Director, Technical Accounting and Reporting # 4105

Our mission is to detect cancer early, when it can be cured. We are working to change the trajectory of cancer mortality and bring stakeholders together to adopt innovative, safe, and effective technologies that can transform cancer care.
We are a healthcare company, pioneering new technologies to advance early cancer detection. We have built a multi-disciplinary organization of scientists, engineers, and physicians and we are using the power of next-generation sequencing (NGS), population-scale clinical studies, and state-of-the-art computer science and data science to overcome one of medicine’s greatest challenges.
GRAIL is headquartered in Menlo Park, California, with locations in Washington, D.C., North Carolina, and the United Kingdom. It is supported by leading global investors and pharmaceutical, technology, and healthcare companies.
For more information, please visit grail.com.
The Director, Technical Accounting and Reporting is a leading role in our Finance organization. They will influence our critical accounting policies and own both internal and external financial reporting. They possess the demonstrated expertise in the specialized fields of technical accounting, equity administration, and SEC reporting.  They have a high propensity to take on new responsibilities in a rapid-growth environment to advance within the finance team.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the company’s technical accounting and reporting team of 3+ technical gurus
• Interface with Management on complex technical accounting matters involved in developing the company’s position on complex, significant, unique, and judgmental accounting topics including preparation of the related technical accounting memos and related disclosures.
• Research technical accounting and disclosure issues, document and present matters to Management and Auditors. 
• Proactively monitor current accounting and reporting trends.
• Lead the Company’s efforts to implement new or revised accounting pronouncements.
• Lead internal and external financial reporting function to ensure financials are prepared, reviewed and delivered timely and accurately & disclosures are complete and accurate in accordance with US GAAP and SEC rules and regulations.
•  Lead the Company’s stock-based Compensation accounting function which includes close collaboration with legal and HR, including overseeing administration of the program by external consultants as well as drafting and filing Form 3’s and Form 4’s as required. 
• Adhere to internal and external review and filing deadlines, including tracking and communication of status.
• Review draft contracts and educate stakeholders on accounting implications as well as propose changes to standardize/simplify accounting for such contracts. 
• Lead annual audit and quarterly reviews, including preparation and review of analytical review documents, to ensure timely and efficient fulfillment of all requests.
• Partner with business process owners to maintain a strong internal control environment.
• Provide leadership and training in maintaining and enhancing a SOX compliant control structure.
• Lead and participate in special projects as necessary.

• At least 10 years of highly technical accounting and reporting experience in a mix of medium to large publicly-listed companies and a Big 4 public accounting firm.
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP with experience with SEC reporting  and Sarbanes-Oxley Act requirements
• Strong knowledge of and experience applying ASC 842 (leases), ASC 718 (stock based compensation) and ASC 230 (cashflow), ASC 280 (segment reporting) and ASC 260 (EPS) required  
• Ability to lead complex projects which require influence and implementation across business groups and functions.
• Ability to coordinate third-party consultants on critical accounting and reporting projects.
• Attention to detail, organized and thorough with desire for continuous improvement.
• Must be able to effectively manage critical deadlines.
• Must be a "self-starter" with a can-do attitude and a desire to have a positive impact on our company.
• Track record of high performance in a face-paced, high-pressure environment.
• Strong day-to-day project management skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills are essential.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team, yet function well with independent responsibilities.
• BA/BS degree in Accounting.
• Active US CPA certification.
• Experience with Workiva is required.
• Experience with NetSuite, Intelligize and Equity Edge online software is a plus. 

The expected, full-time, annual base pay scale for this position is $187