Revenue Accounting Manager

Posted:
7/1/2026, 2:25:28 PM

Location(s):
San Jose, California, United States ⋅ California, United States

Experience Level(s):
Senior

Field(s):
Accounting

Workplace Type:
On-site

Pay:
$126k–$234k/yr

At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.

This role resides in Cadence’s Revenue Accounting team. It focuses on M&A activities and automation projects that impact revenue accounting; and the initiatives that impact the broader QtC business cycle.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Drive automation and transformation projects with IT. Partner with various stakeholders in the project journey from PoC, design, to testing, go-Live.
  • Represent Revenue Accounting, work collaboratively across various stakeholders to gauge useful information, test hypotheses, solve business problems.
  • Act in both SME and PM capacity in the assigned projects.
  • With M&A, Manage the revenue on-boarding and quarterly activities, including opening balance sheet, acquired backlog, unbilled, accounts receivable, etc.
  • Perform revenue accounting assessment on the acquiree
  • Provide on-going training to the acquiree on Cadence internal policies and procedures, develop actionable steps to perform timely close and reporting.
  • Participate in the M&A integration meetings, advise the best practice, watch out for impacts on RA and the broader QtC teams.
  • Prepare knowledge-sharing materials about the acquiree to the RA team or others to facilitate a successful full integration into the Cadence QtC process.

Qualifications:

We are looking for a candidate with a strong foundation in ASC606 revenue accounting  with public technology company experience. Somone with a well-rounded experience in technical revenue, revenue operations and systems. Big 4 experience is highly desired. You are proficient in Microsoft Office tools, and have worked with enterprise CRM, CPQ, ERP, Reporting systems. We are looking for candidates with a minimum of 8 years experience. Will consider less years experience if your past experience exhibit a high potential in fulfilling this job.  

Cadence emphasizes on a positive and collaborative team work mentality. These fundamental soft skills are important in succeeding in this role:

  • Critical thinking, detailed, organized.
  • Sound business judgement, big picture thinking, good understanding of end-to-end process.
  • Ability to influence, clear communication, proactive.

The annual salary range for California is $126,000 to $234,000. You may also be eligible to receive incentive compensation: bonus, equity, and benefits. Sales positions generally offer a competitive On Target Earnings (OTE) incentive compensation structure. Please note that the salary range is a guideline and compensation may vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, competencies and work location. Our benefits programs include: paid vacation and paid holidays, 401(k) plan with employer match, employee stock purchase plan, a variety of medical, dental and vision plan options, and more.

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Cadence Design Systems

Website: https://www.cadence.com/

Headquarter Location: San Jose, California, United States

Employee Count: 5001-10000

Year Founded: 1988

IPO Status: Public

Industries: Aerospace ⋅ Electronic Design Automation (EDA) ⋅ Hardware ⋅ Mobile ⋅ Semiconductor ⋅ Software

Visa Sponsorship: Sponsors work visas