Manager, Payroll AccountingActive

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The opportunity

We're building a finance function that stays ahead of the curve — leveraging AI, automation, and modern tooling to operate at the pace Databricks demands. We are looking for a Manager, Payroll Accounting , to lead our payroll accounting team based in India.

What you'll do

  • Oversee the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end payroll accounting close: processes, reviewing and approving complex journal entries, accruals, and balance sheet reconciliations.

  • Perform monthly payroll flux analysis, identifying and clearly articulating: drivers behind significant period-over-period movements for leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.

  • Lead payroll accounting across our global entities, with particular focus on: high-complexity jurisdictions, including the Netherlands, Brazil, France, Germany, and India — ensuring accurate accounting treatment, local compliance, and timely close across each location.

  • Manage complex multi-currency ledger reconciliations, foreign exchange (FX): gain/loss adjustments, and intercompany cross-charges.

  • Provide technical accounting oversight for stock-based compensation and: complex commission structures, ensuring accurate recording and compliance.

  • Own payroll accounting for equity compensation programs, including RSUs,: stock options, and ESPP, ensuring accurate recording, tax withholding treatment, and reconciliation between equity, payroll, and the intercompany general ledger.

What they're looking for

  • Serve as the primary point of contact for internal and external payroll: accounting audits. Champion compliance with internal controls (SOX), US GAAP, and multi-jurisdictional payroll tax regulations.
  • Partner with our legal team, external consultants, and banking partners to: establish new subsidiaries. Collaborate with Corporate Tax and Technical Accounting to set up accounting processes for new global locations.
  • Partner with PeopleOps, AP and Procurement to proactively monitor and audit: independent contractor relationships, ensuring accurate general ledger classification and mitigating "disguised employee" risks
  • Drive AI and automation adoption across payroll accounting, including: AI-assisted reconciliation between payroll registers and the GL, automated variance detection, and leveraging the Databricks Platform to streamline data flow across payroll, equity, and financial systems