Thanks for your interest in Oklo!  We are searching for an experienced Financial Reporting Manager to join our team.Position DescriptionOklo is building a world-class accounting and finance organization to support the commercialization of nuclear energy in the U.S. The Financial Reporting Manager will play a key role in gathering key support from the close processes for Oklo and its subsidiaries and ensuring compliance with accounting standards and regulations and with an emphasis on reporting. This role will be responsible for ownership of the preparation and execution of SEC reporting workstreams to support Oklo’s public company reporting requirements, in addition to any governmental reporting workstreams, such as for DOE, NRC, or ARPA-E reporting. This role will be responsible for preparation of key close and reporting workbooks across multiple areas of the monthly accounting close process, then aggregate those close areas with the broader team for each reporting cycle to create support for Oklo’s quarterly SEC filings. This includes preparation of a financial reporting workbook, coordination of financial statement tie out procedures, and drafting of select financial statement disclosures. The role will also be required to prepare compliance related items such as quarterly related party transaction reviews, intangible asset and goodwill impairment memos, going concern memos, SEC and GAAP checklists, and other related workstreams. This role will also be responsible for internal control preparation activities associated with the financial reporting cycle. In addition, you will work with our third-party accounting advisory resources on complex/high-judgement areas to drive appropriate accounting treatment across new and evolving transactions. You may also be asked to prepare and be involved in certain reporting and data preparation activities led by the FP&amp;A team and supporting monthly and quarterly budget-vs-actuals reporting deliverables. The successful candidate will be responsible for monitoring the end-to-end reporting process, understanding internal and external stakeholders’ involvement in the process, and maintaining accurate process control and accounting policy documents. You will serve as a primary point of contact for the external audit team on a quarterly basis to support audit documentation requests for your area of responsibility. Your ability to manage the financial reporting processes effectively and assist the team on delivery of key accounting close and SEC reporting milestones will be a critical success factor. These tasks will require a high level of interaction cross functionally, as well as across third party advisory and legal groups and external and internal audit teams. Specific responsibilities may include:<ul><li>Own the quarterly reporting process by leveraging FloQast and Workiva tools to gather and draft reports based on established reporting checklists. The successful candidate will recommend and implement improvements to existing reporting processes.</li><li>Pulling required reports from the finance suite of tools and systems, such as Workday, NetSuite, Ramp, Navan, and FloQast and work within the external auditor’s suite of tools.</li><li>Maintain the financial reporting calendar and hold regular check-in meetings relevant stakeholders for effective project management of the close</li><li>Provide reporting support for new and upcoming accounting issues, such as revenue recognition, inventory management, advanced lease accounting etc.</li><li>Develop and maintain reporting policies and procedures to ensure compliance with US GAAP, including creating procedures to validate the accuracy, reliability, and completeness of data utilized in Oklo’s reporting deliverables.</li><li>Work to drive automation in the reporting process to both accelerate and streamline reporting</li><li>Liaise with external auditors during audits and provide necessary documentation and explanations regarding their testing of focus areas.</li><li>Work closely with various departments, including finance and accounting, operations, procurement, and engineering to ensure comprehensive reporting for business activities.</li><li>Collaborate to ensure compliance with US GAAP reporting and Department of Energy statutory audits as needed by serving as a key stakeholder for the accounting function.</li></ul> Minimum Qualifications:<ul><li>Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, information systems, or related field</li><li>Five to seven years of financial reporting experience at a public company</li><li>Proven technical astuteness across ASC literature and ability to quickly discern presentation and disclosure requirements of new topics</li><li>Familiar with the Workiva and NetSuite platforms</li><li>Proven project management experience</li><li>Experience working in nuclear or another highly regulated industry with familiarity with governmental grant reporting and accounting standards</li></ul>Bonus Qualifications:<ul><li>Big 4 audit experience is preferred </li><li>Master’s degree in accountancy preferred</li><li>Experience at a fast growth startup, IPO or de-SPAC experience</li><li>Experience working with the Department of Energy</li><li>Preferred remote location: U.S. Central or adjacent time zones.