Director, SEC Reporting & Technical Accounting

Overview

The Director of SEC Reporting, Technical & Intercompany Accounting, is a leadership role responsible for the integrity, quality, and timeliness of the Company’s external financial reporting, technical accounting conclusions, stock-based compensation accounting, intangibles and impairment, intercompany accounting, and statutory reporting activities. This role serves as the enterprise owner of SEC reporting and disclosure, leads most technical accounting analysis across the organization, and ensures compliance with U.S. GAAP, SEC regulations, and applicable statutory requirements.

The Director partners closely with multiple cross functional partners across the organization as well as external auditors to deliver high-quality financial statements, transparent disclosures, and a strong internal control environment. This position combines strategic oversight with hands-on execution and plays a critical role in supporting complex transactions, regulatory compliance, and corporate initiatives including mergers and acquisitions.

Responsibilities

SEC Reporting & External Financial Reporting

• Lead all aspects of SEC reporting, including the preparation, review, and timely filing of Forms 10-K, 10-Q, and earnings-related disclosures.
• Serve as the enterprise owner for external financial reporting, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and compliance across consolidated financial statements, footnotes, MD&A Management’s Discussion and Analysis, and other narrative disclosures.
• Manage the SEC reporting calendar and coordinate cross-functional inputs from Finance, Legal, Tax, Investor Relations, and other stakeholders.
• Oversee XBRL, eXtensible Business Reporting Language, tagging and ensure compliance with SEC taxonomy and evolving reporting requirements.
• Act as the primary point of contact with external auditors, advisors, and regulators on SEC reporting matters.
• Lead the preparation and coordination of materials for the Disclosure Committee and Audit Committee related to external reporting and disclosures.

Technical Accounting Leadership

• Serve as the Company’s primary leader for technical accounting analysis, including both routine and complex accounting matters under U.S. GAAP and SEC regulations.
• Research, document, and communicate technical accounting positions across a broad range of areas, including revenue recognition, leases, stock-based compensation, equity transactions, intangibles, goodwill, long-lived assets, business combinations, restructurings, and other non-routine transactions.
• Draft, review, and maintain high-quality technical accounting memos and position papers to support accounting conclusions, audit review, and regulatory scrutiny.
• Lead the implementation of new accounting standards and pronouncements, assess impacts, and communicate changes to senior leadership and impacted stakeholders.
• Review material contracts, transactions, and new business initiatives for accounting implications and advise leadership on financial reporting impacts.

Stock-Based Compensation

• Oversee the accounting and financial reporting for all stock-based compensation programs in accordance with U.S. GAAP and SEC disclosure requirements.
• Partner closely with Human Resources, Legal, and external valuation specialists on equity plan design impacts, valuation methodologies, expense recognition, forfeitures, modifications, and disclosures.
• Ensure appropriate controls, documentation, and audit support related to stock-based compensation accounting.

Intangibles, Impairment & Valuation

• Own the accounting and financial reporting for intangible assets, including initial recognition, useful life determinations, amortization, impairment testing, and related disclosures.
• Lead goodwill and long-lived asset impairment analysis, including coordination with valuation specialists, review of assumptions, documentation of conclusions, and communication of results to senior leadership and auditors.
• Ensure consistency, rigor, and defensibility of impairment methodologies and conclusions.

Intercompany, Consolidation & Statutory Reporting

• Oversee intercompany accounting processes, including intercompany transactions, eliminations, reconciliations, and settlement processes.
• Ensure accurate consolidation across domestic and international entities, including foreign currency translation and conformity with U.S. GAAP.
• Oversee statutory financial reporting and statutory audits, ensuring compliance with local reporting requirements and timely completion of statutory filings.
• Partner with regional finance teams, Tax, Treasury, and external advisors to align statutory reporting with group accounting policies and consolidation requirements.
• Drive consistency, discipline, and documentation across intercompany and statutory accounting policies and controls.

M&A and Strategic Transaction Support

• Support mergers, acquisitions, and other strategic transactions from a technical accounting and financial reporting perspective.
• Provide accounting guidance on transaction structuring, purchase accounting, valuation coordination, opening balance sheet preparation, integration considerations, and required disclosures.
• Partner with Corporate Strategy, Legal, Tax, Finance, and external advisors throughout the transaction lifecycle.

Controls, SOX & Governance

• Ensure internal controls over financial reporting related to SEC reporting, technical accounting, stock-based compensation, intercompany accounting, and statutory reporting are designed and operating effectively.
• Partner with Internal Audit on SOX 404 compliance, including control documentation, risk assessments, testing, remediation, and ongoing monitoring.
• Support executive certifications under SOX Sections 302 and 906.
• Maintain strong governance, documentation, and audit readiness across all areas of responsibility.

