Senior Payroll Accountant

The role

The Senior Payroll Accountant executes day-to-day and month-end accounting tasks for global payroll. This role involves performing complex reconciliations, variance analysis, and driving process improvements using AI and automation.

What you will do

• Prepare and record payroll journal entries including salaries, bonuses, commissions, stock-based compensation, benefits, and taxes.
• Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations and resolve variances.
• Perform monthly payroll flux analysis.
• Prepare payroll accounting for equity compensation programs like RSUs, stock options, and ESPP.
• Execute payroll accounting across global entities including Netherlands, Brazil, France, Germany, and India.
• Partner with Payroll Operations to resolve discrepancies between payroll register and general ledger.
• Support annual local statutory audits, consolidated external audits, and internal SOX requests.
• Partner with Manager and cross-functional teams to set up accounting processes for new international subsidiaries.
• Lead testing and implementation of updates to cloud-based payroll and accounting systems.
• Support AI and automation initiatives across payroll accounting.

Required qualifications

• BA, BS Degree with a focus in Economics, Business Administration, Accounting, or Finance
• 6-8 years of general accounting experience
• Minimum of 4+ years dedicated specifically to payroll accounting
• Experience supporting annual statutory audits
• Hands-on experience with cloud-based accounting systems
• Strong working knowledge of US GAAP
• Proven experience partnering with local accounting teams to file statutory accounts

Nice to have

• Chartered Accountant (CA) or CPA equivalent certification
• Experience with equity compensation accounting (RSUs, stock options, ESPP)
• Exposure to global payroll jurisdictions, particularly Netherlands, Brazil, France, Germany, and India
• Hands-on experience or strong interest in driving automation and AI adoption in payroll or accounting operations

About the company

Databricks is the Data and AI company. Headquartered in San Francisco with 30+ offices around the globe, it provides a unified platform for building and scaling data and AI apps, analytics and agents.