Director, Technical Accounting

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General Summary:

The Director of Technical Accounting is a key leader of the Corporate Accounting Practices and Reporting group. This role is responsible for: 

• Preparing and filing quarterly, annual, and other financial reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). 

• Collaborating closely with Qualcomm’s business units and corporate functions to determine and document the proper accounting treatment of complex and/or new types of transactions. 

• Leading projects to assist and advise business units and corporate functions on accounting for acquisitions and dispositions, implementing new accounting guidance, etc. 

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in technical accounting and financial reporting, including 5+ years of experience in a Big Four accounting firm. This role requires excellent communication skills, the ability to work independently, and the capability to influence key organizational decisions. 

Minimum Qualifications:

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in tech industry 
• Experience with XBRL tagging  
• Aptitude for systems (e.g., WDesk, Oracle, HFM, Microsoft) and accounting process flows  
• 5+ years in a Big Four Accounting firm.
• CPA Certification or country equivalent.
• Technical leadership role with or without direct reports 

• Experience working in a large, matrixed organization 

Level of Responsibility:

• Works independently with no supervision.
• Provides supervision to other supervisors/managers who are direct reports.
• Decision-making is critical in nature and highly impacts program, product or project success.
• Requires verbal and written communication skills to convey highly complex and/or detailed information. May require strong negotiation and influence with large groups or high-level constituents.
• Has a great degree of influence over key organizational decisions (e.g., is making or directly making key decisions that will have substantial impact over the organization).
• Tasks often require multiple steps which can be performed in various orders; extensive planning, problem-solving, and prioritization must occur to complete the tasks effectively.

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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:

The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm.  We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus).  In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer – and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link.

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