Director of SEC Reporting & Technical Accounting

WD; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

WD is seeking a highly motivated accounting leader to head a team that partners with operations on complex transactions and external financial reporting, including SEC filings. You will mentor staff, oversee statements, notes, MD&A, and coordinate with the external auditors.

You’ll collaborate with finance, IT, tax, and investor relations to ensure compliant reporting and robust controls in a fast-paced, global tech environment.

Qualifications

• Experienced accounting professional capable of leading a team.

Responsibilities

• Oversee SEC filings and related financial reporting.
• Coordinate with external auditors on annual audit and quarterly reviews.
• Collaborate with investor relations on financial presentations for investors.

Skills

Accounting leadership

SEC reporting

Financial controls

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

WD is building the infrastructure behind the AI-driven data economy.

As AI scales, so does data. Every interaction, every model, every system generates data that must be stored, managed, and made accessible over time. That’s where we come in.

We combine deep engineering expertise with global‑scale manufacturing to deliver the storage systems that make AI possible, powering hyperscale data centers, cloud platforms, and enterprise infrastructure worldwide.

This isn’t theoretical work. It’s real systems, at real scale, people solving some of the hardest challenges in technology today.

We’re looking for people who want to build, solve, and operate at that level.

Join us and let’s shape the future of data.

WD is building the infrastructure behind the AI-driven data economy.

As AI scales, so does data. Every interaction, every model, every system generates data that must be stored, managed, and made accessible over time. That’s where we come in.

We combine deep engineering expertise with global‑scale manufacturing to deliver the storage systems that make AI possible, powering hyperscale data centers, cloud platforms, and enterprise infrastructure worldwide.

This isn’t theoretical work. It’s real systems, at real scale, people solving some of the hardest challenges in technology today.

We’re looking for people who want to build, solve, and operate at that level.

Join us and let’s shape the future of data.

Job Description

This role requires a highly motivated and experienced accounting professional that can lead a team who can partner with operations to address complex transactions and oversee SEC and other external financial reporting. In this leadership role, you will develop and mentor your team, oversee preparation and filing of financial reporting with the SEC and other external parties, partner with other business functions on projects to address accounting and reporting implications for complex transactions, monitor developments at the SEC and FASB, and implement solutions to maintain effective and efficient processes and controls to support external reporting in compliance with applicable standards.

This position is best suited for an accounting professional who possesses strong communication, organization, technology and leadership skills as well as enjoys working in a challenging, fast-paced environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Oversee execution of periodic filings with the SEC; including financial statement preparation, related notes, Management Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, and other applicable reporting obligations
• Coordinate with our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on the execution of our annual audit and quarterly reviews, including liaising with general accounting and other business functions to ensure timely execution and completion
• Collaborate with investor relations on financial presentations for communications with investors and related stakeholders.
• Build and maintain relationships across functions, including business operations, general accounting, tax, treasury, legal, investor relations and HR to ensure timely communication and review of reporting matters
• Monitor developments at the SEC and FASB for potential impacts on accounting or disclosure, educate the business on potential impacts, and partner with IT and other functions on any necessary system developments or process improvements
• Prepare and present information as necessary to aid the Audit Committee in fulfillment of their oversight obligations
• Act as a global technical lead on strategic transactions to identify accounting and reporting obligations or issues and assist with actions required for execution or implementation