Revenue Accountant Jobs in Illinois
Revenue Accountant jobs in Illinois are consistently in demand, concentrated in financial services, healthcare systems, insurance, and manufacturing, with openings at every level from entry-level staff accountant to senior revenue analyst. Chicago drives the majority of hiring, with additional activity in Naperville and Peoria, where companies like Allstate, Caterpillar, and United Airlines maintain large finance and accounting teams. The most sought-after specialties in Illinois right now are ASC 606 revenue recognition, SaaS and subscription billing, and multi-entity consolidations. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Vantive is a vital organ therapy company on a mission to extend lives and expand possibilities for patients and care teams everywhere. For 70 years, our team has driven meaningful innovations in kidney care. As we build on our legacy, we are deepening our commitment to elevating the dialysis experience through digital solutions and advanced services, while looking beyond kidney care and investing in transforming vital organ therapies. Greater flexibility and efficiency in therapy administration for care teams, and longer, fuller lives for patients— that is what Vantive aspires to deliver.
We believe Vantive will not only build our leadership in the kidney care space, it will also offer meaningful work to those who join us. At Vantive, you will become part of a community of people who are focused, courageous and don’t settle for the mediocre. Each of us is driven to help improve patients’ lives worldwide. Join us in advancing our mission to extend lives and expand possibilities.
Your role at Vantive
The Associate Director of Revenue and Accounts Receivable Accounting is responsible for the accounting, reporting, controls, and governance framework supporting Vantive’s global revenue and accounts receivable activities. The role oversees revenue recognition, gross-to-net activity, accounts receivable, reserves, deductions, deferred revenue, and related close processes. Reporting to one of the operational accounting controllers, this leader partners across Commercial Finance, Customer Operations, Tax, FP&A, Legal, Regional Controllership, Shared Services, External Audit, and Systems teams to maintain a globally consistent, scalable, compliant, and well-controlled revenue and A/R accounting environment.
Scope and Strategic Remit
Lead the global revenue and accounts receivable accounting function, including accounting policy execution, close processes, journal entries, reconciliations, controls, reporting analytics, and audit support for revenue and A/R-related activities.
Support the short- to mid-term roadmap for revenue and A/R accounting capability, including operating model execution, process standardization, system integration, data quality, process automation, and control maturity.
Establish and maintain accounting governance for revenue recognition, customer contracts, billing, deductions, reserves, bad debt, cash and other revenue and receivables transactions.
Accountable for performance and results within the revenue and A/R accounting function, including timeliness, accuracy, control effectiveness, stakeholder experience, and issue resolution.
Lead senior professionals and shared service partners supporting global revenue accounting and accounts receivable operations.
What you'll be doing
Revenue and A/R Accounting Strategy and Governance
Define and execute the global revenue and A/R accounting operating model, including end-to-end process ownership and related T-account process flow mapping, approval thresholds, close activities, control points, service levels, and escalation routines.
Translate commercial, customer operations, and corporate accounting requirements into functional plans that strengthen standardization, data integrity, reporting quality, controls, and scalability.
Develop accounting playbooks for significant revenue and A/R activities, including customer contracts, revenue cut-off, variable consideration, reserves, deductions, credit memos, cash application, disputes, write-offs, and non-routine adjustments.
Establish governance forums with Commercial Finance, Customer Operations, Tax, Legal, FP&A, Regional Controllership, Shared Services, and IT to align processes, review complex activity, and resolve execution risks.
Close, Reporting, and Technical Accounting Execution
Oversee revenue and A/R-related month-end and quarter-end close activities, ensuring accurate journal entries, reconciliations, analytics, disclosure support, and management reporting. This includes maintaining best-in-class job aid and end-to-end accounting process flow documentation to ensure consistently reliable and accurate accounting close results.
Ensure appropriate accounting treatment for revenue recognition, accounts receivable, variable consideration, customer incentives, rebates, deductions, credit losses, bad debt reserves, cash application, and related balance sheet and income statement activity.
Partner with Technical Accounting to evaluate complex or non-routine revenue arrangements and document accounting conclusions, judgments, and controls.
Provide timely analysis of revenue and A/R results, unusual movements, aging trends, reserve activity, deductions, disputes, and balance sheet impacts to controllership and commercial finance leadership.
Controls, Audit, and Risk Management
Own SOX-aligned controls for revenue and A/R processes, including journal entry review, reconciliation quality, revenue cut-off, reserve review, credit memo governance, cash application controls, segregation of duties, data validation, and system interface controls.
