Senior Accountant, SEC Reporting & Technical Accounting

  • Full-time
  • Job Type (exemption status): Exempt position - Please see related compensation & benefits details below
  • Business Function: Accounting
  • Work Location: Bayan Lepas PN2--LOC_WDT_MY0704

Company Description

WD is building the infrastructure behind the AI-driven data economy.

As AI scales, so does data. Every interaction, every model, every system generates data that must be stored, managed, and made accessible over time. That’s where we come in.

We combine deep engineering expertise with global-scale manufacturing to deliver the storage systems that make AI possible, powering hyperscale data centers, cloud platforms, and enterprise infrastructure worldwide.

This isn’t theoretical work. It’s real systems, at real scale, people solving some of the hardest challenges in technology today.

We’re looking for people who want to build, solve, and operate at that level.

Join us and let’s shape the future of data.

Job Description

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The SEC Reporting and Technical Accounting function is responsible for all external financial reporting, including SEC periodic Filings, Quarterly earnings releases, 401(k), and investor relations presentations.  The role also serves and an internal consulting function to address complex transactions and issues faced by the business.  This role will assist the Director, SEC Reporting and Technical Accounting with:

  • Support drafting of SEC filings in Workiva (Annual Form 10-K, Quarterly Form 10-Q, Quarterly Earnings Press Release on Form 8-K)
  • Preparing or reviewing schedules to support financial statements and footnotes for SEC filings
  • Preparing monthly journal entries and reconciling accounts for company's capital structure (debt and equity)
  • Prepare monthly entries for share-based compensation and assist in preparing forecasts
  • Assist foreign subsidiaries with statutory requests related to stock-based compensation
  • Assist in calculation of actual Diluted Weighted Average counts and preparing forecasts
  • File period U.S. Census reports for financial results
  • Assist Tax in validating R&D expense recording
  • Assist in monitoring and researching new accounting standards.
  • Reviewing and monitoring corporate accounting policies and working with various stakeholders to implement changes when necessary to adapt to changes in the business, organization, or accounting standards to ensure that policies remain effective, efficient and compliant with GAAP.
  • Preliminarily update assessment memos for complex accounting areas including impairment reviews, AR factoring, search for related party transactions, strategic investments, etc.
  • Proofread and mechanically validate accuracy of financial statements, notes, or presentations.
  • Assist in preparation of financial statements on notes for U.S. 401(k) Plan

Qualifications

REQUIRED:

  • Experience working in public accounting and general accounting under U.S. GAAP

PREFERRED:

  • Experience in Workiva and Oracle Cloud
  • Confident communicator 
  • Thrive on driving innovation and change that will propel the business forward.
  • Consistently practice strategic thinking and nimble problem-solving to improve processes and accelerate filing timeliness

SKILLS:

  • Advanced Excel skills and analytics aptitude required

Additional Information

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WD thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees, our company, our customers, and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution.

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