</li></ul> CompetenciesWe are looking for someone that is:<ul><li>Analytical—the individual synthesizes complex or diverse information</li><li>Process and public company oriented</li><li>Pro-Active – as Oklo’s business evolves we will want to be thinking about the accounting policy and financial reporting implications well ahead of time</li><li>Problem solving—the individual identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner and gathers and analyzes information skillfully</li><li>Oral communication—the individual speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations, demonstrates group presentation skills, and conducts productive meetings</li><li>Organization—the individual monitors a wide range of accounting activities and ensures the execution of routine processes</li><li>Quality management—the individual looks for ways to improve and promote quality and demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness</li><li>Judgment—the individual displays willingness to make decisions, exhibits sound and accurate judgment and makes timely decisions</li><li>Planning/organizing—the individual prioritizes and plans work activities, uses time efficiently and develops realistic action plans</li></ul>Critical for Oklo:<ul><li>Passionate about clean energy</li><li>Passionate about making advanced fission a reality</li><li>Willing and able to learn quickly</li><li>Willing to think differently and do things in new ways</li><li>Comfortable in a fast-paced, high iterative startup environment</li><li>Excited to think creatively, critically, and reflectively about the problems they are solving while not leaning only on what has been done before</li><li>Willing to propose novel and creative solutions to technical problems</li><li>An excellent writer in a modern active voice, so make your cover letter compelling and write it well! </li><li>Able to communicate technical content and results verbally</li></ul> Who you are: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. About Oklo travel requirements: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. About Oklo compensation: $130,000-$155,000Salary may fall outside of the range provided and will be dependent on applicant experience.Oklo offers flexible time off, equity, competitive pay, 401k, health insurance, FSA, flexible work hours, and other benefits. <hr>About Oklo Inc.: Oklo Inc. is developing fast fission power plants to deliver clean, reliable, and affordable energy at scale; establishing a domestic supply chain for critical radioisotopes; and advancing nuclear fuel recycling to convert nuclear waste into clean energy. Oklo was the first to receive a site use permit from the U.S. Department of Energy for a commercial advanced fission plant, was awarded fuel material from Idaho National Laboratory, and submitted the first custom combined license application for an advanced reactor to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Oklo is also developing advanced fuel recycling technologies in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. National Laboratories.#CHOP: Oklo’s Values Collaboration: We go further, together. We bring diverse perspectives, listen actively, and build trust through transparency and respect. We work across disciplines, sharing ownership to turn complex challenges into shared successes. Humility: We are team players who act for the good of the company and for the world. We are focused on our mission, not personal recognition. Ownership: We take pride in what we do and how we do it. We are proactive in finding solutions and see tasks through  to completion. We are committed to delivering on our promises to provide clean, reliable, and affordable energy. Pathfinding: We chart new ground where no path exists by approaching challenges with curiosity, courage, and creativity while navigating ambiguity.<div>Candidates should be aware that employment may be contingent upon successful completion of a drug screening, and employees may be subject to drug testing at any time in accordance with company policy and applicable laws.<h3>Recruitment Fraud Disclaimer</h3>Oklo is aware of recent recruitment fraud attempts targeting job seekers. Please be cautious of anyone claiming to represent Oklo who does not contact you from an official Oklo email address.All legitimate communications from our recruiting team— including application updates, interview requests, and job offers — will come exclusively from an @oklo.com email. Oklo will never ask for sensitive personal information, payments, or account credentials during the hiring process.If you receive suspicious outreach or have concerns about the authenticity of any communication claiming to be from Oklo, please contact us through the official channels listed on our website.</div>

