Pure Storage

Senior Director, Corporate Accounting and Reporting

Pure Storage$150K — $200K *
Finance & Insurance
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • CPA required; experience from a Big 4 firm preferred.
  • 15+ years in accounting and financial reporting, with senior leadership experience in a U.S. multinational public company.
  • Deep expertise in U.S. GAAP and SEC regulations.
  • Strong understanding of complex transactions and regulatory changes.
  • Experience in process improvements and tech-enabled finance transformation.
  • Proven leadership in building high-performing teams across diverse functions.
  • Exceptional communication skills to present complex matters to executives.

Responsibilities

  • Lead preparation and filing of external SEC reports including Forms 10-K and 10-Q.
  • Ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP and SEC regulations during reporting cycles.
  • Manage quarterly and annual reporting processes with external auditors.
  • Oversee financial statement preparation and MD&A disclosures.
  • Collaborate with senior management on key disclosure considerations.
  • Drive improvements in external reporting through automation and advanced technologies.

Benefits

  • High visibility leadership role with strategic impact.
  • Opportunity to influence and improve corporate accounting processes.
  • Collaboration with senior finance leadership and cross-functional partners.
  • Access to AI-enabled tools for modernization and efficiency.
  • Potential for career growth within a multinational environment.
Full Job Description
Position Overview

We are seeking a highly experienced and strategic Senior Director, Corporate Accounting & Reporting to lead critical areas of corporate controllership, including SEC reporting, technical accounting, and global stock administration. This highly visible leadership role is responsible for ensuring the integrity, transparency, and timeliness of the company's external financial reporting while maintaining compliance with U.S. GAAP, SEC regulations, and internal control requirements.

The Senior Director will serve as a key advisor to senior finance leadership on complex accounting matters and will play an important role in supporting strategic initiatives, including capital market activities, business transactions, and evolving regulatory requirements. This leader will partner closely with Finance, Legal, HR, Treasury, Investor Relations, and external auditors to ensure high-quality financial disclosures and sound accounting positions across the organization.

In addition to providing technical accounting leadership, this role will drive continuous improvement and modernization of corporate accounting processes, leveraging automation, advanced analytics, and AI-enabled tools to enhance efficiency, scalability, and data quality across external reporting, technical accounting, and equity administration.

The ideal candidate will bring deep experience in U.S. public company reporting, complex technical accounting, and multinational operations, along with a proven ability to build high-performing teams, influence cross-functional stakeholders, and lead process improvements in a fast-paced global environment.
Strategic Mandate
SEC Reporting
  • Lead the preparation and filing of external SEC reports, including Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, earnings releases, and other required disclosures.
  • Ensure external reporting complies with U.S. GAAP, SEC regulations, SOX requirements, and company policies.
  • Manage quarterly and annual reporting cycles, including coordination with external auditors and internal cross-functional stakeholders.
  • Oversee the preparation and review of financial statements, footnotes, and MD&A disclosures.
  • Present key disclosure considerations and accounting matters to senior management and the Disclosure Committee.
  • Drive continuous improvement in external reporting processes, controls, and reporting efficiency, including leveraging automation, AI-enabled tools, and reporting technologies to streamline disclosure preparation, documentation, and review workflows.
Technical Accounting
  • Serve as the company's subject matter expert on U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting matters.
  • Provide authoritative accounting guidance on complex transactions, including equity transactions, business combinations, debt, derivatives, leases, and strategic initiatives.
  • Monitor emerging accounting standards, regulatory developments, and SEC guidance, and lead implementation of new requirements across the organization.
  • Partner cross-functionally with FP&A, Tax, Legal, Treasury, and Corporate Development to evaluate transaction structures and assess accounting implications.
  • Oversee preparation of technical accounting memoranda supporting company positions and ensuring regulatory compliance.
  • Enhance technical accounting workflows through automation and digital tools, including improving documentation processes, accounting research capabilities, and knowledge management using AI-enabled solutions and modern finance technologies.
Stock Administration
  • Provide executive oversight of global equity administration, including equity grants, exercises, vesting, ESPP activity, and related reporting.
  • Ensure compliance with global regulatory requirements, tax considerations, and accounting treatment related to equity compensation programs.
  • Partner with HR, Legal, Payroll, and Finance teams to support the design, administration, and governance of equity compensation programs.
  • Oversee processes supporting equity accounting, reporting, and internal controls, while driving improvements through process automation and technology enhancements that improve efficiency, accuracy, and reporting transparency.
Qualifications
  • CPA required; Big 4 public accounting experience strongly preferred.
  • 15+ years of progressive accounting and financial reporting experience, including senior leadership roles within a U.S. multinational public company.
  • Deep expertise in U.S. GAAP, SEC regulations, and external financial reporting.
  • Strong technical accounting background with experience addressing complex transactions and regulatory developments.
  • Experience driving process improvements, reporting automation, or technology-enabled finance transformation within corporate accounting functions.
  • Proven leadership experience with the ability to build, develop, and lead high-performing teams across multiple functions and geographies.
  • Demonstrated success leading cross-functional initiatives and managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
  • Exceptional communication and executive presence, with the ability to present complex accounting matters to senior executives and auditors
  • High integrity, strong analytical capabilities, attention to detail, and a commitment to operational excellence and strong internal controls.
Location
  • This role is based at Everpure HQ in Santa Clara.


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About Pure Storage

Pure Storage is a data storage company that provides all-flash storage solutions. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California. Pure Storage's products are designed to help businesses manage and store large amounts of data. The company has over 7,000 customers and operates in over 40 countries. Pure Storage went public in 2015 and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol PSTG.
Learn more about Pure Storage
Size
4,300 employees
Market Cap
$8 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$282 million
Founded
2009
5 Year Trend
+24.2%
Revenue
$1.6 billion
NASDAQ

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