Job Description
About LiveKit
LiveKit is building the infrastructure layer for the voice-driven era of computing. Our platform gives developers everything they need to build, test, deploy, scale, and observe agents in production. Founded in 2021, LiveKit powers voice AI applications for OpenAI, xAI, Salesforce, Coursera, Spotify, and thousands of others, collectively facilitating billions of calls each year.
About You
Our revenue is credit-denominated and consumption-based — usage billing, prepaid credit drawdown, and concurrency pricing across a growing enterprise base — which is close to the most complex revenue profile in infrastructure software. The load-bearing questions are open and there are few set policies and processes.
You will be the technical authority on revenue. You will own the entire Order to Cash cycle, from interfacing with our sales team, reviewing contracts, assessing terms in accordance with ASC 606, implementing workpapers and schedules, documenting conclusions, and assisting with billing and collection efforts. If building processes from square one and taking ownership of some of the most complex revenue arrangements excites you, this is the role for you.
You'll thrive as a Revenue Accounting Manager if you
- are obsessed with making the best product for our customers
- are known as the go-to person for tackling tough problems
- work hard and can build and ship fast
- are focused on polish, detail and quality
- are a fast learner, frequently picking up new tips, tricks, and skills
The best way to impress us is with thoughtful ways you'd implement LiveKit, and potentially tinkering with it 😊
What You'll Do
- Author our revenue accounting policy set — principal versus agent on brokered inference, breakage on expiring credits, performance obligation identification and allocation, minimum commitment versus overage, and contract modifications — and make each one stand up to an external auditor
- Own the monthly revenue close: recognition, the deferred revenue rollforward, contract asset and liability balances, and the flux analysis
- Own the revenue portion of our external audit, from the PBC list through the technical positions
- Replace manual revenue entries with an automated billing-to-revenue reconciliation and a documented exception process — revenue should be computed by a system and reviewed by a person, with invoice accuracy above 99% and root-cause tracking on the misses
- Govern order to cash: billing accuracy, dispute resolution, and an AR and collections process with real DSO and aging targets
- Own commission capitalization and amortization under ASC 340-40
- Review non-standard deal structures before they're signed, so the accounting consequence is a decision rather than a discovery
Who You Are
- You're a licensed CPA with a Big 4 or comparable technical accounting foundation, plus real industry experience in a high-growth startup environment
- You have demonstrable ASC 606 experience with usage-based or consumption revenue
- You write technical memos that a reviewer can follow without a meeting: facts, guidance, analysis, conclusion
- Experience assessing GAAP guidance and implementing it in real-world situations
- You've owned a monthly revenue close hands-on, and you've closed revenue through at least one external audit
- You're comfortable being the technical authority without a bench behind you
Nice to Have
- Billing system implementation or migration — Metronome, Stripe, Zuora
- Pre-IPO or first-audit experience
- Enough SQL to validate a recognition schedule against raw usage data yourself
Our Commitment to You
- An opportunity to build something truly impactful to the world
- Contribute to open source alongside world-class engineers
- Competitive salary and equity package
- Health, dental, and vision benefits
- Flexible vacation policy
LiveKit is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any characteristic protected by applicable law. If you require a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process, please contact recruiting@livekit.io.
How to apply
The Apply button opens LiveKit's own application page in a new browser tab — applying is free, and this board never sits between you and the employer: no middleman, no form of ours to fill first.
This posting runs on Ashby, the applicant tracking system behind LiveKit's job board — the form you'll see lives at jobs.ashbyhq.com. It asks for the basics first: your name, email, and a résumé/CV upload. After that come the custom questions this employer wrote for the role — Ashby lets each team tailor its application, and some postings add a short questionnaire on top, so set aside a few quiet minutes rather than a thirty-second sprint. Because the questions change per role, re-read the requirements above before you start typing; answers that echo the exact skills the listing names are the ones that survive screening. Two practical notes: apply promptly while the posting is verified live, since teams close applications once a role fills, and use one email address for the application so your details stay under one identity.
Before you start
Salary context
The listed range of $109k to $147k a year sits about 9% below the board-wide median for Finance & Accounting roles on this board.
That median is $126,000 to $157,500 a year, based on 15 live listings where the employer publishes an annual USD range — the same rules as the board's salary report.
The parsed benefits on this listing include Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Stock Options / Equity — equity is among them, so total compensation can extend beyond this base range.
Quick answers
- Is this job still open?
- Yes. Listings on this board are re-verified 4 times a day and auto-expire 45 days after posting — if this page is visible, the role was open at the last check.
- Where does the Apply button go?
- Straight to LiveKit's own application page — never a middleman. Every listing here comes from the employer's own job board, so the Apply button simply opens their page in a new tab.
- Does it require experience?
- The employer tags this role as executive level — the requirements above spell out what that means in practice.
- Is the salary listed?
- Yes — the employer publishes an annual range for this role: $109k to $147k.
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