Director, SEC Reporting & Technical Accounting

MongoDB’s mission is to empower innovators to create, transform, and disrupt industries by unleashing the power of software and data. We enable organizations of all sizes to easily build, scale, and run modern applications by helping them modernize legacy workloads, embrace innovation, and unleash AI. Our industry-leading developer data platform, MongoDB Atlas, is the only globally distributed, multi-cloud database and is available in more than 115 regions across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. Atlas allows customers to build and run applications anywhere—on premises, or across cloud providers. With offices worldwide and over 175,000 new developers signing up to use MongoDB every month, it’s no wonder that leading organizations, like Samsung and Toyota, trust MongoDB to build next-generation, AI-powered applications.

As the Director of SEC Reporting & Technical Accounting at MongoDB, you will play a critical leadership role in ensuring accurate and compliant financial reporting and disclosure to our shareholders, regulators and the investment community. This is a high-impact position responsible for working with the Senior Director of SEC Reporting & Technical Accounting to oversee all aspects of SEC reporting, technical accounting and related internal controls. 

Key Responsibilities

SEC Reporting

• Assist in the preparation and review of quarterly and annual financial statements, footnotes, and MD&A for submission to the SEC, adhering to SEC reporting guidelines (Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, etc.)
• Stay updated on evolving SEC rules and regulations, proactively ensuring compliance
• Coordinate with the cross-functional teams (Legal, FP&A, Investor Relations, etc.) to manage the drafting and review of all external financial communications, including press releases and earnings call scripts
• Act as the subject matter expert for the required (California) and proposed ESG requirements

Technical Accounting

• Proactively identifying, researching, consulting and drafting technical memorandums on significant and complex proposed and/or completed transactions and issues
• Act as global technical lead on strategic and complex transactions to identify accounting and reporting obligations or issues and assist with actions required for execution or implementation
• Own the stock-based compensation and equity process
• Assess the impact of new accounting standards and provide guidance on implementation
• Collaborate cross-functionally to evaluate the accounting treatment of significant transactions and provide recommendations to senior leadership

Additional Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development, maintenance and evolution of accounting policies, procedures and internal controls to ensure compliance with US GAAP while maximizing efficiencies and reducing barriers to scale
• Collaborate on financial analysis and forecasting activities, working closely with other departments, including FP&A, Legal and Total Rewards to provide insights into business performance
• Provide strong leadership to the SEC Reporting, and Technical Accounting team, fostering professional development and growth
• Help cultivate a culture of accountability and continuous improvement within the accounting team

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA required
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in SEC reporting and technical accounting roles, including leadership responsibilities
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP and SEC regulations
• Experience with a publicly traded technology or SaaS company is highly desirable
• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to convey complex accounting and financial information in a clear and concise manner
• Demonstrated leadership and team management skills
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking abilities
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and adapt to changing priorities
• Experience with Workiva and NetSuite is preferred

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