Senior Accounting Manager, ClickHouse
$140-210k
+ Equity
Open-source database for real-time apps and analytics
Be an early applicant
Open-source database for real-time apps and analytics
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$140-210k
+ Equity
201-500 employees
Company mission
To allow users to generate analytical reports using SQL queries in real-time.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
- 8+ years of progressive accounting experience, including meaningful experience at a high-growth technology or SaaS company
- Mix of Big 4 and corporate accounting experience preferred
- Proven ability to operate effectively in fast-paced, high-growth environments with evolving priorities and limited structure
- Demonstrated experience building or significantly improving accounting processes, systems, or teams from the ground up
- Strong sense of ownership and initiative - you identify what needs to be done and drive it forward without waiting for direction
- Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to navigate ambiguity and make difficult decisions
- Strong communication skills and comfort partnering cross-functionally and with senior leadership
- Demonstrated people management excellence, with success building and developing high-performing, collaborative teams
- Enthusiasm for process optimization and financial automation at scale
- Experience with NetSuite
- Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to balance strategic thinking and hands-on execution
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a Senior Accounting Manager who operates like a builder, not just an operator
- This role is responsible for scaling our accounting function from strong foundations to IPO-ready by building processes, implementing systems, and developing a high-performing team in an environment where not everything is defined yet
- If you’ve succeeded in high-growth environments, take ownership without waiting for direction, and enjoy solving problems that don’t have a playbook, this role is for you
- You’ll report directly to the Controller and play a key role in shaping how accounting is built at ClickHouse
- Oversee the day-to-day operations of the accounting department, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting
- Own and continuously improve the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, with a focus on scalability, efficiency, and accuracy
- Build and evolve accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls to support a high-growth, IPO-bound company
- Identify gaps in existing processes and proactively design and implement solutions even when there is no established playbook
- Lead financial audits and coordinate with external auditors, tax consultants, and regulatory agencies
- Prepare financial statements, management reports, and other financial analyses to support strategic decision-making
- Partner cross-functionally with teams across the business to ensure alignment, accuracy, and strong financial operations
- Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing accounting team that operates with ownership, accountability, and collaboration
- Drive systems improvements, including accounting software implementations and automation initiatives to reduce manual work, leveraging AI where possible
- Review financial reporting packages, including flux analysis, to identify, investigate, and clearly communicate key variances
- Continuously improve workflows to increase speed, accuracy, and scalability as the business grows
Our take
Database management systems have long been important to the operations of businesses. However, these systems can be painfully slow. ClickHouse solves this problem with its ultra-fast database management system, that powers real-time analytics and apps.
ClickHouse's founding team hail from companies including Yahoo!, Netflix, Salesforce and Google. This has not only lent the company an impressive amount of credibility, but has also allowed it to identify the needs and challenges of enterprises when it comes to their databases. Its system works between 100 and 1,000 times faster than traditional options, and has led to the company being trusted by the likes of eBay, Uber and Spotify.
It has seen substantial funding too, the most recent of which is cited to help advance its platform across multiple use cases. Alongside this funding, it recently announced the acquisition of LibreChat, an open-source AI chat platform, allowing ClickHouse to launch its Agentic Data Stack. This move positions the company at the forefront of agentic analytics, allowing organizations to interact with massive datasets through AI agents, and demonstrates ClickHouses's commitment to shaping the future of real-time,. intelligent data analysis.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Jan 2026
$400m
LATE VC
May 2025
$350m
SERIES C
Total funding: $1.1bn
Company benefits
- Flexible work environment - ClickHouse is a globally distributed company and remote-friendly. We currently operate in 20 countries
- Healthcare - Employer contributions towards your healthcare
- Equity in the company - Every new team member who joins our company receives stock options
- Time off - Flexible time off in the US, generous entitlement in other countries
- A $500 Home office setup if you’re a remote employee
- Global Gatherings – We believe in the power of in-person connection and offer opportunities to engage with colleagues at company-wide offsites
Company HQ
Old Palo Alto, Palo Alto, CA
Leadership
Aaron Katz
(Co-Founder & CEO)Prior to ClickHouse, Aaron spent 6 years at Elastic as CRO and Strategic Advisor. He also spent 12 years at salesforce, joining as a Regional VP of Sales before working through various roles to become the Senior VP of Enterprise Sales.
Yury Izrailevsky
(Co-Founder & President)Previously, Yury spent 3 years at Google as a VP of Engineering, 8 years at Netflix as a Director of Cloud and Systems Infrastructure and VP of CLoud Computing and Platform Engineering, and 8 years at Yahoo! as a Manager of Yahoo Data Warehouse and Director of Engineering.
Alexey Milovidov
(Co-Founder & CTO)Prior to becoming CTO in 2021, Alexey was the Head of CLickHouse and Yandex for over 13 years.
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