Hybrid Director, SEC Reporting – Technical Accounting

at Sally Beauty

• Job title: Director, SEC Reporting – Technical Accounting
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Oracle
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Plano, United States

About the role

• Director of SEC Reporting and Technical Accounting at Sally Beauty overseeing financial reporting and compliance. Leading technical accounting analysis and managing SEC reporting processes.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Requirements

• 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

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• life Insurance
• paid vacation and sick days
• paid holidays
• tuition reimbursement
• 401(k) with company match
• in house salon with complementary services
• varied selection of food options at corporate campus
• merchandise discount at Sally Beauty and CosmoProf Professional onsite store