[Hiring] Accounting Manager @Databricks

Role Description

We're building a finance function that stays ahead of the curve — maximizing self-serve AI capabilities while driving an AI-first automation roadmap to operate at the pace Databricks demands. The Accounting Manager, Accounts Receivable, will serve as a senior individual contributor owning end-to-end technical AR accounting across global AR balances and multiple legal entities, leading multi-entity subledger consolidations as our global footprint expands. Working within a structured preparer/reviewer framework in close partnership with the broader Order-to-Cash (OTC), Revenue, and Finance Transformation teams, this high-ownership role bridges technical accounting rigor with cross-functional operational scale.

Close quality, accurate management reporting, and subledger integrity are non-negotiable. Success in this role requires both strong operational execution and sound technical accounting judgment - applying U.S. GAAP to complex global receivables matters, bad debt modeling, and close accruals to ensure an audit-ready subledger. You will own a high-quality close today while directly shaping how our global receivables accounting operates tomorrow, using an AI-first automation mindset to scale our processes alongside rapid company growth.

The impact you will have:

• Own the Global AR Month-End Close:
  • Autonomously lead the monthly close cycle for Global AR balances.
  • Prepare end-to-end subledger-to-GL reconciliations, roll-forward schedules, unbilled revenue, deferred revenue adjustments, contra-AR, complex close accruals, and AR management reporting with clear analysis of material movements and key drivers.
• Technical Accounting & AFDA Modeling:
  • Own the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (AFDA) and Current Expected Credit Loss (CECL) accounting models.
  • Assess underlying assumptions and portfolio trends.
  • Prepare monthly provision recommendations.
  • Process approved write-offs with full audit trails.
  • Ensure technical U.S. GAAP compliance.
• Lead AI & Automation Adoption:
  • Lead the identification, design, and adoption of AI and automation opportunities across AR accounting workflows.
  • Leverage Databricks, LLMs, and advanced analytics to automate manual reconciliations, improve accrual accuracy, strengthen controls, and accelerate period closes.
• Maintain Balance Sheet Integrity:
  • Own AR subledger integrity, flux analyses, variance explanations, and period-over-period movement schedules.
  • Provide clear management insights into AR trends, material movements, and key balance sheet drivers for senior Finance leadership.
• Drive Audit Readiness & SOX Controls:
  • Maintain audit-ready workpapers and process documentation.
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for internal and external auditors regarding AR schedules, walkthroughs, and audit request responses.
• Cross-Functional Process Alignment:
  • Partner with Billing Operations, Cash Applications, Revenue Assurance, Revenue Accounting, Corporate Accounting, and FP&A teams to validate subledger accuracy, clear unapplied balances, and reconcile AR balances.
• Finance Transformation & SAP Implementation:
  • Partner with our Transformation, Engineering, and IT teams to redesign AR accounting workflows.
  • Eliminate manual routines and drive process standardization, automation, testing, and data readiness for SAP and other systems implementations.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of progressive AR and GL accounting experience in a mid-to-large organization.
• Demonstrated ownership of month-end close, AFDA/CECL, subledger-to-GL reconciliations, and AR management reporting.
• CPA required.
• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance.
• Strong U.S. GAAP judgment and ability to independently research, document, and defend accounting conclusions.
• Proven ability to operate independently with high autonomy.
• Hands-on ERP experience (SAP, NetSuite, or similar).
• Prior experience supporting the accounting workstream of an acquisition is a strong plus.
• Advanced Excel proficiency (Power Query, dynamic arrays).
• High ownership, detail-oriented, fast-moving, direct communicator, and calm under pressure.
• High-growth technology or SaaS industry experience strongly preferred.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits and perks that meet the needs of all employees.