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Western Digital

Makes hard drives for cloud and AI data centers

Director of SEC Reporting & Technical Accounting

Financial AccountingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeSan Jose, CA, USA$184.5k - $246k /yr

About the Job

Requirements

  • Undergraduate degree in Finance or Accounting, or equivalent experience, with knowledge of U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting requirements and 10 or more years of overall experience.
  • Active Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license.
  • At least 6 years of demonstrated experience managing a team.
  • Hands-on experience filing Forms 10-K, 10-Q, proxy statements, and other SEC filings associated with financial reporting.
  • Experience with capital market transactions, including comfort letters and relevant SEC securities filings.
  • Experience with multinational operations functioning in various currencies.
  • Experience implementing new accounting pronouncements and process and system automation.
  • Experience leading cross-functional projects and related management presentations.
  • Solid knowledge of the Oracle ERP system and Workiva.
  • A consistent record of establishing relationships with cross-functional business partners.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee execution of periodic SEC filings, including financial statement preparation, related notes, Management Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, and other applicable reporting obligations.
  • Coordinate with the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on the annual audit and quarterly reviews, liaising with general accounting and other business functions to ensure timely execution and completion.
  • Collaborate with investor relations on financial presentations for communications with investors and related stakeholders.
  • Build and maintain relationships across business operations, general accounting, tax, treasury, legal, investor relations, and human resources to ensure timely communication and review of reporting matters.
  • Monitor SEC and Financial Accounting Standards Board developments for potential impacts on accounting or disclosure, educate the business on potential impacts, and partner with information technology and other functions on necessary system developments or process improvements.
  • Prepare and present information as necessary to aid the Audit Committee in fulfilling its oversight obligations.
  • Act as a global technical lead on strategic transactions to identify accounting and reporting obligations or issues and assist with actions required for execution or implementation.
  • Guide and motivate a team of accounting professionals to support their career growth, including development of technical and presentation skill sets.

About the Company

Western Digital

Makes hard drives for cloud and AI data centers

Western Digital, which goes by WD, designs and makes hard disk drives, mostly the high-capacity models that cloud and AI data centers use to store huge amounts of data cheaply. In 2013, its HGST unit shipped the first helium-filled hard drives, which fit more disks into each drive and use less power. Its drives store data on stacks of spinning magnetic disks, and the lineup runs from Ultrastar data center drives to WD Red and WD Purple drives for home servers and security cameras. WD makes its money selling these drives to cloud companies, PC makers, and retail shoppers. Western Digital was founded in 1970 and is based in San Jose, California, and in 2025 it spun off its flash memory business as Sandisk.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
San Jose, CA
Founded
1970

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