Coordinate external audit requests related to revenue and A/R accounting, including PBC ownership, support quality, issue resolution, and follow-up actions.
Identify and resolve control gaps, recurring reconciliation issues, data quality defects, aging/dispute root causes, and process handoff risks across Commercial Finance, Customer Operations, Accounting, Shared Services, and IT.
Maintain clear governance over manual adjustments, recurring entries, estimates, reserves, deductions, credit memos, BlackLine reconciliations, system interfaces, and account ownership to reduce risk and improve close discipline.
Systems, Automation, and Data Quality
Partner with Commercial Finance, Customer Operations, Shared Services, and IT to improve integration among ERP, billing platforms, customer master data, cash application tools, BlackLine, consolidation tools, and reporting dashboards.
Lead automation and simplification efforts related to revenue close, A/R reconciliations, cash application, deductions, disputes, reserve calculations, billing-to-revenue handoffs, customer account clearing, and close analytics.
Define data ownership and quality routines for customer master data, contract attributes, billing and revenue attributes, deduction reason codes, reserve inputs, legal entity mappings, and reporting hierarchies.
Support system implementations, process transformations, acquisitions, divestitures, or legal entity changes by ensuring revenue accounting, A/R, BlackLine, data, and control requirements are built into the design.
Business Partnership and Influence
Advise finance and business leaders on accounting, reporting, and control implications of customer arrangements, commercial programs, billing practices, revenue trends, reserve activity, and A/R performance.
Influence Commercial Finance, Customer Operations, Tax, Legal, FP&A, regional leaders, and shared services to adopt standard revenue and A/R accounting processes and controls when priorities or local practices differ.
Provide clear updates to Corporate Accounting leadership, the Chief Accounting Officer, Commercial Finance, and other senior stakeholders on revenue and A/R accounting performance, risks, and improvement priorities.
Leadership Expectations
Build and develop a team with strong revenue accounting and A/R capability, clear ownership, a strong controls mindset, and practical business judgment.
Lead senior professionals and shared service partners by setting standards, clarifying priorities, and developing future controllership talent.
Create a culture of accuracy, accountability, partnership, transparency, and continuous improvement across Commercial Finance, Customer Operations, Accounting, Shared Services, and IT handoffs.
Operate as a senior accounting advisor who can balance technical revenue accounting precision with business speed, customer needs, and control expectations.
What you'll bring
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
CPA, CA, ACCA, or equivalent professional accounting qualification strongly preferred.
10+ years of progressive accounting, controllership, revenue accounting, accounts receivable, technical accounting, audit, or financial reporting experience in a complex global company.
Experience leading senior professionals or shared service partners across close, reporting, controls, systems, revenue accounting, or A/R processes.
Deep knowledge of U.S. GAAP, revenue recognition, accounts receivable accounting, internal controls, reconciliations, close processes, financial statement presentation, and audit requirements.
Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex revenue and A/R accounting topics clearly and influence cross-functional decisions.
Experience in healthcare, medical technology, life sciences, manufacturing, or another regulated global environment.
Experience with revenue recognition, gross-to-net activity, customer rebates or incentives, deductions, disputes, bad debt reserves, credit memos, cash application, and A/R aging management.
Experience with ERP, billing systems, customer master data, cash application tools, BlackLine or other reconciliation tools, consolidation systems, and reporting dashboards.
Experience supporting public company controls, SOX requirements, and external audit cycles.
We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. At Vantive, we are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. The estimated base salary for this position is $160,000 to $220,000 annually. The estimated range is meant to reflect an anticipated salary range for the position. We may pay more or less than of the anticipated range based upon market data and other factors, all of which are subject to change. Individual pay is based on upon location, skills and expertise, experience, and other relevant factors. This position is also eligible for a discretionary bonus. For questions about this, our pay philosophy, and available benefits, please speak to the recruiter if you decide to apply and are selected for an interview.
US Benefits at Vantive
This is where your well-being matters. Vantive offers comprehensive compensation and benefits packages for eligible roles. Our health and well-being benefits include medical, dental and vision coverage that start on day one, as well as insurance coverage for basic life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance. Financial and retirement benefits include the Aon Pooled Employer Plan (“Aon PEP”), Vantive’s 401(k) retirement savings plan, to help you prepare for your future. The Aon PEP is designed to help improve retirement outcomes by providing retirement resources more efficiently. The plan offers a robust set of investment options, financial education, and a suite of resources to support your retirement goals.
