What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior GL Accountant Corporate Accounting position at Western Digital?

This fulltime position is hybrid based at Western Digitals office in Milpitas California

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced accounting professional looking to take their career to the next level. The ideal candidate will be able to effectively execute in a fastpaced rapidly evolving business environment and possess the flexibility to thrive at an innovative company. This individual must possess the ability and skills to successfully interact with both a geographically and culturally diverse set of financial team members. This position will be involved in the month end close process including preparation and review of various financial reports reconciliations and assist in ad hoc accounting projects as needed. This role will also be responsible for ensuring compliance with established internal controls. In this role you will also assist with corporate initiatives relating to process improvements and support transformational projects to achieve best in class results.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Prepare journal entries and account analysis for certain US general ledger accounts such as prepaid expenses cloud computing arrangements restructuring goodwill and intangible assets
Prepare account reconciliations on a monthly basis and ensure outstanding reconciling items are cleared on a timely basis
Prepare the monthly Balance Sheet fluctuation analysis
Prepare monthly reporting schedules to management providing commentary and noting fluctuation changes from prior periods
Support crossfunctional teams with journal entry posting and account analysis
Oversee global account reconciliation process and conduct periodic quality reviews of account reconciliations
Conduct periodic global accounting team trainings around best practices for reconciliations and other key accounting topics
Design implement and maintain effective accounting processes policies and internal controls
Identify automation opportunities while proactively engaging and collaborating with accounting transformation team members to build various scalable and transformational processes as well as to support new business initiatives
Perform other related duties or ad hoc projects

Assist in audit activities with internal and external auditors

Qualifications : Required :

Bachelors degree in Accounting or Finance

5 years of demonstrated success in accounting roles of increasing responsibility preferably a mix of both public accounting and corporate accounting roles within a publicly traded company

Strong knowledge of US GAAP SEC Regulations and understanding of SOX 404(b) compliance

Experience working with global financial systems preferably Oracle and SAP

Demonstrated experience with process and system automation

Must have the ability to execute multiple tasks while remaining detail oriented with high commitment to quality and able to adhere to strict deadlines in a fastpaced environment

Passion in implementing technology and executing process improvements

Preferred :

Active CPA license is preferred

Skills :

Excellent written and oral communications skills including the ability to work collaboratively and build strong relationships across the organization

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 genderrelated 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 nondiscrimination 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 : Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision (dol.gov)

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 request. In 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 03 / 05 / 2025 (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.

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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.

You will be eligible to participate in Western Digitals ShortTerm Incentive (STI) Plan 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 LongTerm 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 Western Digitals 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; taxadvantaged 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 Western Digital 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.

Remote Work : Employment Type :

Fulltime

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