Sr. Accountant, AI Operations

SpaceX • Palo Alto, CA

1d • $130,000 - $190,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Play a key role in the finance organization by serving as the operational backbone of billing operations. This hands-on role owns the end-to-end order-to-cash lifecycle across complex revenue streams, including seat-based subscriptions, usage/consumption-based models, pre-committed contracts, uncommitted (pay-as-you-go) arrangements, hybrid billing structures, and enterprise custom deals. The ideal candidate reimagines processes rather than simply managing them, partnering cross-functionally to ensure billing accuracy, revenue integrity, and an exceptional customer experience.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• 4+ years of accounting experience

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business, or other business discipline
• 4+ years of experience in Billing Operations, Order Management, Accounts Receivable, or Order-to-Cash functions within SaaS, technology, or subscription-based businesses
• CPA license or equivalent
• Strong understanding of ASC 606 revenue recognition principles
• Deep expertise managing multiple billing models simultaneously
• Hands-on experience with billing and financial systems in complex, multi-system environments
• Strong motivation for automation and process improvement
• Experience with SQL, Power BI tools, or billing analytics platforms
• Familiarity with multi-currency billing, international tax compliance, or multi-entity operations
• Prior experience in high-growth, scaling environments

Responsibilities

• Own and manage the full order-to-cash billing cycle from booking through invoicing, collections, and cash application across all revenue streams
• Oversee billing operations for diverse monetization models: seat-based licensing, usage/consumption-based billing, pre-committed contracts, uncommitted/on-demand arrangements, hybrid models, and enterprise custom deal structures
• Ensure invoicing accuracy, proper tax treatment (VAT/Sales Tax), and compliance with contractual billing terms
• Manage order processing workflows, establish and enforce SLAs, and drive down cycle times and error rates
• Reconcile bookings data and ensure alignment between CRM, billing platforms, and the general ledger
• Partner with Revenue Accounting to support accurate revenue recognition under ASC 606
• Ensure billing practices support clean, auditable revenue streams and SOX compliance readiness
• Develop and monitor KPIs including DSO, billing accuracy, aging analysis, collection efficiency, and revenue leakage metrics
• Support monthly and quarterly close processes with timely, accurate billing data
• Act as a subject matter expert across the billing technology stack and drive system optimization
• Identify and implement process automation, eliminate manual touchpoints, and build scalable workflows
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of billing and order management professionals
• Serve as the connective tissue between Sales, Deal Desk, Legal, Revenue Accounting, Collections, Engineering, and Product teams
• Represent the billing function in cross-functional projects including new product launches, pricing model changes, and system migrations

Benefits

• long-term incentives, in the form of company stock or long-term cash awards
• potential discretionary bonuses
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan
• short and long-term disability insurance
• life insurance
• paid parental leave
• various other discounts and perks
• 3 weeks of paid vacation
• 10 or more paid holidays per year
• paid sick leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level