Oklo is developing next-generation fission powerhouses to produce abundant, affordable, clean energy at a global scale – starting with the Aurora, which can produce 15 MW of electrical power, scalable to 50 MWe, and operate for 10 years or longer before refueling. Oklo's fast reactors incorporate inherent safety features and can be fueled by recycled waste.Oklo made history with the first advanced reactor site use permit, winning access to recycled fuel, and submitting the first ever advanced reactor combined license application.Our world-class team comes from Fortune 500 and global companies, bringing together expertise and experience from a number of industries, from nuclear power, to aerospace, to automotive, to tech to deliver an advanced energy product.

Financial Reporting Manager

Thanks for your interest in Oklo!  We are searching for an experienced Financial Reporting Manager to join our team.Position DescriptionOklo is building a world-class accounting and finance organization to support the commercialization of nuclear energy in the U.S. The Financial Reporting Manager will play a key role in gathering key support from the close processes for Oklo and its subsidiaries and ensuring compliance with accounting standards and regulations and with an emphasis on reporting. This role will be responsible for ownership of the preparation and execution of SEC reporting workstreams to support Oklo’s public company reporting requirements, in addition to any governmental reporting workstreams, such as for DOE, NRC, or ARPA-E reporting. This role will be responsible for preparation of key close and reporting workbooks across multiple areas of the monthly accounting close process, then aggregate those close areas with the broader team for each reporting cycle to create support for Oklo’s quarterly SEC filings. This includes preparation of a financial reporting workbook, coordination of financial statement tie out procedures, and drafting of select financial statement disclosures. The role will also be required to prepare compliance related items such as quarterly related party transaction reviews, intangible asset and goodwill impairment memos, going concern memos, SEC and GAAP checklists, and other related workstreams. This role will also be responsible for internal control preparation activities associated with the financial reporting cycle. In addition, you will work with our third-party accounting advisory resources on complex/high-judgement areas to drive appropriate accounting treatment across new and evolving transactions. You may also be asked to prepare and be involved in certain reporting and data preparation activities led by the FP&amp;A team and supporting monthly and quarterly budget-vs-actuals reporting deliverables. The successful candidate will be responsible for monitoring the end-to-end reporting process, understanding internal and external stakeholders’ involvement in the process, and maintaining accurate process control and accounting policy documents. You will serve as a primary point of contact for the external audit team on a quarterly basis to support audit documentation requests for your area of responsibility. Your ability to manage the financial reporting processes effectively and assist the team on delivery of key accounting close and SEC reporting milestones will be a critical success factor. These tasks will require a high level of interaction cross functionally, as well as across third party advisory and legal groups and external and internal audit teams. Specific responsibilities may include:<ul><li>Own the quarterly reporting process by leveraging FloQast and Workiva tools to gather and draft reports based on established reporting checklists. The successful candidate will recommend and implement improvements to existing reporting processes.</li><li>Pulling required reports from the finance suite of tools and systems, such as Workday, NetSuite, Ramp, Navan, and FloQast and work within the external auditor’s suite of tools.</li><li>Maintain the financial reporting calendar and hold regular check-in meetings relevant stakeholders for effective project management of the close</li><li>Provide reporting support for new and upcoming accounting issues, such as revenue recognition, inventory management, advanced lease accounting etc.</li><li>Develop and maintain reporting policies and procedures to ensure compliance with US GAAP, including creating procedures to validate the accuracy, reliability, and completeness of data utilized in Oklo’s reporting deliverables.</li><li>Work to drive automation in the reporting process to both accelerate and streamline reporting</li><li>Liaise with external auditors during audits and provide necessary documentation and explanations regarding their testing of focus areas.</li><li>Work closely with various departments, including finance and accounting, operations, procurement, and engineering to ensure comprehensive reporting for business activities.</li><li>Collaborate to ensure compliance with US GAAP reporting and Department of Energy statutory audits as needed by serving as a key stakeholder for the accounting function.</li></ul> Minimum Qualifications:<ul><li>Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, information systems, or related field</li><li>Five to seven years of financial reporting experience at a public company</li><li>Proven technical astuteness across ASC literature and ability to quickly discern presentation and disclosure requirements of new topics</li><li>Familiar with the Workiva and NetSuite platforms</li><li>Proven project management experience</li><li>Experience working in nuclear or another highly regulated industry with familiarity with governmental grant reporting and accounting standards</li></ul>Bonus Qualifications:<ul><li>Big 4 audit experience is preferred </li><li>Master’s degree in accountancy preferred</li><li>Experience at a fast growth startup, IPO or de-SPAC experience</li><li>Experience working with the Department of Energy</li><li>Preferred remote location: U.S. Central or adjacent time zones.