Revenue Accounting

ABOUT BASETEN

Baseten powers mission-critical inference for the world's most dynamic AI companies, like Cursor, Notion, OpenEvidence, Abridge, Clay, Gamma and Writer. By uniting applied AI research, flexible infrastructure, and seamless developer tooling, we enable companies operating at the frontier of AI to bring cutting-edge models into production. We're growing quickly and recently raised our $150M Series D, backed by investors including BOND, IVP, Spark Capital, Greylock, and Conviction. Join us and help build the platform engineers turn to to ship AI products.

THE ROLE

We are seeking an experienced and hands-on individual to build and scale the revenue function in a rapidly growing, product-led environment. As our first revenue-focused accounting hire, you will own the full revenue lifecycle from policy and process to systems, controls, and executive partnership.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, early-stage environment, is comfortable with ambiguity, and is energized by building financial systems and structure that enables accuracy, automation, and scalability.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead and establish end-to-end revenue accounting operations, including contract review, invoicing, usage metering, and revenue recognition.

• Develop and document revenue recognition policies under ASC 606 with a focus on usage-based and consumption models.

• Build the processes and systems to support real-time usage-based billing.

• Partner closely with Sales, Legal, FP&A, Data, and Engineering on deal structure, quoting, metering, and customer lifecycle.

• Implement scalable automation for revenue operations, including billing platforms, GTM tools, and reporting workflows.

• Own monthly and quarterly revenue close, including reconciliations, journal entries, and analytics.

• Design controls and audit-ready documentation, ensuring compliance and visibility as scale accelerates.

• Act as subject matter expert on revenue treatment during pricing changes, new product launches, contract modifications, variable considerations, and allocation across multiple performance obligations.

• Analyze revenue data for patterns, upsell, discounting, and renewal motion insights.

REQUIREMENTS

• 8+ years of revenue accounting experience in high-growth or dynamic environments.

• Direct experience with usage-based / consumption revenue models (non-negotiable)

• Strong knowledge of ASC 606, including variable consideration, contract modifications, and allocation across multiple performance obligations.

• Hands-on execution mindset and comfort with contract review, billing logic, metering data, and partnering with business partners on consumption metrics.

• Experience building and scaling a private company to high growth late-stage private or publicly-traded company is a plus.

• Big 4 public accounting experience strongly preferred.

• Best-in-class attention to detail and unwavering commitment to accuracy.

BENEFITS

• Competitive compensation, including meaningful equity.

• 100% coverage of medical, dental, and vision insurance for employee and dependents

• Generous PTO policy including company wide Winter Break (our offices are closed from Christmas Eve to New Year's Day!)

• Paid parental leave

• Company-facilitated 401(k)

• Exposure to a variety of ML startups, offering unparalleled learning and networking opportunities.

Apply now to embark on a rewarding journey in shaping the future of AI! If you are a motivated individual with a passion for machine learning and a desire to be part of a collaborative and forward-thinking team, we would love to hear from you.

At Baseten, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.