Job Description

Reporting to the CAO, the Corporate Controller for Accounting & Reporting will be responsible for ensuring the integrity of global accounting andfinancial reporting by providing leadership, business collaboration, process knowledge and technical expertise to Western Digital Finance. This leader will lead the following teams within the Accounting function: GL Operations, Global Close and Consolidation, and Technical Accounting and External Reporting.

This role ideally is based at our locations in Milpitas or San Jose, CA and likely will involve some periodic global travel.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of ~25 professionals who oversees all aspects of the company’s monthly/quarterly close processes and, and external and technical accounting and quarterly/annual  reporting
• Overall lead for the company’s the monthly and quarterly close and external reporting processes with a focus on driving continuous process and systems improvements (i.e. quality and efficiency of output) to enable optimal business decisions and outcomes
• Own the development and implementation of Western Digital’s accounting policies, adapting to the changes in our business as well as the evolution of US GAAP
• Ensure a strong control and compliance framework with corporate SOX and key controls, adherence to US GAAP and other statutory requirements and support for external/internal audits and reviews
• Point person on behalf of CAO responsible for external auditor relationship for all areas other than Revenue
• Partner closely with the Finance senior leadership team (including FP&A, Investor Relations, Tax and Treasury) to ensure alignment of accounting with both finance and business objectives
• Support new business initiatives/models which require enhancement or development of Finance/Accounting systems in support of those activities
• Collaborate with IT and other WD functional teams, as applicable, during design, implementation, and post-implementation phases of accounting-related projects
• For cross-company led initiatives, lead the Accounting team’s participation in those initiatives (together with relevant Finance Leadership) and incorporate those project plans into annual and longer-term project plan assumptions
• Support M&A integration and divestiture activities for Finance leveraging SME expertise in key process areas

Qualifications

• 15-20+ years of Accounting/Finance-related experience, with majority in corporate accounting-type roles, including ideally a mix of Big 4 and high-tech industry experience
• Deep technical GAAP expertise, with experience in technology or semiconductor industry a plus
• Track record of building new capabilities, with a process orientation
• Strong team leader and developer of talent, at a global, multinational company with
• geographically dispersed teams
• Self-starter and Change Agent
• Demonstrated ability to work cross functionally and cross org to accomplish complex projects
• Strong communications skills, both written and oral

Qualifications (Preferred):

• CPA or Chartered Accountant
• Master’s Degree in Accounting/Finance
• Oracle and/or SAP experience
• Experience with a publicly traded Multi-National Company
• Best practices familiarity and benchmarking capabilities in Record-to-Report and/or Order-to-Cash processes