Manager, Financial Reporting & Accounting

Spectral AI, Inc.; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectral AI, Inc. in Dallas, TX is seeking a hands-on accounting leader to drive in-house SEC reporting, technical accounting, and the SOX 404 program. You will own 10-K/10-Q/8-K filings, the financial-statement workbook, and the external-audit relationship.

As a seasoned CPA with 5–8 years in public accounting and strong U.S. GAAP knowledge, you will leverage AI and automation to enhance reporting, journal entries, and close processes on-site at the Uptown Dallas headquarters.

Qualifications

• Active CPA license.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field.
• 5–8 years of progressive accounting experience with public-company SEC reporting and technical accounting.
• Strong U.S. GAAP knowledge and ability to write technical accounting memoranda and prepare Forms 10-K/10-Q/8-K, including XBRL.
• Experience with SOX 404 implementation or remediation preferred.
• Experience with complex financial instruments (warrants, convertible notes, embedded derivatives) preferred.
• Experience with NetSuite and advanced Excel; transitioning work in-house from outside advisory firms is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and manage drafting, review, and filing of Forms 10-K, 10-Q, and 8-K with related disclosures.
• Own the quarterly and annual financial-statement workbook and supporting schedules.
• Coordinate XBRL tagging and SEC reporting calendar, ensuring Reg S-X/S-K compliance.
• Maintain journal entries, account reconciliations, and close processes.
• Oversee the internal SOX 404 program and external-audit relationship.
• Leverage AI/automation to enhance reporting and data analysis while maintaining controls.

Skills

AI & automation

Advanced Excel

Verbal & written communication

SOX knowledge

Financial analysis

Education

CPA license

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

NetSuite

Excel

Job description

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FullTime Professional Dallas, TX, US

30+ days ago Requisition ID: 1183

Position Summary:

Spectral AI, Inc. (Nasdaq: MDAI) is a publicly traded artificial-intelligence medical-technology company advancing predictive diagnostics for wound care. This is a hands-on, versatile role at the center of the Company's external reporting. Its primary focus is bringing in-house the SEC reporting and technical-accounting work currently supported by an outside advisory firm - preparing Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K, authoring technical-accounting memoranda, maintaining the financial-statement workbook and supporting schedules, and owning the day-to-day relationship with the external auditor. The role is also the internal owner of the Company's SOX 404 program, driving remediation of the disclosed material weakness and standing up a repeatable, well-documented control framework. Rounding out the mandate, it owns the monthly management accounts, prepares journal entries and account reconciliations, assists the Controller with other close tasks, and supports the CFO on FP&A and other reporting. As an AI company, we expect this person to actively use AI and automation to work faster and smarter across reporting, analysis and controls. This is a full-time, onsite role based at the Company's headquarters in Uptown Dallas, Texas.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

N/A

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Prepare and manage the end-to-end drafting, review and filing of Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K, including financial statements, footnotes, MD&A and related disclosures.
• Own the quarterly and annual financial-statement workbook - building the consolidated balance sheet, income statement, statements of cash flows and stockholders' equity, the supporting trial-balance consolidation and adjusting entries, and every footnote schedule.
• Own the XBRL tagging process, coordinate with the financial printer / EDGAR filing agent, and maintain the SEC reporting calendar and disclosure checklists in compliance with Regulation S-X and S-K.
• Research and document technical-accounting conclusions in audit-ready memoranda across revenue recognition (ASC 606, including cost-plus / government contracts), debt and convertible instruments (ASC 470), derivatives and warrants (ASC 815 / 480), equity and stock compensation (ASC 505 / 718) and leases (ASC 842).
• Prepare and maintain the recurring technical schedules and their footnotes, including stock-based compensation, debt and notes payable (rollforwards, amortization and interest), equity (APIC, statement of stockholders' equity and the cap table), warrant liabilities and their valuation, revenue, leases, and earnings per share.
• Account for complex and non-routine transactions, including equity raises, warrant and convertible-note issuances and significant contracts, and assess the impact of new accounting standards.
• Prepare and post journal entries and perform account reconciliations as part of the monthly close, ensuring accurate, well-supported general-ledger balances.
• Serve as the internal owner of the Company's SOX 404 program and control framework - maintaining the risk-and-control matrix, control narratives and testing calendar, owning reporting-related key controls, and coordinating and reviewing the work of the external SOX provider.
• Drive remediation of the disclosed material weakness in the financial-statement close process by designing, documenting and operating controls over reconciliations, transaction processing and financial-reporting review.
• Own the day-to-day external-audit relationship - managing the prepared-by-client (PBC) request list end to end, coordinating deliverables across the team, and resolving review comments to keep filings on schedule.
• Own the monthly management-reporting package (management accounts), including the Board / leadership reporting deck with clear, concise commentary.
• Assist the Controller with other close-related tasks and support the CFO on FP&A and financial-reporting items such as budgeting, forecasting and ad-hoc analysis.
• Leverage AI and automation tools to streamline reporting, data analysis, reconciliations and technical-accounting research, while maintaining appropriate review controls over AI-assisted work.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Required education and experience:

• Active CPA license.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field.
• 5–8 years of progressive accounting experience, ideally with a Big 4 / national public-accounting foundation plus public-company SEC reporting and technical accounting.
• Command of U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting requirements, with the ability to independently research and write technical-accounting memoranda and prepare Forms 10-K / 10-Q / 8-K, including XBRL.
• Experience supporting SOX 404 implementation or material-weakness remediation is preferred.
• Experience with complex financial instruments - warrants, convertible notes and embedded derivatives - is preferred.
• Industry exposure to life sciences, medical technology, or companies with U.S. government contracts (BARDA / MTEC, cost-plus billing) is a plus.
• Experience with NetSuite and advanced Excel, and with transitioning work in-house from an outside advisory firm, is a plus.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Comfortable wearing multiple hats on a lean team - preparing management accounts, assisting with close tasks, and supporting the CFO across a range of reporting needs.
• Demonstrated bias toward leveraging AI and automation (generative-AI tools, advanced Excel / Power Query, reporting automation) to make finance processes more efficient.
• Excellent organizational skills and strong attention to detail.
• Ability to maintain confidential and meticulous records.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including clear, concise reporting to leadership.
• Reliable and highly trustworthy.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

Travel:

N/A

Spectral AI, Inc. is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, results of genetic testing, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.