Director of SEC Reporting and Technical Accounting

Ouster, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 235,000; Full time

Job summary

Ouster, Inc. is hiring a Director of SEC Reporting & Technical Accounting to enhance our financial governance. The role involves overseeing SEC filings, consolidating financial statements, and supporting cross-functional teams, while ensuring compliance with accounting standards. Join a company committed to innovation in LIDAR technology and a supportive workplace culture.

Benefits

15 vacation days and 10 paid holidays annually

Paid parental leave

401K match up to 4%

Medical, vision, and dental plans with premium coverage

Dog-friendly workplace

Complimentary dinner catered nightly

Qualifications

• Strong financial, SEC reporting, and technical accounting background required.
• Outstanding communication and writing skills are essential.
• Experience in managing multiple tasks and developing relationships with partners.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the Company's SEC filings including Forms 10K and 10Q.
• Assist with international financial reporting and regulatory compliance.
• Collaborate on financial audits and support technical accounting matters.

Skills

Financial reporting

Technical accounting

Communication

Detail-oriented

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting

Job description

At Ouster, we build sensors and tools for engineers, roboticists, and researchers, so they can make the world safer and more efficient. We've transformed LIDAR from an analog device with thousands of components to an elegant digital device powered by one chip-scale laser array and one CMOS sensor. The result is a full range of high-resolution LIDAR sensors that deliver superior imaging at a dramatically lower price. Our advanced sensor hardware and vision algorithms are used in autonomous cars, drones and many other applications. If you’re motivated by solving big problems, we’re hiring key roles across the company and need your help!

We are currently looking for a Director of SEC Reporting & Technical Accounting to report directly to the Corporate Controller and be responsible for our external reporting, assist with our other statutory and regulatory filings, consolidations and provide support during our earnings cycle.

This candidate would ideally have a strong financial, SEC reporting and technical accounting background, be comfortable and confident navigating through innovative and complex matters to support transactions and products to help scale our product ecosystems, have outstanding communication and writing skills, be attentive to details, and be able to prioritize and manage multiple tasks while working with multiple cross functional teams. The candidate will need to demonstrate the ability to develop strong working relationships with cross-functional partners and various levels of senior leadership.

This individual will primarily be responsible for:

• The Company’s SEC filings including Forms 10K and 10Q.
• Monthly and quarterly consolidations of the Company’s financial statements and equity accounting
• Assisting the Company’s international accounting team with all aspects of international financial reporting.
• Monthly, quarterly and annual regulatory financial reporting for the parent and various subsidiaries.
• Assisting with certain technical accounting matters, including carrying out research and documentation for a variety of complex and non-standard transactions such as mergers and acquisitions, debt offerings, new product initiatives etc., adoption of new standards, as well as general corporate accounting matters.

Other duties needed to be successful in this role:

• Plan, coordinate and manage the various SEC filings including the 10K and 10Q, working cross functionally with different teams including corporate counsel, finance and strategy and various product teams in the process.
• Be a key part of the annual audit and quarterly reviews with external auditors, the corporate accounting team, finance and strategy and executive management.
• Assist the Investor Relations team with various investor deliverables such as earnings releases, investor Q&A and other presentations.
• Coordinate and manage the monthly and quarterly consolidation and financial reporting process.
• Manage and coordinate the preparation of financial statements for international subsidiary entities and other regulated entities and support the audit of such entities.
• Research, evaluate and document to a high standard technical accounting conclusions and reporting implications of complex and non-standard transactions, as well as general corporate accounting matters to help drive accounting policies.
• Be flexible and a team player that is trusted.
• Provide team mentorship and coaching as necessary.
• Exhibit the highest ethical standards while demonstrating accountability and ownership, and Lead or participate in special projects as needed.

The base pay will be dependent on your skills, work experience, location, and qualifications. This role may also be eligible for equity & benefits. ($135,000-$235,000)

We acknowledge the confidence gap at Ouster. You do not need to meet all of these requirements to be the ideal candidate for this role.

At Ouster we offer a range of competitive benefits, as we believe in taking care of our employees in all aspects of their lives. Our newly renovated office, located in the Mission District of San Francisco, is a dog-friendly workplace with a kitchen stocked with snacks, fresh fruit and drinks, and a complimentary dinner catered nightly. Additional perks include 15 vacation days/10 paid holidays annually; paid parental leave; pre-tax commuter or health care/dependent care accounts; 401K match up to 4%; medical, vision and dental plans with premiums covered at 100% for the employee and 75% for dependents (Cigna or Kaiser); life insurance; and short term disability and long term disability. Ouster offers the best benefit options available because we consider the well-being of our employees a top priority.

Ouster is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that pursues and hires a diverse workforce. Ouster does not make employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, nationality, sex, gender, gender-identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, military status, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal laws. Ouster also strives for a healthy and safe workplace, and prohibits harassment of any kind. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Ouster considers qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.