Director of SEC Reporting and Technical Accounting
Oklo · Santa Clara, CA · Remote option
Thanks for your interest in Oklo! We are searching for a Director of SEC Reporting and Technical Accounting to join our growing team.
Position Description:
The Director of SEC Reporting and Technical Accounting will own the preparation of Oklo’s annual and quarterly financial statement and oversee all technical accounting-related analyses and memos. Reporting to the VP of Accounting and Controller, this role will also oversee the development of Oklo’s suite of accounting policies and SOX controls as the Company expands its operations. The Director will work closely with the internal audit department and be a primary contact for the Company’s external auditors. The role will also be a key partner to peers within Oklo’s finance team and across the organization, providing internal training and education on areas of accounting impacting Oklo today and in the future. This role will be a key resource to Corporate Development, Procurement and Business Unit Leaders, providing expert accounting advice as contracts and other transactions are being structured. The Director will play a critical role in optimizing Oklo’s accounting processes, policies and reporting, enabling the business to grow at pace.
Specific responsibilities may include:
- Prepare the financial statements and footnotes for Oklo’s Form 10-K and Form 10-Q, including all supporting schedules, and related reporting packages. Partner with key stakeholders across the Company to prepare the MD&A.
- Lead Disclosure Committee meetings and assist the VP of Accounting and Controller in the preparation of Audit Committee reports.
- Lead monthly internal calls with Oklo’s finance team and the external auditors on the accounting for significant new transactions, and related disclosure considerations.
- Perform technical accounting research on complex areas of accounting relevant to Oklo, including business combinations and asset acquisitions, power purchase agreements, consolidation and equity method accounting, financial investments, stock-based compensation, and capitalization of construction costs.
- Lead the adoption of any new Accounting Standards and Accounting Standard Updates, including project management and reporting progress to senior management. Monitor developments at the FASB as it relates to potential new standards,
- Serve as key contact for the Company’s external auditors, ensuring strong project management over all phases of the audit and identifying any areas for continuous improvement.
- Own the Company’s suite of accounting policies and lead the development of new policies as the Company expands and new business transactions are executed.
- Own SOX controls in the areas of SEC reporting and technical accounting, preparing robust documentation to support ICFR certifications and the external SOX audit.
- Coach and develop the team, identify appropriate training and development opportunities for each team member, and lead organization-wide training on key accounting and reporting topics.
- Monitor developments at the SEC and any rule changes that may impact Oklo’s filing requirements. Partner with Legal and Compliance on all SEC-reporting matters.
- Develop accounting playbooks to educate and support the organization on key areas of accounting impacting Oklo.
- Identify opportunities to improve financial reporting processes, workpapers, and controls to increase accuracy, efficiency, and scalability.
- Partner with the Process and Systems team to identify AI implementation opportunities that would enhance Oklo’s financial reporting and technical accounting functions.
- Partner with Accounting Operations to ensure transactions are accounted for accurately and in a timely manner and G/L architecture is optimally designed to streamline SEC reporting.
- Partner with the FP&A team to ensure internal forecasts accurately reflect the accounting for significant new transactions.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or related field
- 10+ years’ experience in accounting and financial reporting roles, including recent public accounting experience
- SEC reporting experience required
- Strong experience with ASC literature and Big 4 accounting guides; proven ability to research and document technical accounting analyses in a clear and concise manner
- Proven project management experience
- Active CPA
Bonus Qualifications:
- Big 4 audit experience highly preferred
- Experience in the energy sector (including experience with industry accounting topics, such as power purchase agreements, leases, derivatives, contracts with customers, and construction accounting, depreciation, nuclear fuel & asset retirement obligations) highly preferred.
- Master’s degree in accountancy preferred
- Experience with financial systems, such as NetSuite and ZIP
- Fast growth startup experience
Competencies
We are looking for someone that is:
- Analytical—the individual synthesizes complex or diverse information.
- Process and public company oriented.
- Pro-Active – as Oklo’s business evolves we want to be on the front foot in identifying potential accounting implications of new or proposed transactions, offering accounting advice to the business during contract negotiations.
- Problem solving—the individual identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner and gathers and analyzes information skillfully.
- Communication—the individual speaks clearly and persuasively, demonstrates group presentation skills, conducts productive meetings, and has excellent written communication. The candidate will be able to effectively communicate technical accounting matters in plain English.
- Organization—the individual is highly-organized and embeds a culture of effective project management, ensuring the Company meets its internal and external deadlines.
- Quality management—the individual looks for ways to improve and promote quality and demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness.
- Judgment—the individual displays willingness to make decisions, exhibits sound and accurate judgment and makes timely decisions.
- Planning/organizing—the individual prioritizes and plans work activities, uses time efficiently and develops realistic action plans.
- Passionate about clean energy
- Passionate about making advanced fission a reality
- Willing and able to learn quickly
- Willing to think differently and do things in new ways
- Comfortable in a fast-paced, highly iterative startup environment
- Excited to think creatively, critically, and reflectively about the problems they are solving while not leaning only on what has been done before
- Willing to propose novel and creative solutions to technical problems
- An excellent writer in a modern active voice, so make your cover letter compelling and write it well!
- Able to communicate technical content and results in plain English
Who you are:
A startup person: You aren't driven by titles or hierarchy, and prefer efficiency to excess process. You don't need or expect to have a lot of guidance but you enjoy working in a fast-paced team. If you prefer the culture and feel of a large organization, that is great, but you likely won’t enjoy working with us! There is plenty of important work and plenty of good opportunities with organizations like that.
Motivated: You are self-motivated. You bring an enthusiasm to the team, and imbue a sense of passion that goes beyond clocking in and clocking out. This isn’t about a fake or arbitrary “pieces of flair” mentality or lack of work-life balance! It is about being a part of the vision and feeling a part of reaching team goals.
A team-player: Oklo genuinely is a team. We aren’t about taking credit for ourselves, and we aren’t about pushing blame to others. We do incredible things because we work as a team.
An excellent communicator: We need a person who is not only technically competent but also a clear and upbeat communicator.
Creative: Being creative means that when things