Director of SEC Reporting and Technical Accounting (Energy)

Location: Santa Clara, CA or Remote within the United States. Remote employees must travel to the Santa Clara headquarters twice per quarter based on business or team needs, and must work in person at headquarters for the first two weeks of onboarding. Applicants must meet the definition of a U.S. person under applicable export control laws.

Salary: $170,000–$210,000 per year.

Company

hirify.global develops fast fission power plants, advanced fuel recycling technologies, and a domestic supply chain for critical radioisotopes to deliver clean, reliable, and affordable energy.

What you will do

• Prepare annual and quarterly financial statements, Form 10-K and Form 10-Q footnotes, supporting schedules, reporting packages, and MD&A.
• Lead technical accounting research and analyses for business combinations, asset acquisitions, power purchase agreements, consolidation, equity method accounting, investments, stock-based compensation, and construction-cost capitalization.
• Lead adoption of new accounting standards, monitor SEC and FASB developments, and report implementation progress to senior management.
• Own accounting policies, SEC-reporting and technical-accounting SOX controls, ICFR documentation, and external SOX audit support.
• Coordinate with external auditors, internal audit, Legal, Compliance, Corporate Development, Procurement, Accounting Operations, FP&A, and business leaders on transactions, disclosures, forecasts, and reporting.
• Improve reporting processes, workpapers, controls, systems, and accounting playbooks; identify AI implementation opportunities and coach the accounting team.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in accounting and financial reporting roles, including recent public accounting experience.
• SEC reporting experience.
• Strong experience with ASC literature and Big 4 accounting guides, with the ability to research and clearly document technical accounting analyses.
• Proven project management experience.
• Active CPA.
• Analytical, proactive, organized, detail-oriented, and capable of solving complex problems, making sound judgments, managing quality, and planning work effectively.
• Strong written, verbal, presentation, meeting facilitation, and plain-English communication skills.
• Ability to learn quickly, work creatively and independently, propose novel solutions, and operate in a fast-paced, highly iterative startup environment.
• Passion for clean energy and making advanced fission a reality.

Nice to have

• Big 4 audit experience.
• Energy-sector experience, including power purchase agreements, leases, derivatives, contracts with customers, construction accounting, depreciation, nuclear fuel, and asset retirement obligations.
• Master’s degree in accountancy.
• Experience with financial systems such as NetSuite and ZIP.
• Fast-growth startup experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, humble, ownership-oriented, and pathfinding culture focused on solving complex problems together.
• Flexible time off, flexible work hours, and wellness credits.
• Equity, bonuses, competitive pay, 401(k), employer-contributed health insurance, HSA, and FSA.
• Remote work is available with required headquarters travel and in-person onboarding.
• Employment may be contingent on successful drug screening, and employees may be subject to drug testing in accordance with company policy and applicable laws.