Technical Accounting Manager - External Reporting and Technical Accounting

We are seeking an experienced Technical Accounting Manager to join our External Reporting and Technical Accounting team. As a key member of our team, you will play a critical role in the full-cycle close process, including researching accounting and SEC topics, preparing accounting position memos, supporting M&A transactions, and drafting financial statements. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, such as FP&A, Accounting Operations, Legal, and Tax.

• Draft technical accounting position memoranda around accounting policies and transactions.
• Oversee and manage the preparation of all financial statements and reporting related matters.
• Track adoption of significant upcoming accounting and reporting standards.
• Stay current with changes in GAAP and SEC reporting requirements and accounting standards, and implement changes as necessary.
• Develop and maintain internal controls and procedures to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting
• Develop and maintain relationships with external auditors and other stakeholders to ensure smooth quarterly reporting processes.
• Play a key role in M&A activity by reviewing agreements, preparing purchase price allocation analysis, managing external valuation consultants, and drafting accounting memos.
• Provide technical accounting support for M&A phases including due diligence, deal structuring, and post-merger integration activities.
• Ensure all stock-based compensation awards are properly accounted for and reported in accordance with ASC 718 and related guidance.
• Provide training and guidance to cross functional teams on technical accounting and financial reporting topics.
• Evaluate lease agreements under ASC 842
• Assess capitalizable software development costs under the ASC 350-40 framework

• Licensed CPA, with a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Business, or Finance-related field.
• 6+ years of progressive accounting experience; combined experience in public accounting (Big 4 preferred) and in a corporate accounting role.
• Solid understanding of US GAAP and SEC reporting requirements and willingness to learn.
• Experience in public companies and SaaS technology business is preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written interactive skills, including collaboration with other teams.
• Experience in researching and presenting complex accounting topics
• Experience and success in a hypergrowth environment.
• Experience with Netsuite or other enterprise level ERP systems
• GSuite and Excel skills (maintaining complex spreadsheets and employing complex formulas).

Databricks is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The pay range(s) for this role is listed below and represents the expected salary range for non-commissionable roles or on-target earnings for commissionable roles. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job-related skills, depth of experience, relevant certifications and training, and specific work location.

Based on the factors above, Databricks anticipates utilizing the full width of the range. The total compensation package for this position may also include eligibility for annual performance bonus, equity, and the benefits listed above. For more information regarding which range your location is in visit our page here.

Zone 1 Pay Range

$134,900 — $188,825 USD

Databricks is the data and AI company. More than 10,000 organizations worldwide — including Comcast, Condé Nast, Grammarly, and over 50% of the Fortune 500 — rely on the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform to unify and democratize data, analytics and AI. Databricks is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices around the globe and was founded by the original creators of Lakehouse, Apache Spark™, Delta Lake and MLflow.

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