Manager, SEC Reporting & Technical Accounting

Summary

Join Western Digital's SEC Reporting and Technical Accounting team as a key contributor to all external financial reporting, including SEC filings and investor communications. You will manage periodic SEC filings, prepare financial statements for quarterly earnings releases, and oversee accounting for the company's capital structure and equity compensation plans. This role requires collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, including auditors. The ideal candidate possesses a Bachelor's degree in accounting, a CPA license, and 4+ years of experience in complex accounting and SEC reporting. Success in managing a finance team and experience in public accounting are highly valued. Western Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including paid time off, health insurance, life and disability insurance, retirement benefits, and professional development opportunities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting and hold a CPA
• 4+ years of experience with complex accounting including SEC reporting and GAAP
• Proven success with managing a team of finance professionals through ambiguity while still driving results
• Confident communicator with the level of maturity and presence necessary to influence senior executives and business leaders
• Thrive on driving innovation and change that will propel the business forward
• Consistently practice strategic thinking and nimble problem-solving tactics to stay ahead of business priorities

Responsibilities

• Manage periodic filings with the SEC, including preparation of financial statements and related notes, MD&A, and other disclosures
• Prepare financial statements and presentations for quarterly earnings releases and file related Form 8-K
• Review and tie-out Proxy financial disclosures
• Manage preparation of financial statements for 401(k) Plan and filing of Form 5500
• Oversee accounting for company's capital structure (debt and equity)
• Oversee accounting for equity compensation plans
• Monitor and research new accounting standards, summarizing and communicating impacts to executives and Audit Committee, and leading process changes where necessary to respond to new requirements
• Analyze and understand complex transactions, applying complex accounting standards to those transactions, developing solutions to problems and effectively communicating the results to stakeholders
• Collaborate effectively with internal clients, including General Accounting, IT, Treasury, Strategic Investments, Legal, Internal Audit, Real Estate Operations
• Liaise with external auditors and company stakeholders to manage effective and efficient audit execution

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience working in Public Accounting (Big 4)
• Experience with Workiva

Benefits

• Paid vacation time
• Paid sick leave
• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• Life, accident and disability insurance
• Tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts
• Employee assistance program
• Other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity
• Tuition reimbursement
• Transit
• The Applause Program
• Employee stock purchase plan
• The Western Digital Savings 401(k) Plan
• Short-Term Incentive (STI) Plan
• Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program, which consists of restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents
• RSU awards are also available to eligible new hires