We also offer Flexible Spending Accounts, educational assistance programs, and time-off benefits such as paid holidays, paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service, family and medical leaves of absence, and paid parental leave. Additional benefits include commuting benefits, the Employee Discount Program, the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and childcare benefits. Join us and enjoy the competitive compensation and benefits we offer to our employees. For additional information regarding Vantive’s US Benefits, please speak with your recruiter or visit our Benefits site: Benefits | Vantive
Equal Employment Opportunity
Vantive is an equal opportunity employer. Vantive evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.
Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal
Reasonable Accommodation
Vantive is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities globally. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process, please click on the link here and let us know the nature of your request along with your contact information. Form Link
Recruitment Fraud Notice
Vantive has discovered incidents of employment scams, where fraudulent parties pose as Vantive employees, recruiters, or other agents, and engage with online job seekers in an attempt to steal personal and/or financial information. To learn how you can protect yourself, review our Recruitment Fraud Notice.
Vantive is a vital organ therapy company on a mission to extend lives and expand possibilities for patients and care teams everywhere. For 70 years, our team has driven meaningful innovations in kidney care. As we build on our legacy, we are deepening our commitment to elevating the dialysis experience through digital solutions and advanced services, while looking beyond kidney care and investing in transforming vital organ therapies. Greater flexibility and efficiency in therapy administration for care teams, and longer, fuller lives for patients— that is what Vantive aspires to deliver.
We believe Vantive will not only build our leadership in the kidney care space, it will also offer meaningful work to those who join us. At Vantive, you will become part of a community of people who are focused, courageous and don’t settle for the mediocre. Each of us is driven to help improve patients’ lives worldwide. Join us in advancing our mission to extend lives and expand possibilities.
Your role at Vantive
The Associate Director of Revenue and Accounts Receivable Accounting is responsible for the accounting, reporting, controls, and governance framework supporting Vantive’s global revenue and accounts receivable activities. The role oversees revenue recognition, gross-to-net activity, accounts receivable, reserves, deductions, deferred revenue, and related close processes. Reporting to one of the operational accounting controllers, this leader partners across Commercial Finance, Customer Operations, Tax, FP&A, Legal, Regional Controllership, Shared Services, External Audit, and Systems teams to maintain a globally consistent, scalable, compliant, and well-controlled revenue and A/R accounting environment.
Scope and Strategic Remit
Lead the global revenue and accounts receivable accounting function, including accounting policy execution, close processes, journal entries, reconciliations, controls, reporting analytics, and audit support for revenue and A/R-related activities.
Support the short- to mid-term roadmap for revenue and A/R accounting capability, including operating model execution, process standardization, system integration, data quality, process automation, and control maturity.
Establish and maintain accounting governance for revenue recognition, customer contracts, billing, deductions, reserves, bad debt, cash and other revenue and receivables transactions.
Accountable for performance and results within the revenue and A/R accounting function, including timeliness, accuracy, control effectiveness, stakeholder experience, and issue resolution.
Lead senior professionals and shared service partners supporting global revenue accounting and accounts receivable operations.
What you'll be doing
Revenue and A/R Accounting Strategy and Governance
Define and execute the global revenue and A/R accounting operating model, including end-to-end process ownership and related T-account process flow mapping, approval thresholds, close activities, control points, service levels, and escalation routines.
Translate commercial, customer operations, and corporate accounting requirements into functional plans that strengthen standardization, data integrity, reporting quality, controls, and scalability.
Develop accounting playbooks for significant revenue and A/R activities, including customer contracts, revenue cut-off, variable consideration, reserves, deductions, credit memos, cash application, disputes, write-offs, and non-routine adjustments.
Establish governance forums with Commercial Finance, Customer Operations, Tax, Legal, FP&A, Regional Controllership, Shared Services, and IT to align processes, review complex activity, and resolve execution risks.
Close, Reporting, and Technical Accounting Execution
Oversee revenue and A/R-related month-end and quarter-end close activities, ensuring accurate journal entries, reconciliations, analytics, disclosure support, and management reporting. This includes maintaining best-in-class job aid and end-to-end accounting process flow documentation to ensure consistently reliable and accurate accounting close results.
Ensure appropriate accounting treatment for revenue recognition, accounts receivable, variable consideration, customer incentives, rebates, deductions, credit losses, bad debt reserves, cash application, and related balance sheet and income statement activity.
