Accounting Manager, Compliance (Finance)

At F5, we strive to bring a better digital world to life. Our teams empower organizations across the globe to create, secure, and run applications that enhance how we experience our evolving digital world. We are passionate about cybersecurity, from protecting consumers from fraud to enabling companies to focus on innovation. 
 

Everything we do centers around people. That means we obsess over how to make the lives of our customers, and their customers, better. And it means we prioritize a diverse F5 community where each individual can thrive.

Life at F5 is never dull. We are constantly identifying industry trends and disruptions, then innovating to get ahead of future customer needs—creating application services that help the world's leading organizations deliver their critical business apps faster and with the highest levels of flexibility, security, performance, and support.

But our success is not driven solely by what we do. We also care deeply about how we do it. At F5, our culture is how we live, every single day. And it is producing extraordinary results—not only for our customers but also for our employees. We understand that your life is about more than just work, so we are committed to a culture that supports your whole life. At F5, we truly do help each other thrive.

The Accounting Manager plays a critical role in driving the continuous development, execution, and improvement of F5 Accounting's internal controls program and other compliance initiatives. This position ensures the Accounting Department's compliance with SOX and other relevant regulatory requirements while collaborating with cross-functional teams, including IT, internal control process owners, and internal and external auditors. This will include contributing to accounting system implementations, automation / process improvement ideas and the deployment of new processes related to evolving business requirements.  It presents an opportunity to shape key processes and scale internal controls to support a fast-paced global organization.

Position Summary

The ideal candidate will combine extensive external audit experience in a large public accounting firm focused on integrated audits of multinational organizations. They will have deep knowledge of internal controls over IT systems, business processes, and Sarbanes Oxley (“SOX”). With certifications such as CPA or CISA, this individual will possess exceptional communication and problem-solving skills, as well as a strong analytical mindset. Success in this role requires attention to detail, project management proficiency, and the ability to lead and collaborate effectively across functions. A forward-thinking approach to leveraging technology and driving process improvements will be essential for scaling the business and enhancing the internal controls program.

Primary Responsibilities

• Maintain a global governance structure over Accounting business cycles with internal control sponsors, relevant IT teams, and process owners to promote a strong controls culture.
• Ensure efficient and effective compliance with SOX requirements in collaboration with Accounting related business process owners and auditors.
• Conduct internal control risk assessments, including financial statement mapping, control rationalization, gap analysis, and the identification of key controls and reports.
• Advise teams on the design and implementation of effective internal controls, emphasizing automation and scalability.
• Monitor and assess emerging financial reporting risks with the growth and evolution of the business and develop strategies to implement appropriate controls to address these emerging risks timely.
• Collaborate on system implementations to ensure controls are incorporated, change management guidelines are followed, and processes are documented.
• Drive the adoption of automated tools and processes to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the controls program.
• Serve as the subject matter expert and point of contact for internal controls across all accounting related business cycles.
• Create and maintain documentation for current and future data flows and processes.
• Support process owners in analyzing control deficiencies, identifying root causes, and implementing timely remediation.
• Support other accounting initiatives broadly, including ESG, SEC, Statutory and Regulatory reporting requirements.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Other responsibilities

• Uphold F5's Business Code of Ethics and model the Be F5/Lead F5 Behaviors.
• Promptly report violations of the Code or other company policies.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Extensive experience in internal controls, with prior Big 4 or large accounting firm experience supporting U.S. public companies.
• Experience auditing and evaluating IT programs/systems and business process projects, infrastructure, risks/controls and operating systems (Oracle experience is a plus).
• Strong understanding of auditing standards, COSO, risk assessment practices, technical aspects of accounting and financial reporting, and regulatory compliance.
• Understanding of internal control concepts and experience in applying them to plan, perform, manage, and report on the evaluation of various business processes, areas, and functions.
• Strong aptitude for information technology and digital tools to enhance financial reporting controls.
• In-depth understanding of U.S. PCAOB standards and control deficiency evaluation frameworks.
• Expertise in process automation tools using Alteryx, UiPath, or like solutions preferred.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills with a high attention to detail; sound judgment showing logic-based decision-making, and a hands-on approach with stakeholders.
• Strong project management and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across departments globally.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, and planning skills, with unquestionable ethics/integrity.
• Strong communicator with the ability to disseminate issues via written reports and verbal discussions, document results, and prepare/present results to peers and management.
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information.
• Flexible and open to new ideas and processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, or related field
• 7 or more years of experience working in a large public accounting firm or multi-national corporate enterprise is preferable
• Candidate with a CPA, CA, CIA, CISA (or equivalent) is strongly preferred

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• Duties are performed in an office environment while sitting at a desk or computer table
• Duties require the ability to utilize a computer, communicate over the telephone, and read printed material
• Duties may require being on call periodically and working outside normal working hours (evenings and weekends)

F5, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and strongly supports diversity in the workplace.

The Job Description is intended to be a general representation of the responsibilities and requirements of the job. However, the description may not be all-inclusive, and responsibilities and requirements are subject to change.

The annual base pay for this position is: $99,998.00 - $149,996.00

F5 maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, geographic locations, and market conditions, as well as to reflect F5's differing products, industries, and lines of business. The pay range referenced is as of the time of the job posting and is subject to change.

You may also be offered incentive compensation, bonus, restricted stock units, and benefits. More details about F5's benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.f5.com/company/careers/benefits. F5 reserves the right to change or terminate any benefit plan without notice. 

Please note that F5 only contacts candidates through F5 email address (ending with @f5.com) or auto email notification from Workday (ending with f5.com or @myworkday.com).

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the policy of F5 to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and employment applicants without regard to unlawful considerations of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, sensory, physical, or mental disability, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by applicable local, state, or federal laws. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, discipline, and termination.  F5 offers a variety of reasonable accommodations for candidates. Requesting an accommodation is completely voluntary. F5 will assess the need for accommodations in the application process separately from those that may be needed to perform the job. Request by contacting accommodations@f5.com.