Senior Accounting Manager

Senior Manager SEC Reporting (Contract)

Department

Accounting & Finance

Location – Remote/In-Office Policy

Palo Alto, CA (Hybrid)

Role Type

Contract (W2) — 40 hours/week

About Our Client

Our client is a fast-growing enterprise technology company that builds cloud-first solutions for large organizations, with a strong emphasis on data security, governance, and operational resilience. They serve enterprise customers across multiple industries and operate with a high-performing, fast-paced culture where accuracy, ownership, and cross-functional partnership are essential—especially during close and external reporting cycles.

Job Description

We’re seeking an experienced SEC Reporting / Technical Accounting contractor to support external reporting deliverables, quarterly close activities, and audit readiness. This is a hands-on role for a seasoned public-company accounting professional who can own workstreams end-to-end and deliver high-quality outputs under tight timelines.

In this position, you’ll partner closely with the controllership/accounting team and support key reporting deliverables including Form 10-Q / 10-K components, financial statements, footnotes, and MD&A, along with XBRL/iXBRL tie-outs and tagging support in Workiva. You’ll also contribute to critical accounting areas such as cash flow, stock-based compensation, and goodwill/intangibles analysis and disclosures.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist with preparation and review of Form 10-Q and/or Form 10-K filings.
• Draft and/or review financial statements, footnotes, and MD&A support.
• Support XBRL/iXBRL tagging and tie-out processes in Workiva.
• Prepare or review the consolidated statement of cash flows (indirect method).
• Resolve cash flow classification questions and create supporting disclosure schedules.
• Prepare stock-based compensation journal entries, reconciliations, and rollforward schedules.
• Review equity report data and support ASC 718 disclosure drafting.
• Support goodwill impairment analysis and intangible asset rollforwards (ASC 350/360).
• Support close activities including journal entry review, reconciliations, and flux analysis.
• Prepare PBC schedules and respond to auditor inquiries for audit/quarterly review support.

Required Experience/Skills

• Active CPA.
• 10 years progressive accounting experience in a public company environment or supporting public-company clients.
• Proven experience owning or supporting 10-Q and/or 10-K filings end-to-end.
• Strong working knowledge of U.S. GAAP, including ASC 718, ASC 230, ASC 350/360.
• Working knowledge of SEC reporting rules (Reg S-X / Reg S-K) and PCAOB standards.
• Workiva experience (SEC filing workflows, tie-outs, XBRL/iXBRL tagging).
• NetSuite proficiency (GL review, journal entries, report extraction).
• Advanced Excel skills.

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience with equity reporting tools such as Carta, E*TRADE Equity Edge, Morgan Stanley, or similar.
• Experience in a high-growth enterprise software / technology environment.

Education

• Active CPA required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance or equivalent professional experience.

• Pay & Benefits Summary
• $85/hr (W2 contract)
• 40 hours/week
• Hybrid schedule (onsite Mon–Wed in Palo Alto, CA)

Call-to-Action

Apply Now! If you’re a hands-on SEC Reporting professional who can jump in quickly and drive high-quality external reporting deliverables, we’d like to hear from you.

SEC Reporting | Form 10-K | Form 10-Q | Workiva | XBRL/iXBRL | NetSuite | ASC 718 | ASC 230 Cash Flows