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Technical Accounting Manager

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In-Office or Remote
Hiring Remotely in San Francisco, CA
170K-200K Annually
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In-Office or Remote
Hiring Remotely in San Francisco, CA
170K-200K Annually
Senior level
As a Technical Accounting Manager, you'll lead revenue recognition, advise on accounting implications, implement technical recommendations, and support external audits while tracking FASB standards.
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We are building AI to simulate the world through merging art and science.
We believe that world models are at the frontier of progress in artificial intelligence. Language models alone won’t solve the world’s hardest problems – robotics, disease, scientific discovery. Real progress requires models that experience the world and learn from their mistakes, the same way that humans do. And this kind of trial and error can be massively accelerated when done in simulation, rather than in the real world.
World models offer the most clear path to general-purpose simulation, changing how stories are told, how scientific progress is made and how the next frontiers of humanity are reached.

Our team consists of creative, open minded, caring and ambitious people who are determined to change the world. We aspire to continuously build impossible things and our ability to do so relies on building an incredible team. If you are driven to do the same, we'd love to hear from you.

About the role 

*Open to hiring remote across North America — we also have offices in NYC, San Francisco, and Seattle

We are seeking a technically strong and intellectually curious Technical Accounting Manager to serve as our in-house expert on complex accounting matters. This role has high visibility, designed for a professional who excels at interpreting accounting guidance, forming well-reasoned positions, and translating technical conclusions into sound, executable accounting practice.

What you’ll do
  • Lead revenue recognition end-to-end, including reviewing contracts, identifying performance obligations, standalone selling price, evaluating non-standard deal structures, and maintaining ASC 606 policies as our business evolves
  • Advise Sales, Legal, and Deal Desk on the accounting implications of new and non-standard arrangements, including guidance on contract structure and go-to-market strategy
  • Implement technical recommendations to accounting operations and support execution across general ledger needs
  • Research and document accounting positions on complex or non-routine transactions, producing clear, audit-ready technical memos
  • Track emerging FASB standards, assess their impact, and drive adoption efforts; apply technical judgment across areas such as ASC 842, ASC 718, and ASC 350-40 as they arise
  • Own financial statement technical disclosures and support quarterly and annual reporting
  • Serve as a key contact for external auditors including preparing well-organized support and responding to technical inquiries
  • Work directly with the accounting team to embed technical conclusions into close processes and day-to-day execution
What you’ll need
  • CPA with 5–8 years of experience; Big 4 background strongly preferred
  • Deep expertise in ASC 606, including multi-element SaaS and services arrangements
  • Proven ability to research guidance independently, take a position, and write clear, well-supported memos
  • Strong communicator who can make complex accounting accessible to non-accounting stakeholders
  • Prior experience high growth software company preferred
  • Willingness to support all aspects of accounting as needs arise

Runway strives to recruit and retain exceptional talent from diverse backgrounds while ensuring pay equity for our team. Our salary ranges are based on competitive market rates for our size, stage and industry, and salary is just one part of the overall compensation package we provide.

There are many factors that go into salary determinations, including relevant experience, skill level and qualifications assessed during the interview process, and maintaining internal equity with peers on the team. The range shared below is a general expectation for the function as posted, but we are also open to considering candidates who may be more or less experienced than outlined in the job description. In this case, we will communicate any updates in the expected salary range.

Lastly, the provided range is the expected salary for candidates in the U.S. Outside of those regions, there may be a change in the range, which again, will be communicated to candidates.

Salary range: $170,000-$200,000

Working at Runway

Great things come from great teams. We’d love to hear from you.

We’re committed to creating a space where our employees can bring their full selves to work and have equal opportunity to succeed. So regardless of race, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, origin, ability, age, veteran status, if joining this mission speaks to you, we encourage you to apply.

More about Runway

  • Universal World Simulator
  • GWM-1
  • Gen-4.5
  • General World Models
  • Robotics SDK
  • Conversational Real-time Agents
  • Runway Studios

We're excited to be recognized as a best place to work Crain's | InHerSight | BuiltIn NYC | INC

Top Skills

Asc 350-40
Asc 606
Asc 718
Asc 842

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