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Director of SEC Reporting and Technical Accounting

Oklo

Santa Clara, CA

Full Time

Posted October 26, 2026

$170k - $210k

Nuclear Energy

Remote

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Freshness: Open in the current public read path; this is not an employer guarantee.Last observed October 27, 2026
Classification: Modern power-system classification not yet published for this listing.Legacy source industry field: Nuclear Energy
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Job Description

The Director of SEC Reporting and Technical Accounting will own the preparation of Oklo’s annual and quarterly financial statement and oversee all technical accounting-related analyses and memos.

Key Responsibilities

Prepare the financial statements and footnotes for Oklo’s Form 10-K and Form 10-Q, including all supporting schedules, and related reporting packages. Partner with key stakeholders across the Company to prepare the MD&A.
Lead Disclosure Committee meetings and assist the VP of Accounting and Controller in the preparation of Audit Committee reports.
Lead monthly internal calls with Oklo’s finance team and the external auditors on the accounting for significant new transactions, and related disclosure considerations.
Perform technical accounting research on complex areas of accounting relevant to Oklo, including business combinations and asset acquisitions, power purchase agreements, consolidation and equity method accounting, financial investments, stock-based compensation, and capitalization of construction costs.
Lead the adoption of any new Accounting Standards and Accounting Standard Updates, including project management and reporting progress to senior management. Monitor developments at the FASB as it relates to potential new standards,
Serve as key contact for the Company’s external auditors, ensuring strong project management over all phases of the audit and identifying any areas for continuous improvement.
Own the Company’s suite of accounting policies and lead the development of new policies as the Company expands and new business transactions are executed.
Own SOX controls in the areas of SEC reporting and technical accounting, preparing robust documentation to support ICFR certifications and the external SOX audit.
Coach and develop the team, identify appropriate training and development opportunities for each team member, and lead organization-wide training on key accounting and reporting topics.
Monitor developments at the SEC and any rule changes that may impact Oklo’s filing requirements. Partner with Legal and Compliance on all SEC-reporting matters.
Develop accounting playbooks to educate and support the organization on key areas of accounting impacting Oklo.
Identify opportunities to improve financial reporting processes, workpapers, and controls to increase accuracy, efficiency, and scalability.
Partner with the Process and Systems team to identify AI implementation opportunities that would enhance Oklo’s financial reporting and technical accounting functions.
Partner with Accounting Operations to ensure transactions are accounted for accurately and in a timely manner and G/L architecture is optimally designed to streamline SEC reporting.
Partner with the FP&A team to ensure internal forecasts accurately reflect the accounting for significant new transactions.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or related field
10+ years’ experience in accounting and financial reporting roles, including recent public accounting experience
SEC reporting experience required
Strong experience with ASC literature and Big 4 accounting guides; proven ability to research and document technical accounting analyses in a clear and concise manner
Proven project management experience
Active CPA
Big 4 audit experience highly preferred
Experience in the energy sector (including experience with industry accounting topics, such as power purchase agreements, leases, derivatives, contracts with customers, and construction accounting, depreciation, nuclear fuel & asset retirement obligations) highly preferred.
Master’s degree in accountancy preferred
Experience with financial systems, such as NetSuite and ZIP
Fast growth startup experience
Analytical—the individual synthesizes complex or diverse information.
Process and public company oriented.
Pro-Active – as Oklo’s business evolves we want to be on the front foot in identifying potential accounting implications of new or proposed transactions, offering accounting advice to the business during contract negotiations.
Problem solving—the individual identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner and gathers and analyzes information skillfully.
Communication—the individual speaks clearly and persuasively, demonstrates group presentation skills, conducts productive meetings, and has excellent written communication. The candidate will be able to effectively communicate technical accounting matters in plain English.
Organization—the individual is highly-organized and embeds a culture of effective project management, ensuring the Company meets its internal and external deadlines.
Quality management—the individual looks for ways to improve and promote quality and demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness.
Judgment—the individual displays willingness to make decisions, exhibits sound and accurate judgment and makes timely decisions.
Planning/organizing—the individual prioritizes and plans work activities, uses time efficiently and develops realistic action plans.
Passionate about clean energy
Passionate about making advanced fission a reality
Willing and able to learn quickly
Willing to think differently and do things in new ways
Comfortable in a fast-paced, highly iterative startup environment
Excited to think creatively, critically, and reflectively about the problems they are solving while not leaning only on what has been done before
Willing to propose novel and creative solutions to technical problems
An excellent writer in a modern active voice, so make your cover letter compelling and write it well!
Able to communicate technical content and results in plain English
A startup person : You aren't driven by titles or hierarchy, and prefer efficiency to excess process. You don't need or expect to have a lot of guidance but you enjoy working in a fast-paced team. If you prefer the culture and feel of a large organization, that is great, but you likely won’t enjoy working with us! There is plenty of important work and plenty of good opportunities with organizations like that.
Motivated : You are self-motivated. You bring an enthusiasm to the team, and imbue a sense of passion that goes beyond clocking in and clocking out. This isn’t about a fake or arbitrary “pieces of flair” mentality or lack of work-life balance! It is about being a part of the vision and feeling a part of reaching team goals.
A team-player : Oklo genuinely is a team. We aren’t about taking credit for ourselves, and we aren’t about pushing blame to others. We do incredible things because we work as a team.
An excellent communicator : We need a person who is not only technically competent but also a clear and upbeat communicator.
Creative : Being creative means that when things fall outside clear scopes or processes or problems arise without clear solutions, you are able to identify it as well as invent ways to solve a problem or fill a need without micromanagement. The successful person in this job will not only be creative, but also enjoy being creative and solving open-ended problems which may change day-by-day.
Detail-oriented : This focus is a big part of excellence, consistency, and quality. Excellent grammar and spelling matter for both good communication as well as the image of the company that we put forward.
Oklo requires remote employees to travel to headquarters (Santa Clara, CA) twice a quarter annually, based on business or team needs, including attendance at team meetings, off-sites, and other company events or gatherings. For the first two weeks of onboarding, employees are required to be in person at headquarters in Santa Clara, CA.