenue Accounting at Anaplan

- **Company:** Anaplan
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA
- **Compensation:** $114k–$153k
- **Posted:** 2026-10-09
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-19
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/anaplan/jobs/8878189002

## Job description

At Anaplan, we are a team of innovators focused on optimizing business decision-making through our leading AI-infused scenario planning and analysis platform so our customers can outpace their competition and the market.

What unites Anaplanners across teams and geographies is our collective commitment to our customers’ success and to our Winning Culture.

Our customers rank among the who’s who in the Fortune 50. Coca-Cola, LinkedIn, Adobe, LVMH and Bayer are just a few of the 2,400+ global companies who rely on our best-in-class platform.

Our Winning Culture is the engine that drives our teams of innovators. We champion diversity of thought and ideas, we behave like leaders regardless of title, we are committed to achieving ambitious goals, and we love celebrating our wins – big and small.

Supported by operating principles of being strategy-led, [values](https://www.anaplan.com/careers/)-based and disciplined in execution, you’ll be inspired, connected, developed and rewarded here. Everything that makes you unique is welcome; join us and let’s build what’s next - together!

Join our revenue accounting team as Manager, Revenue Accounting. In this role, you will serve as a subject matter expert on ASC 606 technical accounting and manage the subscription revenue process, ensuring rigorous revenue recognition compliance, reviewing complex customer contracts, and supporting our month-end financial close.

You will partner directly with Deal Desk, Sales Operations, and Legal on non-standard enterprise deals, identifying technical accounting considerations and helping structure contract terms to protect revenue and billings.

This role focuses on technical accounting governance and subscription revenue process management. You will author audit-ready technical memos for new revenue streams and products, oversee complex revenue recognition and billing schedules, maintain and update standalone selling price (SSP) allocation models, and evaluate accounting treatment for contract modifications and emerging hybrid/usage pricing models. You will also serve as the primary technical liaison for our external audit team.

This position suits an experienced, detail-oriented technical accountant with strong Big 4 or public SaaS experience who enjoys in-depth contract analysis, rigorous accounting close, and cross-functional deal advisory.

## Your Impact

- Month-End Revenue Close Oversight: Oversee monthly revenue close deliverables, including complex revenue schedules, contract assets, deferred revenue rollforwards, customer contract liability reconciliations, bad debt reconciliation, and related journal entries.
- Period-End Commercial Reporting & ASC 606 Disclosures: Lead the preparation, review, and reconciliation of period-end reporting packages for revenue metrics including billings, deferred revenue, and revenue backlog.
- ASC 606 Technical Accounting Memos: Author formal technical accounting position papers documenting revenue recognition treatment for complex multi-element arrangements, non-standard terms, and emerging product offerings in accordance with ASC 606.
- Cross-Functional Deal Advisory: Serve as a technical accounting partner to Deal Desk, Sales and Legal, collaborating regularly during active deal negotiations to provide clear accounting guidance on deal structuring and the implications of non-standard commercial terms such as custom SLAs, acceptance provisions, and termination rights.
- Contract Processing: Process subscription contracts, including contract modifications, ensuring adherence to the revenue guidance and internal bookings policy.
- Standalone Selling Price (SSP) Analysis: Perform annual Standalone Selling Price (SSP) analyses across software subscription tiers, professional services, and usage components, maintaining documented transaction price allocation methodologies.
- External Audit Management: Serve as the primary contact for external auditors on all revenue accounting matters, manage technical PBC requests, lead audit walkthroughs, and defend accounting positions.
- SOX Controls & Financial Governance: Design, maintain, and execute internal controls (SOX) over the OTC process, including contract review, multi-element revenue allocations, and close reconciliations.
- Hybrid & Consumption Accounting Evaluation: Evaluate technical accounting treatment for evolving commercial models, such as minimum commitments, usage-based fees, and prepaid drawdowns, establishing appropriate recognition timing and variable consideration estimates.

## Your Qualifications

- Experience: 6 years of progressive accounting experience, with at least 3 years dedicated to technical revenue accounting under ASC 606 in SaaS or enterprise technology environments.
- Education & Credentials: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting; active Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license is preferred; Big 4 experience and national public accounting experience strongly preferred.
- Technical ASC 606 Mastery: Deep command of the ASC 606 5-step framework, distinct performance obligation identification, transaction price allocation (SSP), and contract modification accounting.
- Close Accounting & Balance Sheet Rigor: Hands-on experience managing monthly revenue close, including deferred revenue rollforwards, contract asset/liability reconciliations, and review of complex revenue subledger schedules.
- Complex Contract Analysis: Demonstrated ability to dissect multi-element enterprise contracts, identify non-standard clauses, assess revenue recognition impacts, and communicate those impacts to Commercial Operations.
- Systems & Tooling: Working knowledge of enterprise ERP and revenue management systems (Workday), Salesforce CPQ, and financial modeling in Excel; Anaplan familiarity is a plus.
- Professional Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate technical accounting standards and risks clearly to finance leadership, legal counsel, and commercial teams.

