SEC Reporting & Equity Accounting Manager

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. in San Diego, CA, is seeking an experienced SEC Reporting and Equity Manager to lead the company's external financial reporting and XBRL processes.

You will coordinate quarterly and annual filings, administer Workiva, and ensure rigorous tie-out and disclosures. The role requires strong US GAAP expertise, ability to translate complex requirements, and collaboration with Legal, IR and Audit.

Qualifications

• Experience with U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting required.
• Experience with Workiva and XBRL required.
• SOX 404 controls experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the preparation and coordination of quarterly and annual SEC filings (10-Q/10-K) and related reporting.
• Manage external reporting calendar and cross-functional inputs to ensure timely filing.
• Prepare financial statements, footnotes, disclosures in line with US GAAP and SEC rules.
• Oversee tie-outs and consistency checks across filings, statements, and schedules.
• Collaborate with Legal, IR, FP&A, Tax, Treasury, and Audit to harmonize disclosures.
• Oversee Workiva administration and XBRL processing for SEC reporting.
• Develop procedures and templates to support a repeatable close-to-file process.
• Support stock-based compensation accounting and related disclosures (ASC 718).
• Support SOX 404 controls across financial reporting.

Skills

SEC reporting

XBRL reporting

Workiva administration

GAAP knowledge

SOX 404

Tools

Workiva

XBRL tooling

Job description

Who We Are:

Neurocrine Biosciences is a leading biopharmaceutical company with a simple purpose: to relieve suffering for people with great needs. We are dedicated to discovering, developing and commercializing life-changing treatments for patients with under-addressed neurological, psychiatric, endocrine and immunological disorders. The company's diverse portfolio includes FDA-approved treatments for tardive dyskinesia, chorea associated with Huntington's disease, classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia, hyperphagia in Prader-Willi syndrome, endometriosis* and uterine fibroids*, as well as a robust pipeline including multiple compounds in mid- to late-phase clinical development across our core therapeutic areas. For more than three decades, we have applied our unique insight into neuroscience and the interconnections between brain and body systems to treat complex conditions. We relentlessly pursue medicines to ease the burden of debilitating diseases and disorders, because you deserve brave science. For more information, visit neurocrine.com , and follow the company on LinkedIn , X , Facebook and YouTube . ( *in collaboration with AbbVie )

About the Role:

We are seeking an experienced SEC Reporting and Equity Manager to lead key aspects of the Company's external financial reporting process and related reporting infrastructure. This role will have primary responsibility for coordinating and preparing quarterly and annual SEC filings, administering Workiva and supporting XBRL compliance, and maintaining rigorous financial statement tie-out and disclosure review processes. The Manager will also serve as a key technical resource for stock‑based compensation accounting and related disclosures, support SOX 404 activities over financial reporting processes, and partner closely with Accounting, Finance, Legal, HR, Payroll, Internal Audit, external auditors, and other stakeholders. The role requires strong U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting expertise, sound judgment, effective project management, and the ability to translate complex reporting requirements into clear, timely, and accurate deliverables.

Your Contributions

• SEC Reporting & External Financial ReportingLead the preparation and coordination of quarterly and annual SEC filings, including Forms 10‑Q and 10‑K, and support other SEC filings and financial reporting requirements as needed
• Lead and manage the external reporting calendar, establish deliverables and review timelines, coordinate inputs from cross‑functional stakeholders, and proactively identify and resolve issues that could affect filing readiness
• Prepare and review financial statements, footnotes, supporting schedules, disclosure checklists, and other reporting materials for completeness, accuracy, consistency, and compliance with U.S. GAAP and SEC requirements
• Perform and oversee detailed tie‑outs and consistency reviews among SEC filings, financial statements, earnings materials, supporting schedules, and source documentation
• Partner with Legal, Investor Relations, FP&A, Tax, Treasury, Accounting, and other functions to coordinate disclosures and ensure consistency of externally reported information
• Monitor new and emerging SEC and accounting disclosure requirements and assess and implement appropriate changes to the Company's reporting processes and disclosures
• Coordinate with external auditors on quarterly reviews and annual audits related to financial statements, disclosures, and supporting documentation
• Workiva, XBRL & Reporting Process ManagementLead the day‑to‑day administration and governance of Workiva for SEC reporting, including document rollforwards, data linking, version control, access considerations, and filing readiness
• Coordinate XBRL and Inline XBRL processes, including review of tagging, taxonomy updates, validation results, and final filing packages in partnership with internal and external resources
• Develop and maintain reporting procedures, templates, checklists, and documentation that support an efficient, repeatable, and well‑controlled close‑to‑file process
• Identify and implement process and technology improvements that enhance the quality, efficiency, and scalability of external reporting
• Stock‑Based Compensation Accounting & DisclosuresLead the preparation stock‑based compensation calculations in accordance with ASC 718, including expense recognition, forfeitures, modifications, settlements, and related period‑end analyses
• Review underlying support schedules, reconciliations, roll forwards, and supporting documentation, and ensure appropriate linkage to the general ledger and external disclosures
• Partner with HR, Legal, Payroll, and external vendors to resolve equity‑related accounting and reporting matters and support timely, accurate data flows
• Lead preparation and review of equity‑related financial statement disclosures and supporting tie‑outs
• SOX 404 & Internal ControlsLead and support key SOX 404 controls associate