Director, External Reporting and Compliance

Ichor Systems has an immediate opening for a Director, External Reporting and Compliance, located onsite in Tualatin, OR. This position is a key finance leader responsible for overseeing Ichor Systems’ external financial reporting, technical accounting, and financial compliance activities. This role ensures the accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of financial information provided to Ichor’s investors, regulators, lenders, and other external stakeholders.

Specific job duties:

• Direct the preparation, review, and filing of SEC reports and related financial statements, footnotes, management disclosures, and supporting schedules, including Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, and proxy statements, as applicable.
• Ensure external financial reporting is accurate, complete, consistent, timely, and compliant with U.S. GAAP, SEC requirements, and other applicable regulatory standards.
• Oversee the income tax provision under ASC 740 and coordinate with Baker Tilly on tax provision preparation, compliance, and planning.
• Support treasury reporting, including cash flow forecasting, liquidity analysis, and capital structure disclosures.
• Own the design, documentation, execution, and continuous improvement of internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR) in compliance with SOX Section 404.
• Oversee the scoping, testing, and remediation of identified control deficiencies.
• Review earnings releases, investor materials, and other external financial communications for accuracy and consistency with reported financial information.
• Serve as a subject-matter expert on U.S. GAAP and relevant SEC reporting requirements.
• Research and assess complex accounting issues and develop accounting conclusions, policies, and documentation. 
• Monitor new and emerging accounting standards, SEC requirements, and regulatory developments and evaluate their impact on the company. 
• Partner with Legal and other stakeholders on accounting implications of contracts, transactions, financings, acquisitions, equity arrangements, and other significant business activities. 
• Maintain and update accounting policies and reporting procedures as needed. 
• Lead SOX compliance and partner with control owners to maintain an effective internal control environment over financial reporting. 
• Oversee documentation, testing, remediation, and continuous improvement of reporting-related controls. 
• Serve as a primary finance contact for the external audit process, coordinating audit requests, timelines, deliverables, and issue resolution. 
• Identify reporting and compliance risks and implement appropriate mitigation strategies. 
• Support management’s assessment and certification of internal controls.
• Lead, develop, and mentor a high-performing external reporting, technical accounting, and compliance team.
• Partner with senior finance leadership to improve reporting processes, systems, controls, and organizational capabilities.
• Communicate complex accounting and reporting matters clearly to senior executives and non-finance stakeholders. 
• Present key reporting, accounting, and compliance matters to executive leadership, the Audit Committee, and the Board, as appropriate.
• Manage relationships with external auditors, accounting advisors, regulators, and other external stakeholders.

Position requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or a related field; CPA required.
• 10+ years of progressive accounting and financial reporting experience, including significant experience with external reporting and technical accounting. 
• Public-company reporting experience strongly preferred. 
• Deep knowledge of U.S. GAAP, SEC reporting requirements, and internal controls over financial reporting. 
• Experience leading quarterly and annual reporting processes in a complex organization. 
• Demonstrated experience researching and resolving complex technical accounting matters. 
• Experience managing external audit relationships and supporting SOX compliance. 
• Strong leadership and people-management capabilities, with a track record of developing high-performing teams. 
• Exceptional analytical, organizational, and project-management skills. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex accounting matters to executive and non-finance audiences. 
• High degree of integrity, attention to detail, sound judgment, and accountability.