</li></ul> CompetenciesWe are looking for someone that is:<ul><li>Analytical—the individual synthesizes complex or diverse information</li><li>Process and public company oriented</li><li>Pro-Active – as Oklo’s business evolves we will want to be thinking about the accounting policy and financial reporting implications well ahead of time</li><li>Problem solving—the individual identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner and gathers and analyzes information skillfully</li><li>Oral communication—the individual speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations, demonstrates group presentation skills, and conducts productive meetings</li><li>Organization—the individual monitors a wide range of accounting activities and ensures the execution of routine processes</li><li>Quality management—the individual looks for ways to improve and promote quality and demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness</li><li>Judgment—the individual displays willingness to make decisions, exhibits sound and accurate judgment and makes timely decisions</li><li>Planning/organizing—the individual prioritizes and plans work activities, uses time efficiently and develops realistic action plans</li></ul>Critical for Oklo:<ul><li>Passionate about clean energy</li><li>Passionate about making advanced fission a reality</li><li>Willing and able to learn quickly</li><li>Willing to think differently and do things in new ways</li><li>Comfortable in a fast-paced, high iterative startup environment</li><li>Excited to think creatively, critically, and reflectively about the problems they are solving while not leaning only on what has been done before</li><li>Willing to propose novel and creative solutions to technical problems</li><li>An excellent writer in a modern active voice, so make your cover letter compelling and write it well! </li><li>Able to communicate technical content and results verbally</li></ul> Who you are: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. About Oklo travel requirements: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. About Oklo compensation: $130,000-$155,000Salary may fall outside of the range provided and will be dependent on applicant experience.Oklo offers flexible time off, equity, competitive pay, 401k, health insurance, FSA, flexible work hours, and other benefits. <hr />About Oklo Inc.: Oklo Inc. is developing fast fission power plants to deliver clean, reliable, and affordable energy at scale; establishing a domestic supply chain for critical radioisotopes; and advancing nuclear fuel recycling to convert nuclear waste into clean energy. Oklo was the first to receive a site use permit from the U.S. Department of Energy for a commercial advanced fission plant, was awarded fuel material from Idaho National Laboratory, and submitted the first custom combined license application for an advanced reactor to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Oklo is also developing advanced fuel recycling technologies in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. National Laboratories.#CHOP: Oklo’s Values Collaboration: We go further, together. We bring diverse perspectives, listen actively, and build trust through transparency and respect. We work across disciplines, sharing ownership to turn complex challenges into shared successes. Humility: We are team players who act for the good of the company and for the world. We are focused on our mission, not personal recognition. Ownership: We take pride in what we do and how we do it. We are proactive in finding solutions and see tasks through  to completion. We are committed to delivering on our promises to provide clean, reliable, and affordable energy. Pathfinding: We chart new ground where no path exists by approaching challenges with curiosity, courage, and creativity while navigating ambiguity.<div>Candidates should be aware that employment may be contingent upon successful completion of a drug screening, and employees may be subject to drug testing at any time in accordance with company policy and applicable laws.<h3>Recruitment Fraud Disclaimer</h3>Oklo is aware of recent recruitment fraud attempts targeting job seekers. Please be cautious of anyone claiming to represent Oklo who does not contact you from an official Oklo email address.All legitimate communications from our recruiting team— including application updates, interview requests, and job offers — will come exclusively from an @oklo.com email. Oklo will never ask for sensitive personal information, payments, or account credentials during the hiring process.If you receive suspicious outreach or have concerns about the authenticity of any communication claiming to be from Oklo, please contact us through the official channels listed on our website.</div>

Financial Reporting Manager

About the Job

About the Company

Oklo

Similar Jobs

Accounting manager, GL - US

Accounting manager, GL - US

Finance Manager

Finance Manager

Staff Accountant | Finance

Staff Accountant | Finance

Finance Manager

Finance Manager

Finance Manager

Finance Manager

Accounting Manager- Financial Reporting

Accounting Manager- Financial Reporting

Technical Accounting Manager, SEC Reporting

Technical Accounting Manager, SEC Reporting

Financial Accounting and Reporting Manager

Financial Accounting and Reporting Manager

Financial Reporting and Technical Accounting Manager

Financial Reporting and Technical Accounting Manager

Senior Manager, General Ledger Accounting

Senior Manager, General Ledger Accounting