Leadership, Process Improvement & Systems

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team across SEC reporting, technical accounting, intercompany accounting, and statutory reporting.
• Drive continuous process improvement and scalability, leveraging tools such as Active Disclosure and Oracle EPM to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and control.
• Standardize reporting templates, disclosure processes, and technical documentation to support growth and evolving regulatory requirements.
• Lead or support special projects, including system implementations.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required; Master’s degree a plus
• Active CPA required
• 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including significant public company experience (Big 4 or large regional firm strongly preferred)
• 3+ years of hands-on SEC reporting experience with responsibility for filings
• Demonstrated experience leading enterprise-wide technical accounting analysis
• Strong experience with stock-based compensation, intangibles, impairment, and purchase accounting
• Experience overseeing intercompany accounting and statutory audits across multiple jurisdictions
• Experience with Active Disclosure, Workiva, and Oracle EPM systems a plus
• Deep knowledge of U.S. GAAP, SEC regulations, and SOX compliance
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to independently evaluate complex transactions
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present complex accounting matters to senior leadership and auditors
• High attention to detail balanced with sound judgment and practicality
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional collaboration in a deadline-driven environment
• Hands-on, adaptable leader comfortable operating in a fast-paced, evolving organization

• Passionate Learner – seeks information from a range of sources; open to feedback and takes action; is inquisitive about the business and allocates time to learning; interprets information and applies learning, realigning and reshaping projects to ensure innovation and continuous improvement

• Flexible & Agile Adapter – adaptive and can effectively navigate functional changes; steers through ambiguity, adapting or developing new plans; focuses on achieving project successes; resilient in pursuing the end goal; keeps calm under pressure; able to lead others and to keep perspective.

• Talent Builder – leads the talent processes and sets expectations with team; understands the correlation between talent and functional performance; able to identify and evaluate talent; predicts skills required for the future; encourages an inclusive culture and recognizes contributions of others; invests time to mentor/coach others; empowers, delegates, and motivates the team

• Effective Communicator – articulates in an appropriate and accurate manner; emotionally astute and agile while remaining authentic to own style/self; uses data/information in a relevant, concise, and candid manner; proactive and timely in sharing information; encourages all associates to express their views and opinions; demonstrates active listening and asks probing questions

• Team Builder – demonstrates teamwork/collaboration within SBH; follows best practices and processes to prioritize partnering; driver of information sharing and collaboration; builds effective teams and values input from various sources and levels; humble when operating within a team; coaches direct team about the importance of inclusion, holding self and others to a high standard

• Customer Focused Partner – demonstrates a solid understanding of the customer; understands internal and external customer needs and contributes to improving the associate and customer journey/experience; considers how activity impacts the customer; is an advocate of the customer; seeks customer feedback; holds self and team accountable for improving the customer experience

• Strategic Thinker – progressive leader bringing new, strategic thinking/ideas; able to bring them to life; considers near-term strategic issues facing function; works with others to develop progressive and cost-effective strategies; uses a broad range of data and information sources; balances risk with innovation; considers strategies that improve efficiencies and scalability within department

• Big Picture Thinker – displays an understanding how various functions operate; predicts how trends could impact department; develops plans with other functions to initiate action/change; adopts an inclusive leadership approach; seeks feedback, reviews progress, and adapts plans for better outcomes; develops insights into other departments and understands interdependencies

• Results Driver – effective at driving and delivering on plans; holds self and others accountable to a high standard of results, goals, and delivery; implements processes/systems to drive results and continuous improvement; good with time management; focuses on the right priority; uses resources wisely; demonstrates grit and determination, desiring the whole team to succeed

• Problem Solver & Decision Maker – able to consume relevant data from business sources to fully frame the problem/decision; identifies, gathers, and examines relevant information; engages the right people in the decision making to solve challenges; considers importance/impact of decisions against relevant factors including costs, risks, volume of work, and degree of change to functions. 

   

   

Working conditions & physical requirements

This will be a hybrid role required to be onsite at the corporate office on specified days. The work environment generally involves everyday risks or discomforts which require normal safety precautions typical of such places as offices, meeting and training rooms, retail stores, and residences or commercial vehicles, e.g., use of safe work practices with office equipment, avoidance of trips and falls, observance of fire regulations and traffic signals, etc. The work area is adequately lit, heated, and ventilated.

Benefits

We offer a competitive salary and outstanding benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, life Insurance, paid vacation and sick days, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement and 401(k) with company match. In addition, associates of SBH may take advantage of our in house salon with complementary services and a varied selection of food options at our corporate campus. Also, featured at our corporate campus, is both a Sally Beauty and CosmoProf Professional onsite store, where associates enjoy a great merchandise discount!

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