The Financial Reporting Manager will lead the preparation and execution of SEC reporting workstreams to support Oklo’s public company reporting requirements, including governmental reporting for DOE, NRC, or ARPA-E. This role ensures compliance with accounting standards and regulations, owns the monthly and quarterly close processes, and serves as the primary contact for external auditors.
What You'll Do
- Own the quarterly reporting process by leveraging FloQast and Workiva tools to gather and draft reports based on established reporting checklists
- Recommend and implement improvements to existing reporting processes
- Pulling required reports from the finance suite of tools and systems, such as Workday, NetSuite, Ramp, Navan, and FloQast and work within the external auditor’s suite of tools
- Maintain the financial reporting calendar and hold regular check-in meetings with relevant stakeholders for effective project management of the close
- Provide reporting support for new and upcoming accounting issues, such as revenue recognition, inventory management, advanced lease accounting etc.
- Develop and maintain reporting policies and procedures to ensure compliance with US GAAP, including creating procedures to validate the accuracy, reliability, and completeness of data utilized in Oklo’s reporting deliverables
- Work to drive automation in the reporting process to both accelerate and streamline reporting
- Liaise with external auditors during audits and provide necessary documentation and explanations regarding their testing of focus areas
- Work closely with various departments, including finance and accounting, operations, procurement, and engineering to ensure comprehensive reporting for business activities
- Collaborate to ensure compliance with US GAAP reporting and Department of Energy statutory audits as needed by serving as a key stakeholder for the accounting function
- Prepare and execute SEC reporting workstreams to support Oklo’s public company reporting requirements
- Prepare and execute governmental reporting workstreams such as for DOE, NRC, or ARPA-E
- Prepare key close and reporting workbooks across multiple areas of the monthly accounting close process
- Aggregate close areas with the broader team for each reporting cycle to create support for Oklo’s quarterly SEC filings
- Prepare financial reporting workbook
- Coordinate financial statement tie out procedures
- Draft select financial statement disclosures
- Prepare compliance related items such as quarterly related party transaction reviews
- Prepare intangible asset and goodwill impairment memos
- Prepare going concern memos
- Prepare SEC and GAAP checklists
- Assist in internal control preparation activities associated with the financial reporting cycle
- Work with third-party accounting advisory resources on complex/high-judgement areas to drive appropriate accounting treatment across new and evolving transactions
- Prepare and be involved in certain reporting and data preparation activities led by the FP&A team
- Support monthly and quarterly budget-vs-actuals reporting deliverables
- Monitor the end-to-end reporting process
- Understand internal and external stakeholders’ involvement in the process
- Maintain accurate process control and accounting policy documents
- Serve as a primary point of contact for the external audit team on a quarterly basis to support audit documentation requests for your area of responsibility
- Manage financial reporting processes effectively and assist the team on delivery of key accounting close and SEC reporting milestones
- Ensure high level of interaction cross functionally, as well as across third party advisory and legal groups and external and internal audit teams
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, information systems, or related field
- Five to seven years of financial reporting experience at a public company
- Proven technical astuteness across ASC literature and ability to quickly discern presentation and disclosure requirements of new topics
- Familiar with the Workiva and NetSuite platforms
- Proven project management experience
- Experience working in nuclear or another highly regulated industry with familiarity with governmental grant reporting and accounting standards
Nice to Have
- Big 4 audit experience is preferred
- Master’s degree in accountancy preferred
- Experience at a fast growth startup, IPO or de-SPAC experience
- Experience working with the Department of Energy
Technical Stack
- FloQast
- Workiva
- Workday
- NetSuite
- Ramp
- Navan
Benefits & Compensation
- Flexible time off
- Equity
- Competitive pay
- 401k
- Health insurance
- FSA
- Flexible work hours
- Travel to headquarters (Santa Clara, CA) twice a quarter annually based on business or team needs
- Attendance at team meetings, off-sites, and other company events or gatherings
- Two weeks of onboarding in person at headquarters in Santa Clara, CA
Compensation includes a salary range of $130,000–$155,000, with equity offered. Salary may fall outside of the range provided and will be dependent on applicant experience.
Work Mode
Hybrid role with preferred locations in Santa Clara, CA or remote within U.S. Central or adjacent time zones. Flexible work hours are supported.
Candidates should be aware that employment may be contingent upon successful completion of a drug screening, and employees may be subject to drug testing at any time in accordance with company policy and applicable laws.