Senior Manager, SEC & Technical Accounting — Equity Ownership

Rocket Lab Corporation; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 134,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Rocket Lab seeks an experienced Senior Manager of Technical Accounting & SEC Reporting to lead complex accounting analyses and SEC filings. Based on-site in Long Beach, CA, you will own 10-Q/10-K disclosures, run related computations, and ensure accurate tie-outs from source data through filings.

You'll draft memos under ASC 606/805/842/350/718, manage XBRL tagging in Workiva, and support EDGAR readiness. A CPA or active candidate with 10+ years of accounting, including public accounting, is

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 10+ years of accounting experience, including public accounting audit.
• CPA license or active candidate.
• Solid US GAAP foundation and the ability to research a technical question and write up a supportable conclusion.
• SEC registrant experience, either in-house or through public accounting audit of public filers.
• Strong Excel and data-handling discipline, with attention to detail that holds up under review.

Responsibilities

• Research technical questions and draft accounting memos under ASC 606, 805, 842, 350, and 718 for review, and assemble the supporting documentation behind our positions.
• Draft financial statements and footnotes for the 10-Q and 10-K, complete the disclosure checklist, and own the tie-out binder from source data through filed document.
• Prepare EPS, share-based compensation, lease, goodwill and intangibles roll-forwards, remaining performance obligation, and other recurring technical schedules.
• Execute XBRL tagging and validation in Workiva, maintain document links and version control through the review cycle, and support EDGAR submission readiness.
• Prepare schedules and supporting analysis for purchase accounting, pro forma financial information, and registration statement workstreams.
• Prepare and retain evidence for external reporting SOX controls, respond to auditor selections and PBC requests, and track open items across Legal, IR, FP&A, and Tax.

Skills

US GAAP

SEC reporting

CPA

Excel

Research skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

Workiva

XBRL

Oracle Cloud

Deltek Costpoint

Blackline

Job description

Rocket Lab seeks an experienced Senior Manager of Technical Accounting & SEC Reporting to lead complex accounting analyses and SEC filings. Based on-site in Long Beach, CA, you will own 10-Q/10-K disclosures, run related computations, and ensure accurate tie-outs from source data through filings.

You'll draft memos under ASC 606/805/842/350/718, manage XBRL tagging in Workiva, and support EDGAR readiness. A CPA or active candidate with 10+ years of accounting, including public accounting, is