Manager, Revenue Accounting
Posted Sep 14, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a month-end revenue close you managed that was at risk of missing its deadline. What did you do?
What they are checking: Whether they can keep a close on time under pressure without cutting corners on review.
Tell me about a time you found a revenue error after the books had closed. How did you handle it?
What they are checking: Whether they evaluate materiality honestly and escalate rather than quietly adjusting the next period.
How do you develop the people on your revenue team so they can review complex contracts on their own?
What they are checking: Whether they invest in teaching judgment, not just checking work, as the team grows.
What would you do
Sales signs a deal with nonstandard terms and doesn't loop in accounting until after it closes. How do you handle that and prevent it next time?
What they are checking: Whether they can build working relationships with deal teams so accounting is involved before terms are fixed.
How would you explain to a business leader why a big signed deal shows up as revenue slowly over time?
What they are checking: Whether they can translate accounting rules into plain terms for people who care about the number.
About the work
Walk me through how you would apply the ASC 606 five-step model to a data licensing deal that bundles data access, AI applications and services.
What they are checking: Whether they can identify distinct performance obligations in a complex contract rather than recite the steps.
How would you determine standalone selling price for a data product that Tempus rarely sells on its own?
What they are checking: Whether they know the estimation approaches and can defend a judgment to auditors when observable prices are missing.
Clinical diagnostics revenue often has variable consideration from payer reimbursement. How would you estimate and constrain it?
What they are checking: Whether they understand collection uncertainty in lab billing and how the constraint protects against reversals.
A customer amends a multiyear data contract halfway through to add a new dataset and extend the term. How do you account for that modification?
What they are checking: Whether they can decide between a separate contract, prospective or cumulative catch-up treatment and explain why.
How do you review deferred revenue and unbilled receivables schedules so that errors get caught before they reach the financial statements?
What they are checking: Whether they have specific reconciliation and analytics checks rather than a quick glance at balances.
What controls would you expect around revenue recognition at a public company, and where have you seen them fail?
What they are checking: Whether they understand SOX-style controls in practice and can name real weak points.
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