Sr. Associate, SEC Reporting & Technical Accounting

Company Description

At Western Digital, our vision is to power global innovation and push the boundaries of technology to make what you thought was once impossible, possible.

At our core, Western Digital is a company of problem solvers. People achieve extraordinary things given the right technology. For decades, we’ve been doing just that—our technology helped people put a man on the moon and capture the first-ever picture of a black hole.

We offer an expansive portfolio of technologies, HDDs, and platforms for business, creative professionals, and consumers alike under our Western Digital®, WD®, and WD_BLACK™.

We are a key partner to some of the largest and highest-growth organizations in the world. From enabling systems to make cities safer and more connected, to powering the data centers behind many of the world’s biggest companies and hyperscale cloud providers, to meeting the massive and ever-growing data storage needs of the AI era, Western Digital is fueling a brighter, smarter future.

Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. Together, we can build the future of data storage.

Job Description

The SEC Reporting and Technical Accounting function is responsible for all external financial reporting, including SEC periodic filings, quarterly earnings releases, investor relations presentations, 401(k) and census reporting.  The role also serves as an internal consulting function to address complex transactions and issues faced by the business.  This role will report to the Manager, SEC Reporting and Technical Accounting, and will be a key contributor to:

• Preparing financial statements and disclosures for periodic filings with the SEC.
• Partnering with Investor Relations and preparing financial presentations for quarterly earnings releases.
• Reviewing and validating disclosures for Annual Proxy filing
• Accounting for company's capital structure (debt and equity), including accounting for stock-based awards.
• Monitoring and researching new accounting standards, summarizing and communicating impacts to executives and Audit Committee, and leading process changes where necessary to respond to new requirements.
• Analyzing and understanding complex transactions, applying complex accounting standards to those transactions, developing solutions to problems and effectively communicating the results to stakeholders.
• Reviewing and monitoring corporate accounting policies and working with various stakeholders to implement changes when necessary to adapt to changes in the business, organization, or accounting standards to ensure that policies remain effective, efficient and compliant with GAAP.
• Collaborating effectively with internal clients, including Corporate Accounting, IT, Treasury, Strategic Investments, Legal, Internal Audit, Real Estate Operations.
• Managing periodic review and assessments for complex accounting areas including impairment reviews, restructuring, strategic investments, joint ventures, and lease accounting.
• Assist in preparation of financial statements on notes for U.S. 401(k) Plan
• Liaising with external auditors and company stakeholders to manage effective and efficient audit execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting and CPA license.  
• 3+ years of experience with complex accounting including SEC reporting and U.S. GAAP.
• Prior experience working in Public Accounting (Big 4) is highly preferred.
• Advanced Excel skills and analytics aptitude required
• Experience in Workiva and Oracle Cloud a plus
• Proven success collaborating with individuals across multiple disciplines
• Confident communicator with the level of maturity and presence necessary to influence senior executives and business leaders.
• Comfortable working through ambiguity and 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.

Additional Information

Western Digital is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on their race, color, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender (including a person’s gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s assigned sex at birth), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Ci