Accounting Manager, Accounts Receivable

Overview

This role supports an AI-first approach to finance automation and self-serve AI capabilities. The Accounting Manager, Accounts Receivable, is a senior individual contributor responsible for end-to-end technical AR accounting across global AR balances and multiple legal entities. The position leads multi-entity subledger consolidations as the organization’s global footprint expands, operating within a structured preparer/reviewer framework and partnering closely with Order-to-Cash (OTC), Revenue, and Finance Transformation teams.

Responsibilities

• Own the Global AR Month-End Close
  • Lead the monthly close cycle for Global AR balances
  • Prepare end-to-end subledger-to-GL reconciliations
  • Maintain roll-forward schedules (including unbilled revenue, deferred revenue adjustments, and contra-AR)
  • Manage complex close accruals and AR management reporting
  • Provide clear analysis of material movements and key drivers
• Technical Accounting & AFDA/CECL 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 in AR Accounting
  • Identify, design, and adopt AI and automation opportunities across AR accounting workflows
  • Use AI and advanced analytics to automate manual reconciliations
  • Improve accrual accuracy, strengthen controls, and accelerate period closes
• Maintain Balance Sheet Integrity
  • Own AR subledger integrity
  • Perform 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 to validate subledger accuracy
  • Clear unapplied balances and reconcile AR balances
• Finance Transformation & SAP Implementation
  • Partner with Transformation, Engineering, and IT teams to redesign AR accounting workflows
  • Eliminate manual routines and drive process standardization
  • Support automation, testing, and data readiness for SAP and other systems implementations

Requirements

• 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
  • AR management reporting
• CPA strongly preferred
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance
• Strong U.S. GAAP judgment, including the ability to independently research, document, and defend accounting conclusions related to:
  • receivables
  • revenue recognition alignment
  • accrual cut-off
  • contract assets/liabilities
  • expected credit loss methodologies
• Proven ability to operate independently with high autonomy and produce clean, reviewer-ready workpapers within a preparer/reviewer/approver framework
• Hands-on ERP experience (SAP, NetSuite, or similar), including the ability to query, reconcile, and validate data across subledger and GL modules
• Prior experience supporting the accounting workstream of an acquisition is strongly preferred
• Comfort operating in ambiguous, fast-moving integration environments where data, processes, and systems are evolving
• Advanced Excel proficiency (Power Query, dynamic arrays) and hands-on experience deploying or evaluating AI tools in a finance context
• Familiarity with data platforms such as Databricks is a strong plus
• High ownership, detail-oriented approach, fast-moving and direct communication style, and calm under pressure

Preferred Qualifications

• High-growth technology or SaaS industry experience strongly preferred
• Exposure to recurring or usage-based billing models is an advantage
• Public accounting background preferred

Compensation & Benefits

Pay Range Transparency

The expected salary range for this role varies by location and factors such as job-related skills, depth of experience, relevant certifications and training, and specific work location. The total compensation package may also include eligibility for an annual performance bonus, equity, and the benefits listed below. The organization anticipates utilizing the full width of the range.

• Zone 1 Pay Range: $128,000—$176,000 USD
• Zone 2 Pay Range: $115,200—$158,400 USD
• Zone 3 Pay Range: $108,800—$149,600 USD

Benefits

Benefits are provided in accordance with the region.

Compliance

If access to export-controlled technology or source code is required for performance of job duties, it is within Employer's discretion whether to apply for a U.S. government license for such positions, and Employer may decline to proceed with an applicant on this basis alone.

Location

While candidates in the listed location(s) are encouraged for this role, candidates in other locations will be considered.