Director, SEC Reporting and Technical Accounting

Reports To

Vice President, Corporate Controller

ChargePoint is seeking a Director, SEC Reporting and Technical Accounting (Individual Contributor) with proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment. This is a director-level, hands-on role accountable for the end-to-end external reporting program, including setting the SEC reporting calendar and governance, driving cross-functional inputs, and ensuring high-quality, compliant disclosures. The role is the primary owner of technical accounting research and the drafting of high-quality technical accounting memoranda to support complex transactions, SEC disclosures, and adoption of new and proposed accounting standards, and will partner closely with auditors and counsel on critical judgments. 

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end SEC reporting process for periodic and current reports (Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, S-8, and other filings as needed), ensuring compliance with SEC rules and regulations, including Regulation S-K and Regulation S-X
• Own SEC reporting governance and disclosure controls: establish drafting and review standards, manage disclosure committee/legal/auditor review cycles, and ensure timely escalation and resolution of disclosure issues and open items
• Set external reporting disclosure strategy and continuous improvement agenda (including peer benchmarking, SEC comment trends, and proactive enhancements to MD&A, non-GAAP, and critical accounting policy disclosures)
• Serve as the Workiva (Wdesk) platform owner: define templates, governance, and change-control standards; own drafting workflow and version control; ensure tie-outs, iXBRL/XBRL tagging, EDGAR readiness/validation, and filing; and build/update presentation-style deliverables using Financials worksheets, Financials sync files, and linked values that automatically update numbers and narrative text
• Maintain the SEC filing calendar, milestone schedules, and filing/disclosure checklists; drive cross-functional deliverables (Finance, Legal, FP&A, IR, Tax, and others), follow up and escalate as needed, and hold owners accountable for timely, high-quality inputs
• Hands-on individual contributor with end-to-end ownership: independently gather supporting documentation and evidence from internal systems and stakeholders, prepare complete and audit-ready supporting workpapers, and drive items to completion with minimal assistance
• Draft, review, and coordinate financial statements, footnotes, MD&A, and other narrative disclosures; support non-GAAP disclosures and reconciliations (as applicable) in accordance with SEC rules and interpretive guidance
• Identify complex or non-routine transactions requiring technical analysis; perform research (ASC, SEC interpretive guidance, and other authoritative literature) and draft clear, well-supported technical accounting memoranda, including conclusions, alternatives considered, and disclosure implications
• Prepare recurring technical accounting memoranda across key areas including ASC 606, ASC 842, ASC 340, ASC 326 (CECL), ASC 420, ASC 718, ASC 350-40, ASC 205-40, ASC 740, ASC 280, ASC 360, ASC 350, and equity classification topics (ASC 480, ASC 815-40, ASC 505-10), and implement new accounting pronouncements as they arise
• Manage beneficial ownership reporting and compliance (Section 16 Forms 3/4/5, Rule 144, and related disclosures), and support SEC comment letter responses and other regulator/auditor inquiries related to external reporting and technical accounting
• Leverage NetSuite Financial Report Writer expertise to produce and validate reporting outputs supporting external reporting tie-outs, analytics, and recurring reporting packages
• Lead external auditor engagement for SEC reporting and technical accounting matters (quarterly reviews and annual audit), including driving upfront alignment on complex accounting conclusions and disclosures, preparing audit schedules, and resolving issues efficiently. Support SOX controls for assigned areas and participate in special projects as needed

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher, in Accounting or Finance
• Active California CPA required
• 10+ years of accounting experience, including SEC reporting experience with a U.S. listed company, significant technical accounting research and technical memorandum drafting, and at least 3 years of experience in public accounting
• In-depth knowledge and experience with U.S. GAAP, SEC reporting rules and regulations, SOX 404, and relevant FASB/AICPA guidance, including applying guidance to external reporting disclosures
• Strong technical, analytical, and communication skills, including excellent business writing for executive-facing disclosures
• Demonstrated experience researching accounting guidance (ASC and SEC interpretive guidance) and drafting clear, well-supported technical accounting memoranda for complex transactions and disclosure conclusions
• Expert-level, hands-on Workiva (Wdesk) experience is required, including document build, collaboration/workflow management, tie-outs, iXBRL/XBRL tagging, and filing, plus demonstrated ability to create presentation-style deliverables within Workiva using Financials worksheets, Financials sync files, and linked values to automatically update numbers and narrative text
• Experience with Workiva Policies & Procedures and Workiva SOX modules is a plus
• Expert knowledge of NetSuite Financial Report Writer is required (NetSuite ERP), including building and maintaining financial reports used for close and external reporting support
• Hands-on, highly detail-oriented self-starter with exceptional quality mindset; proven ability to independently obtain supporting schedules and source documentation and build well-organized, audit-ready workpapers with clear tie-outs and documentation standards under tight SEC reporting deadlines
• Ability to come into the office 5 days a week

ChargePoint is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The targeted US salary range for roles at this operating level is $105,000 to $217,000. This range represents base salary and does not reflect equity, benefits or variable pay where applicable. Actual base salaries are based on several factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, experience, certifications and specific work location.