Partner with Technical Accounting to evaluate complex or non-routine revenue arrangements and document accounting conclusions, judgments, and controls.
Provide timely analysis of revenue and A/R results, unusual movements, aging trends, reserve activity, deductions, disputes, and balance sheet impacts to controllership and commercial finance leadership.
Controls, Audit, and Risk Management
Own SOX-aligned controls for revenue and A/R processes, including journal entry review, reconciliation quality, revenue cut-off, reserve review, credit memo governance, cash application controls, segregation of duties, data validation, and system interface controls.
Coordinate external audit requests related to revenue and A/R accounting, including PBC ownership, support quality, issue resolution, and follow-up actions.
Identify and resolve control gaps, recurring reconciliation issues, data quality defects, aging/dispute root causes, and process handoff risks across Commercial Finance, Customer Operations, Accounting, Shared Services, and IT.
Maintain clear governance over manual adjustments, recurring entries, estimates, reserves, deductions, credit memos, BlackLine reconciliations, system interfaces, and account ownership to reduce risk and improve close discipline.
Systems, Automation, and Data Quality
Partner with Commercial Finance, Customer Operations, Shared Services, and IT to improve integration among ERP, billing platforms, customer master data, cash application tools, BlackLine, consolidation tools, and reporting dashboards.
Lead automation and simplification efforts related to revenue close, A/R reconciliations, cash application, deductions, disputes, reserve calculations, billing-to-revenue handoffs, customer account clearing, and close analytics.
Define data ownership and quality routines for customer master data, contract attributes, billing and revenue attributes, deduction reason codes, reserve inputs, legal entity mappings, and reporting hierarchies.
Support system implementations, process transformations, acquisitions, divestitures, or legal entity changes by ensuring revenue accounting, A/R, BlackLine, data, and control requirements are built into the design.
Business Partnership and Influence
Advise finance and business leaders on accounting, reporting, and control implications of customer arrangements, commercial programs, billing practices, revenue trends, reserve activity, and A/R performance.
Influence Commercial Finance, Customer Operations, Tax, Legal, FP&A, regional leaders, and shared services to adopt standard revenue and A/R accounting processes and controls when priorities or local practices differ.
Provide clear updates to Corporate Accounting leadership, the Chief Accounting Officer, Commercial Finance, and other senior stakeholders on revenue and A/R accounting performance, risks, and improvement priorities.
Leadership Expectations
Build and develop a team with strong revenue accounting and A/R capability, clear ownership, a strong controls mindset, and practical business judgment.
Lead senior professionals and shared service partners by setting standards, clarifying priorities, and developing future controllership talent.
Create a culture of accuracy, accountability, partnership, transparency, and continuous improvement across Commercial Finance, Customer Operations, Accounting, Shared Services, and IT handoffs.
Operate as a senior accounting advisor who can balance technical revenue accounting precision with business speed, customer needs, and control expectations.
What you'll bring
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
CPA, CA, ACCA, or equivalent professional accounting qualification strongly preferred.
10+ years of progressive accounting, controllership, revenue accounting, accounts receivable, technical accounting, audit, or financial reporting experience in a complex global company.
Experience leading senior professionals or shared service partners across close, reporting, controls, systems, revenue accounting, or A/R processes.
Deep knowledge of U.S. GAAP, revenue recognition, accounts receivable accounting, internal controls, reconciliations, close processes, financial statement presentation, and audit requirements.
Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex revenue and A/R accounting topics clearly and influence cross-functional decisions.
Experience in healthcare, medical technology, life sciences, manufacturing, or another regulated global environment.
Experience with revenue recognition, gross-to-net activity, customer rebates or incentives, deductions, disputes, bad debt reserves, credit memos, cash application, and A/R aging management.
Experience with ERP, billing systems, customer master data, cash application tools, BlackLine or other reconciliation tools, consolidation systems, and reporting dashboards.
Experience supporting public company controls, SOX requirements, and external audit cycles.
We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. At Vantive, we are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. The estimated base salary for this position is $160,000 to $220,000 annually. The estimated range is meant to reflect an anticipated salary range for the position. We may pay more or less than of the anticipated range based upon market data and other factors, all of which are subject to change. Individual pay is based on upon location, skills and expertise, experience, and other relevant factors. This position is also eligible for a discretionary bonus. For questions about this, our pay philosophy, and available benefits, please speak to the recruiter if you decide to apply and are selected for an interview.
