NetApp External Reporting Technical Accounting Manager 

United States, North Carolina 

871703939

Reporting to the Sr. Director of External Reporting & Technical Accounting, this position will interface with many corporate and operational finance teams, as well as our external auditors. Primary SEC reporting responsibilities include a combination of preparation and review of 10-Q and 10-K filings, as well as quarterly earnings releases. Primary technical accounting responsibilities include analyzing accounting issues and providing guidance to members of the finance organization, reviewing significant contracts, non-standard transactions and emerging GAAP for accounting implications, writing accounting position memos, supporting lease accounting activities, and overseeing the Company’s corporate accounting policies.

• Prepare sections of our 10-Q and 10-K filings, and review sections prepared by team members
• Assist in researching, benchmarking and drafting new disclosures
• Facilitate preparation of quarterly 8-Ks / earnings releases and coordinate with FP&A, Legal and IR
• Provide accounting guidance to finance teams to ensure business transactions and material contracts are properly recorded and disclosed
• Perform technical research on complex accounting and disclosure issues. Topics may include leases, business combinations, software development cost capitalization, segments reporting, impairment assessment, stock-based compensation expense, investments, foreign currency, debt and others
• Prepare accounting position memos on technical issues and non-standard transactions and present those to our external auditors
• Monitor and assist with the implementation of new accounting standards
• Support ASC 842 lease accounting activities including review of lease contracts and abstracted data, analysis of software-generated accounting entries, and implementation of process improvements
• Support certain monthly and quarterly accounting processes, including share-based compensation and commissions
• Support the review and creation of accounting policies
• Support Controllership compliance activities
• Participate in special projects as needed

• Substantial experience in the review or preparation of 10-Qs and 10-Ks
• Ability to efficiently and effectively research, interpret, apply and communicate GAAP accounting rules as they relate to various business activities and transactions
• Strong analytical, problem solving, and collaborative skills
• Must be able to make judgment calls on accounting / reporting issues
• Excellent writing skills; ability to draft SEC reporting disclosures and technical accounting position memos
• Ability to effectively prioritize with competing and deadline sensitive initiatives
• Must be self-motivated and able to work independently
• Strong organizational skills and process oriented
• Ability to drive process improvements and identify opportunities to automate and streamline processes and tasks
• Team player

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
• 12+ years of experience in Accounting / Finance roles (with minimum 4 years Big 4 experience preferred)
• Technical accounting and SEC reporting knowledge
• Undergraduate degree in Accounting or Finance