Lead SEC Analyst

Job description

About this role

The same principles built into our products are reflected in how our team works: we embrace AI as a core productivity multiplier, with all team members expected to incorporate AI into their daily workflows to drive efficiency, innovation, and impact. GitLab is where careers accelerate, innovation flourishes, and every voice is valued. Our high-performance culture is driven by our values and continuous knowledge exchange, enabling our team members to reach their full potential while collaborating with industry leaders to solve complex problems. Co-create the future with us as we build technology that transforms how the world develops software.

Responsibilities

• Own the preparation, review, and filing of GitLab’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings, including Forms 10-Q, 10-K, 8-K, and S-1, along with quarterly investor materials.
• Build and drive the quarterly and annual reporting calendar, coordinate cross-functional inputs, maintain accountability for deadlines, and flag timeline risks early.
• Lead the earnings release process, including the quarterly management reporting package and review of financial information in the earnings release and script.
• Own the disclosure checklist and eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) review process, and identify ways to improve disclosure quality, clarity, and consistency.
• Improve the SEC reporting process by identifying inefficiencies, redundancies, and manual steps, then driving automation and standardization.
• Prepare or review journal entries, reconciliations, the equity rollforward, earnings per share calculations, and provided-by-client schedules for assigned areas such as stock-based compensation and stock repurchases.
• Ensure compliance with SEC and United States generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP) reporting requirements, research technical accounting issues, and lead the implementation of new accounting pronouncements that affect disclosures.

Qualifications and requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in Accounting.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licensure or active pursuit of licensure is preferred.
• Experience in owning SEC reporting deliverables, including Forms 10-K and 10-Q, in a public company or a public accounting environment serving public company clients.
• A record of improving disclosures and reporting processes, not only executing existing processes.
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to own a calendar, drive accountability across teams, and manage competing deadlines independently.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to research and interpret complex accounting guidance.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, with experience presenting to and influencing senior stakeholders and collaborating with Legal, FP&A, Investor Relations, and business partners.
• Proficiency with Workiva Wdesk and NetSuite is preferred.