Accounting Manager, Accounts Receivable

Databricks is the Data and AI company, serving over 20,000 organizations including 70% of the Fortune 500. 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. This role bridges technical accounting rigor with cross-functional operational scale, working within a structured preparer/reviewer framework in partnership with Order-to-Cash (OTC), Revenue, and Finance Transformation teams.

• Own the Global AR Month-End Close: lead the monthly close cycle for Global AR balances, preparing subledger-to-GL reconciliations, roll-forward schedules, unbilled revenue, deferred revenue adjustments, contra-AR, complex close accruals, and AR management reporting.
• Technical Accounting & AFDA Modeling: own the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (AFDA) and Current Expected Credit Loss (CECL) accounting models; prepare monthly provision recommendations, process write-offs, and ensure U.S. GAAP compliance.
• Lead AI & Automation Adoption: identify, design, and adopt AI and automation opportunities across AR workflows, leveraging Databricks, LLMs, and advanced analytics to automate reconciliations and accelerate period closes.
• Maintain Balance Sheet Integrity: own AR subledger integrity, flux analyses, variance explanations, and period-over-period movement schedules.
• Drive Audit Readiness & SOX Controls: maintain audit-ready workpapers and serve as primary contact for internal and external auditors.
• Cross-Functional Process Alignment: partner with Billing Operations, Cash Applications, Revenue Assurance, Revenue Accounting, Corporate Accounting, and FP&A teams.
• Finance Transformation & SAP Implementation: partner with Transformation, Engineering, and IT teams to redesign AR workflows and drive process standardization, automation, testing, and data readiness for SAP and other systems implementations.

• 6+ years of progressive AR and GL accounting experience in a mid-to-large organization, with demonstrated ownership of month-end close, AFDA/CECL, subledger-to-GL reconciliations, and AR management reporting.
• CPA strongly preferred; Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance.
• Strong U.S. GAAP judgment and ability to research, document, and defend accounting conclusions.
• Hands-on ERP experience (SAP, NetSuite, or similar) with ability to query, reconcile, and validate data across subledger and GL modules.
• Advanced Excel proficiency (Power Query, dynamic arrays) paired with hands-on experience deploying or evaluating AI tools in a finance context; familiarity with data platforms like Databricks is a strong plus.
• High-growth technology or SaaS industry experience strongly preferred; exposure to recurring or usage-based billing models is an advantage.

Zone 3 Pay Range: $108,800—$149,600 USD. Total compensation may include annual performance bonus, equity, and benefits.