Altera
Senior Technical Accounting Analyst
San Jose, California, United States · Senior
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Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~45% per draw at Level III). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.
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the lottery is wage-weighted — each level is one more entry
$4,772 more — $105,872 — moves this role to Level II and 2 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $105,872 would place this position at wage Level II. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Accountants and Auditors" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Accountants and Auditors (13-2011) · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- Identify opportunities to improve accounting policies, processes, systems, and reporting through standardized reviews, analysis, and automation.
- Participate in special projects and other financial reporting initiatives as needed.
- The pay range below is for Bay Area California only.
Responsibilities
- Perform end-to-end financial statement filing process and timeline, including preparing thorough documentation of financial statement disclosures, assisting with GAAP and SEC reporting disclosure checklists, helping to address comments from the external auditors and legal counsel, senior management, disclosure committee, and audit committee.
- Research and document complex accounting matters under US GAAP and develop clear, well-supported conclusions.
- Support contract review to identify accounting implications, including recognition, measurement, classification, capitalization, and disclosure requirements.
- Support statutory reporting for international legal entities.
- Maintain a tracking file of new accounting pronouncement and assess the implication to existing business
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting.
- Strong knowledge of US GAAP
- Strong analytical, writing, communication, and project-management skills, with the ability to explain complex accounting matters to non-accounting stakeholders.
- Applicants must be eligible for any required U.S. export authorizations.
- 4 + years of progressive accounting experience, including technical accounting, financial reporting, and public accounting.
- Shift 1 (United States of America)
- Primary Location:
- San Jose, California, United States
- Additional Locations:
Nice to have
- Experience with SEC reporting and multinational statutory reporting requirements is a plus.
- Public-company, Big Four, semiconductor, or technology-industry experience is highly preferred.
- CPA certification is preferred.
- Proficiency with Excel, including reconciliations, data analysis, and allocation models
- experience with ERP (Oracle Fusion), contract-management, lease-accounting, or XBRL systems is a plus.
Skills
- Actual salary may vary based on a number of factors including job location, job-related knowledge, skills, experiences, trainings, etc.
Compensation
- The pay range below is for Bay Area California only.
- Actual salary may vary based on a number of factors including job location, job-related knowledge, skills, experiences, trainings, etc.
- We also offer incentive opportunities that reward employees based on individual and company performance.
Company info
- We also offer incentive opportunities that reward employees based on individual and company performance.
This listing is sourced directly from Altera's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.