US Benefits at Vantive
This is where your well-being matters. Vantive offers comprehensive compensation and benefits packages for eligible roles. Our health and well-being benefits include medical, dental and vision coverage that start on day one, as well as insurance coverage for basic life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance. Financial and retirement benefits include the Aon Pooled Employer Plan (“Aon PEP”), Vantive’s 401(k) retirement savings plan, to help you prepare for your future. The Aon PEP is designed to help improve retirement outcomes by providing retirement resources more efficiently. The plan offers a robust set of investment options, financial education, and a suite of resources to support your retirement goals.
We also offer Flexible Spending Accounts, educational assistance programs, and time-off benefits such as paid holidays, paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service, family and medical leaves of absence, and paid parental leave. Additional benefits include commuting benefits, the Employee Discount Program, the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and childcare benefits. Join us and enjoy the competitive compensation and benefits we offer to our employees. For additional information regarding Vantive’s US Benefits, please speak with your recruiter or visit our Benefits site: Benefits | Vantive
Equal Employment Opportunity
Vantive is an equal opportunity employer. Vantive evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.
Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal
Reasonable Accommodation
Vantive is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities globally. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process, please click on the link here and let us know the nature of your request along with your contact information. Form Link
Recruitment Fraud Notice
Vantive has discovered incidents of employment scams, where fraudulent parties pose as Vantive employees, recruiters, or other agents, and engage with online job seekers in an attempt to steal personal and/or financial information. To learn how you can protect yourself, review our Recruitment Fraud Notice.
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Where Illinois roles are concentrated, by current openings.
Revenue Accountant Job Market in Illinois
A snapshot from current Illinois openings, updated as new roles post.
Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Hospitality & Tourism
- Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
What Illinois Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in revenue accountant jobs across Illinois.
- CPA license or active CPA candidacy recognized by the Illinois CPA Society
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related business field
- Hands-on experience with ASC 606 revenue recognition standards
- Proficiency in ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, or NetSuite
- Strong Excel modeling skills including pivot tables and complex formulas
- Experience supporting external audits and preparing technical accounting memos
Revenue Accountant Jobs in Illinois: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a revenue accountant in Illinois?
Most revenue accountant roles in Illinois require a bachelor's degree in accounting or finance, and many employers prefer candidates who hold or are actively pursuing a CPA license issued through the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. While a CPA is not legally required to work as a revenue accountant, it is a strong differentiator for mid-level and senior roles. Familiarity with ASC 606 and ERP systems is expected from day one.
How much do revenue accountants make in Illinois?
Revenue accountants in Illinois earn a median of about $80,230 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $54,510 for the lowest 10% to over $131,990 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire revenue accountants in Illinois?
Employers hiring revenue accountants in Illinois right now include Google, CDW, and Hopper, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Illinois's concentration of insurance carriers, healthcare networks, and large manufacturers creates steady, year-round demand for revenue accountants across the Chicago metro and beyond.
Which Illinois cities have the most revenue accountant jobs?
Chicago, Deerfield, and Northbrook account for the most revenue accountant openings in Illinois. Chicago dominates because of its dense cluster of corporate headquarters in financial services, healthcare, and technology, while Naperville and Peoria draw demand from major employers like Caterpillar and the regional insurance and manufacturing firms that anchor those suburban and downstate corridors.
Are there remote revenue accountant jobs in Illinois?
Yes, and more than many accounting roles, since revenue accountant work is largely analytical and systems-based rather than tied to a physical location. About 50% of revenue accountant openings tied to Illinois are remote or hybrid as of September 2026, reflecting a genuine shift among Illinois finance teams toward flexible arrangements. Tasks like close reporting, reconciliations, and ERP-based journal entries transfer well to remote settings.
How can I get hired as a revenue accountant in Illinois with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is a staff accountant or accounting associate role at an Illinois company, where you build close-cycle and reconciliation skills before moving into revenue-specific work. Large Illinois employers in healthcare and manufacturing, including Advocate Health and Caterpillar, run rotational finance programs and hire new graduates into general accounting pools that feed into revenue teams. Pursuing CPA candidacy through the Illinois CPA Society while working gives you a clear edge over other entry-level candidates.
Where can I find and apply to revenue accountant jobs in Illinois?
You can find and apply to revenue accountant jobs in Illinois on Migrate Mate, which lists current Illinois openings from employers actively hiring. Find roles that fit your experience and specialty, then apply directly to the ones that match.
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