Director of Technical Accounting and Financial Reporting

Qualtrics • Provo, UT

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

Qualtrics is seeking a proactive, collaborative Director of Technical Accounting and Financial Reporting for its Provo office. Reporting to the Global Head of Accounting, this role owns the company’s technical accounting positions and external financial reporting and serves as its authority on US GAAP, including ASC 606 revenue recognition. The Director is a key leader in global close, consolidation, reporting, and the annual audit, and ensures financial statements and disclosures are accurate, timely, and well supported.

The role researches complex transactions, prepares and maintains accounting policies and technical memos, reviews significant and non-routine contracts, monitors new FASB and SEC pronouncements, and leads assessment and implementation of new standards. It also leads global consolidation and reporting, prepares and reviews consolidated financial statements and disclosures, supports monthly, quarterly, and annual close, and leads the annual consolidated audit. The Director strengthens internal controls over financial reporting and leads management’s quarterly and annual control assessments, including work to become SOX ready.

Success requires initiative, adaptability, high standards, clear communication, and the ability to explain complex accounting in plain terms and build trusted relationships across Finance, Sales, Legal, Tax, auditors, and senior leadership. The role also mentors and develops team members, streamlines and automates accounting processes, explores AI use cases, and takes on ad hoc finance and accounting projects. The position offers opportunities to deepen expertise in technical accounting, consolidation, and SEC-style reporting while serving as a trusted advisor to senior finance leadership. Qualtrics uses a hybrid work model: employees gather in the office three days a week—Mondays, Thursdays, and one day selected by the organizational leader—and work where they choose for the rest of the week.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting with 10 or more years of accounting experience, or a Master’s degree in Accounting with 8 or more years of accounting experience.
• Active CPA license.
• Big 4 or public accounting audit experience.
• Deep technical knowledge of US GAAP.
• Experience drafting technical accounting memos and presenting accounting positions to auditors and senior leadership.
• Experience mentoring high-performing teams.
• Strong organization and attention to detail, and comfort working in an environment of rapid change and growth.
• Ability to build strong relationships with internal and external partners and demonstrate a One Team mindset.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including communication with senior management.
• Ability to work independently and within a team.

Nice To Haves

• Significant hands-on ASC 606 experience in a software or technology company (strongly preferred).

Responsibilities

• Serve as the company’s technical accounting lead and research, analyze, and document positions on ASC 606 revenue recognition, business combinations, leases, stock-based compensation, debt, income taxes, and other US GAAP areas.
• Write and maintain accounting policies and technical memos, including standalone selling price (SSP) and revenue allocation methodologies, and keep them current as the business and standards change.
• Review significant and non-routine contracts and transactions with Sales, Legal, and FP&A, and advise on their accounting impact.
• Monitor new FASB and SEC pronouncements and lead their assessment and implementation.
• Lead the global consolidation and reporting process, including review of roll-ups into the reporting currency and group financials.
• Prepare and review consolidated financial statements, footnote disclosures, lender reporting, and other internal and external stakeholder packages.
• Assist with monthly, quarterly, and annual close, including review of journal entries, reconciliations, and general ledger accounts.
• Lead the annual consolidated audit and work directly with external auditors on group and statutory audits.
• Design, document, and strengthen internal controls over financial reporting and ensure consistent application across the business.
• Lead management’s annual and quarterly internal control assessments, including design and implementation of controls needed to become SOX ready.
• Take on ad hoc finance and accounting projects as needed.
• Mentor, teach, and develop Finance team members.
• Streamline and automate accounting processes and develop new AI use cases.
• Communicate accounting matters clearly and build relationships with Finance, Sales, Legal, Tax, auditors, and senior leadership.

Benefits

• Wellness bonus of up to $1,200 annually.
• Catered meals every day, in-office snacks, and a cafe.
• Hybrid work model: three office days per week and work-from-anywhere flexibility for the rest of the week.
• Open and collaborative workspace at the offices.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director