## #LI-SP1

Base Salary Range: $114,000—$153,000 USD

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB)

We believe attracting and retaining the best talent and fostering an inclusive culture strengthens our business. DEIB improves our workforce, enhances trust with our partners and customers, and drives business success. Build your career in a place where diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging aren’t just words on paper – this is what drives our innovation, it’s how we connect, and it contributes to what makes us a market leader. We believe in a hiring and working environment where all people are respected and valued, regardless of gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, citizenship, or any other aspect which makes people unique. We hire you for who you are, and we want you to bring your authentic self to work every day!

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive equitable benefits and all privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Fraud Recruitment Disclaimer

It has come to our attention that fraudulent and fictitious job opportunities are being circulated on the Internet. Prospective candidates are being contacted by certain individuals, mainly through telephone calls, emails and correspondence, claiming they are representatives of Anaplan. The main purpose of these correspondences and announcements is to obtain privileged information from individuals.

Anaplan does not:

- Extend offers to candidates without an extensive interview process with a member of our recruitment team and a hiring manager via video or in person.
- Send job offers via email. All offers are first extended verbally by a member of our internal recruitment team whenever possible and then followed up via written communication.

All emails from Anaplan would come from an @anaplan.com email address. Should you have any doubts about the authenticity of an email, letter or telephone communication purportedly from, for, or on behalf of Anaplan, please send an email to people@anaplan.com before taking any further action in relation to the correspondence.

Privacy & AI Notice

Candidate data processed during our recruitment activities is handled in accordance with our [Candidate Privacy Notice](https://www.anaplan.com/legal/candidate-privacy-notice/). This may include the use of artificial intelligence or automated tools to assist our team in evaluating qualifications.

## About Anaplan

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Anaplan provides an AI-driven scenario planning and analysis platform that helps businesses optimize decision-making across finance, supply chain, sales, and HR.
- **Entity Type**: Private (acquired by Thoma Bravo in 2023; previously public under ticker PLAN on NYSE)
- **Headquarters**: Miami, Florida, United States
- **Founded**: 2006
- **Founders**: Guy Haddleton, Sue Haddleton, Michael Gould

## Core Business
- Primary industry/industries: Enterprise software, business planning, financial planning & analysis, supply chain planning, sales performance management, workforce planning
- Target customers: B2B – large enterprises, including Fortune 50 companies
- Mission or purpose statement: “Outpredict. Outplan. Outperform.” – to optimize decision-making so customers can outpace their competition and the market.

## Products & Services
- **[Anaplan Platform]**: Cloud-based SaaS platform for connected scenario planning, analysis, and reporting. Includes AI-powered features for predictive insights, generative analysis, and deterministic calculations. Designed for enterprise planning use cases in finance, supply chain, sales, marketing, and HR.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available (privately held by Thoma Bravo; prior to acquisition in 2022, market cap was ~$6.2B; current valuation not disclosed)
- **Key Metric**: Annual revenue of $592.2M (latest available) and 1,958 employees (+15.7% YoY growth)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Owner: Thoma Bravo (private equity). Ecosystem includes 250+ partners.
- **Growth Signals**: 48% of the Fortune 50 are customers; 2,600+ market-leading customers; 90% acceleration in key planning cycles; 95% faster territory planning; 99%+ uptime; recognized as a 9X Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Financial Planning Software.

## Competitive Advantages
- **AI-driven decision infrastructure** combining LLM probabilistic power with a deterministic calculation engine for auditable, accurate answers.
- **Proprietary data ontology** for finance, supply chain, retail, sales, and operations that embeds business context directly into AI insights.
- **Highly integrated platform** unifying data across sources and workflows, enabling real-time, forward-looking scenarios.
- **Domain-specific intelligent applications** with built-in best practices and role-based agents.
- **Scale and adoption** – used by 48% of the Fortune 50 and 50% of the world’s 20 most valuable companies.

## Strategic Focus
- Accelerating AI-driven scenario planning and decision-making (“Agentic Enterprise”).
- Expanding platform capabilities with generative AI and role-based agents.
- Deepening integrations across systems and workflows to deliver time-to-value.
- Growing partner ecosystem and customer base in enterprise segments.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Values-driven “I ACT REAL” culture emphasizing innovation, accountability, collaboration, transparency, and resilience.
- **Flexibility**: Hybrid work model (“One Connected Team”). Remote options available for many roles.
- **Growth**: Opportunities to work with cutting-edge AI and planning technology alongside a global team of innovators. Competitive compensation and total rewards approach.
- **Diversity & Inclusion**: Inclusive workplace where diverse backgrounds and experiences are valued. Equal opportunity employer with accommodations for disabilities.
- **Global Presence**: Offices in 13 countries with remote/hybrid roles across the US, UK, India, and more.

## Sources
1. [anaplan.com](https://www.anaplan.com/about/)
2. [anaplan.com](https://www.anaplan.com/)
3. [anaplan.com](https://www.anaplan.com/careers/)
4. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/anaplan)
5. [job-boards.greenhouse.io](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/anaplan)

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