Lead Technical Revenue Accountant

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GoFundMe is a global community of over 150 million people who come together every day with the common purpose of helping one another. Our mission is to help people help each other through our best in class technology. In 2022, GoFundMe joined together with Classy, a leading nonprofit fundraising software company that enables nonprofits to connect supporters with the causes they care about. Together, we have empowered people and organizations to raise more than $30 billion since 2010. Our vision is to become the most helpful place in the world.

Join us! The GoFundMe team is searching for our next Lead Technical Revenue Accountant to help us scale the future, in a fast-paced environment that's growing rapidly. 

Our Lead Technical Revenue Accountant will ensure the accuracy, scalability, and efficiency of revenue recognition for GoFundMe's high-volume, global transactions. As a key strategic partner for newly developed product initiatives, you'll develop and scale system-enabled compliance and reporting frameworks that expand and transform our platform capabilities. You'll also collaborate closely with Finance, Product, Engineering, and Operations to shape robust data workflows, address evolving payment processing needs, and ensure end-to-end compliance with accounting standards. By refining complex accounting processes and integrating new offerings in a controlled, scalable manner, this role drives high-impact initiatives and fuels continuous improvements. If you're passionate about bridging advanced accounting standards with forward-thinking solutions and working across teams to bring innovative ideas to life - this position offers a chance to shape our global growth, support timely and accurate financial reporting, and help us deliver on our mission with both precision and agility. 

The Job…

• 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. 
• Provide technical accounting guidance on new business models and product launches, assessing revenue implications and aligning with accounting standards.
• Research, document, and implement revenue recognition policies (ASC 606), reviewing revenue-related contracts to ensure proper accounting treatment.  
• Collaborate with stakeholders to design, implement, and test revenue recognition systems, enhancements, and ERP integrations - focusing on large-scale data workflows from payment platforms. 
• Engage cross-functional teams (FP&A, Accounting, Legal, Tax, Product) to develop standard operating procedures that ensure top-line integrity and proactively drive accuracy, compliance, and readiness for new revenue-impacting initiatives.
• Track and review revenue related contracts to ensure revenue implications are documented and in compliance with the company’s revenue policy.
• Engage and align multiple business partners such as FP&A, Accounting, Legal, Tax, 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.
• Maintain robust internal controls to mitigate revenue-recognition risks and support timely, accurate close cycles, including journal entries, reconciliations, and supporting schedules.
• Assist in ad-hoc analyses and projects for the revenue, finance, accounting and tax teams, leveraging data-driven insights to support strategic decision-making and organizational growth. 

You…

• 5+ years progressive accounting experience, combining public accounting fundamentals with industry exposure and a focus on revenue recognition.
• B.A. or B.S. in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a closely related discipline.
• CPA certification (or equivalent) is strongly preferred.
• 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.
• Strong understanding of US GAAP (particularly ASC 606) with proven success in researching, documenting, and effectively applying complex technical accounting guidance.
• Expert Excel skills; experience with advanced analytics or automation tools is a major advantage.
• Proficiency working with databases and SQL across standard commercial databases or demonstrated ability to learn these systems is req