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Position Overview
We are seeking a highly experienced and strategic Senior Director, Corporate Accounting & Reporting to lead critical areas of corporate controllership, including SEC reporting, technical accounting, and global stock administration. This highly visible leadership role is responsible for ensuring the integrity, transparency, and timeliness of the company’s external financial reporting while maintaining compliance with U.S. GAAP, SEC regulations, and internal control requirements.
The Senior Director will serve as a key advisor to senior finance leadership on complex accounting matters and will play an important role in supporting strategic initiatives, including capital market activities, business transactions, and evolving regulatory requirements. This leader will partner closely with Finance, Legal, HR, Treasury, Investor Relations, and external auditors to ensure high-quality financial disclosures and sound accounting positions across the organization.
In addition to providing technical accounting leadership, this role will drive continuous improvement and modernization of corporate accounting processes, leveraging automation, advanced analytics, and AI-enabled tools to enhance efficiency, scalability, and data quality across external reporting, technical accounting, and equity administration.
The ideal candidate will bring deep experience in U.S. public company reporting, complex technical accounting, and multinational operations, along with a proven ability to build high-performing teams, influence cross-functional stakeholders, and lead process improvements in a fast-paced global environment.
Strategic Mandate
SEC Reporting
- Lead the preparation and filing of external SEC reports, including Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, earnings releases, and other required disclosures.
- Ensure external reporting complies with U.S. GAAP, SEC regulations, SOX requirements, and company policies.
- Manage quarterly and annual reporting cycles, including coordination with external auditors and internal cross-functional stakeholders.
- Oversee the preparation and review of financial statements, footnotes, and MD&A disclosures.
- Present key disclosure considerations and accounting matters to senior management and the Disclosure Committee.
- Drive continuous improvement in external reporting processes, controls, and reporting efficiency, including leveraging automation, AI-enabled tools, and reporting technologies to streamline disclosure preparation, documentation, and review workflows.
Technical Accounting
- Serve as the company’s subject matter expert on U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting matters.
- Provide authoritative accounting guidance on complex transactions, including equity transactions, business combinations, debt, derivatives, leases, and strategic initiatives.
- Monitor emerging accounting standards, regulatory developments, and SEC guidance, and lead implementation of new requirements across the organization.
- Partner cross-functionally with FP&A, Tax, Legal, Treasury, and Corporate Development to evaluate transaction structures and assess accounting implications.
- Oversee preparation of technical accounting memoranda supporting company positions and ensuring regulatory compliance.
- Enhance technical accounting workflows through automation and digital tools, including improving documentation processes, accounting research capabilities, and knowledge management using AI-enabled solutions and modern finance technologies.
Stock Administration
- Provide executive oversight of global equity administration, including equity grants, exercises, vesting, ESPP activity, and related reporting.
- Ensure compliance with global regulatory requirements, tax considerations, and accounting treatment related to equity compensation programs.
- Partner with HR, Legal, Payroll, and Finance teams to support the design, administration, and governance of equity compensation programs.
- Oversee processes supporting equity accounting, reporting, and internal controls, while driving improvements through process automation and technology enhancements that improve efficiency, accuracy, and reporting transparency.
Qualifications
- CPA required; Big 4 public accounting experience strongly preferred.
- 15+ years of progressive accounting and financial reporting experience, including senior leadership roles within a U.S. multinational public company.
- Deep expertise in U.S. GAAP, SEC regulations, and external financial reporting.
- Strong technical accounting background with experience addressing complex transactions and regulatory developments.
- Experience driving process improvements, reporting automation, or technology-enabled finance transformation within corporate accounting functions.
- Proven leadership experience with the ability to build, develop, and lead high-performing teams across multiple functions and geographies.
- Demonstrated success leading cross-functional initiatives and managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Exceptional communication and executive presence, with the ability to present complex accounting matters to senior executives and auditors
- High integrity, strong analytical capabilities, attention to detail, and a commitment to operational excellence and strong internal controls.
Location
- This role is based at Everpure HQ in Santa Clara.
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WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM US:
- Innovation: We celebrate those who think critically, like a challenge, and aspire to be trailblazers.
- Growth: We give you the space and support to grow along with us and to contribute to something meaningful. We have been named Fortune's Best Workplaces in Technology™, Fortune's Best Workplaces in the Bay Area™, and certified as a Great Place to Work®!
- Team: We build each other up and set aside ego for the greater good.
And because we understand the value of bringing your full and best self to work, we offer a variety of perks to manage a healthy balance, including flexible time off, wellness resources, and company-sponsored team events. Check out purebenefits.com for more information.
ACCOMMODATIONS AND ACCESSIBILITY:
Candidates with disabilities may request accommodations for all aspects of our hiring process. For more on this, contact us at TA-Ops@purestorage.com if you’re invited to an interview.
OUR COMMITMENT TO A STRONG AND INCLUSIVE TEAM:
We’re forging a future where everyone finds their rightful place and where every voice matters. Where uniqueness isn’t just accepted but embraced. That’s why we are committed to fostering the growth and development of every person, cultivating a sense of community through our Employee Resource Groups and advocating for inclusive leadership.
Everpure is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or any other characteristic legally protected by the laws of the jurisdiction in which you are being considered for hire.
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