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Aura is on a mission to create a safer internet. In a world where our lives are increasingly online, Aura's category-defining suite of intelligent digital safety products help millions of customers protect themselves against digital threats, and that number is growing rapidly. This is an exciting phase at Aura, and our team of over 400 people worldwide is guided by a leadership slate that's successfully grown startups into multi-billion dollar organizations.
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About the Role:
The Director, SEC Reporting and Technical Accounting will play a critical leadership role in preparing the Company for an IPO and operating as a high growth, publicly accountable technology company. This individual will own all aspects of SEC reporting and serve as the Company’s technical accounting authority, ensuring compliance with U.S. GAAP, SEC rules, and evolving regulatory standards.
This role is ideal for a Big 4–trained accounting professional with strong capital markets experience who thrives in fast-paced, complex environments and brings a “public company mindset” to building scalable reporting and control processes.
Day to Day:
- Lead IPO readiness efforts related to external reporting, including drafting and reviewing S-1 registration statements and related disclosures.
- Oversee preparation, review, and filing of all initial and ongoing SEC reports, including Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, proxy statements, and other required filings.
- Establish processes to ensure all filings are accurate, complete, and compliant with SEC regulations, U.S. GAAP, and PCAOB standards.
- Manage initial and continued XBRL tagging of filings and coordination with external service providers.
- Partner closely with Legal, Investor Relations, and executive leadership to ensure high-quality, consistent, and investor-ready disclosures.
- Research, interpret, and implement new accounting standards and SEC guidance.
- Prepare and maintain high-quality technical accounting memos that withstand auditor and regulator scrutiny.
- Establish and maintain company-wide accounting policies aligned with public company best practices.
- Act as the primary liaison with external auditors, including Big 4 firms, on SEC reporting and technical accounting matters.
- Support SOX 404 initial compliance and help design, document, and scale internal controls over financial reporting.
- Drive continuous improvement of reporting processes, timelines, and controls to meet public company expectations.
- Collaborate with FP&A, Tax, Treasury, Legal, HR, and Product teams to assess accounting and disclosure implications of new initiatives.
- Support M&A activity, capital raises, and other strategic transactions from a technical accounting and reporting perspective.
What you bring to the table:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
- CPA certification
- Minimum of 3+ years of experience at the Manager level or above in Big 4 public accounting and/or a publicly held company.
- Deep knowledge of U.S. GAAP, SEC reporting requirements, and technical accounting standards.
- Hands-on experience preparing and reviewing SEC filings or IPO-related documents.
- Executive-level communication and stakeholder management
It would be great if you also had:
- Master’s degree preferred.
- Experience supporting high-growth SaaS or technology companies.
- Exposure to M&A transactions and complex capital structures.
Aura is committed to offering a generous package to support our employees in all aspects of their life in and out of work. Our packages offer competitive pay, generous health and wellness benefits, retirement savings plans, parental leave and much more! Pay range for this position is $150,000 - 180,000 but may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience and location.
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