Sr. Associate, SEC Reporting & Technical Accounting

The SEC Reporting and Technical Accounting function is responsible for all external financial reporting including SEC periodic filings quarterly earnings releases investor relations presentations 401(k) and census reporting.  The role also serves as an internal consulting function to address complex transactions and issues faced by the business.  This role will report to the Manager SEC Reporting and Technical Accounting and will be a key contributor to:

• Preparing financial statements and disclosures for periodic filings with the SEC.
• Partnering with Investor Relations and preparing financial presentations for quarterly earnings releases.
• Reviewing and validating disclosures for Annual Proxy filing
• Accounting for companys capital structure (debt and equity) including accounting for stock-based awards.
• Monitoring and researching new accounting standards summarizing and communicating impacts to executives and Audit Committee and leading process changes where necessary to respond to new requirements.
• Analyzing and understanding complex transactions applying complex accounting standards to those transactions developing solutions to problems and effectively communicating the results to stakeholders.
• 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.
• Collaborating effectively with internal clients including Corporate Accounting IT Treasury Strategic Investments Legal Internal Audit Real Estate Operations.
• Managing periodic review and assessments for complex accounting areas including impairment reviews restructuring strategic investments joint ventures and lease accounting.
• Assist in preparation of financial statements on notes for U.S. 401(k) Plan
• Liaising with external auditors and company stakeholders to manage effective and efficient audit execution.

Qualifications :

• Bachelors degree in accounting and CPA license.  
• 3 years of experience with complex accounting including SEC reporting and U.S. GAAP.
• Prior experience working in Public Accounting (Big 4) is highly preferred.
• Advanced Excel skills and analytics aptitude required
• Experience in Workiva and Oracle Cloud a plus
• Proven success collaborating with individuals across multiple disciplines
• Confident communicator with the level of maturity and presence necessary to influence senior executives and business leaders.
• Comfortable working through ambiguity and thrive on driving innovation and change that will propel the business forward.
• Consistently practice strategic thinking and nimble problem-solving tactics to stay ahead of business priorities.

Additional Information :

Western Digital is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on their race color ancestry religion (including religious dress and grooming standards) sex (including pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions breastfeeding or related medical conditions) gender (including a persons gender identity gender expression and gender-related appearance and behavior whether or not stereotypically associated with the persons assigned sex at birth) age national origin sexual orientation medical condition marital status (including domestic partnership status) physical disability mental disability medical condition genetic information protected medical and family care leave Civil Air Patrol status military and veteran status or other legally protected characteristics. We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal poster. Our pay transparency policy is available here.

Western Digital 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.

Western Digital is committed to offering opportunities to applicants with disabilities and ensuring all candidates can successfully navigate our careers website and our hiring process. Please contact us at to advise us of your accommodation your email please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.

Based on our experience we anticipate that the application deadline will be 09/17/2026 (3 months from posting) although we reserve the right to close the application process sooner if we hire an applicant for this position before the application deadline. If we are not able to hire someone from this role before the application deadline we will update this posting with a new anticipated application deadline.

Compensation & Benefits Details

• An employees pay position within the salary range may be based on several factors including but not limited to (1) relevant education; qualifications; certifications; and experience; (2) skills ability knowledge of the job; (3) performance contribution and results; (4) geographic location; (5) shift; (6) internal and external equity; and (7) business and organizational needs.
• The salary range is what we believe to be the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting.  We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in California Colorado New York or remote jobs that can be performed in California Colorado and New York.  This range may be modified in the future.
• If your position is non-exempt you are eligible for overtime pay pursuant to company policy and applicable laws.  You may also be eligible for shift differential pay depending on the shift to which you are assigned.

• You will be eligible to be considered for bonuses under either WDs Short Term Incentive Plan (STI Plan) or the Sales Incentive Plan (SIP) which provides incentive awards based on Company and individual performance depending on your role and your performance. You may be eligible to participate in our annual Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program which consists of restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents pursuant to the terms of the LTI plan. Please note that not all roles are eligible to participate in the LTI program and not all roles are eligible for equity under the LTI plan. RSU awards are also available to eligible new hires subject to WDs Standard Terms and Conditions for Restricted Stock Unit Awards.

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid vacation time; paid sick leave; medical/dental/vision insurance; life accident and disability insurance; tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts; employee assistance program; other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D legal plan pet insurance critical illness accident and hospital indemnity; tuition reimbursement; transit; the Applause Program; employee stock purchase plan; and the WD Savings 401(k) Plan.
• Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus commission benefits or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Companys sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Companys sole discretion consistent with the law.

Notice To Candidates: Please be aware that WD and its subsidiaries will never request payment as a condition for applying for a position or receiving an offer of employment. Should you encounter any such requests please report it immediately to WD Ethics Helpline or email .

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time