Accountant, Staff

Company: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Finance & Accounting Group, Finance & Accounting Group > Accounting

General Summary:

Excellent opportunity to join Qualcomm’s accounting team, supporting emerging and evolving businesses. This role partners closely with cross-functional business and finance leaders to support critical business functions. This person will act as a strategic advisor for accounting conclusions on complex and non-standard arrangements and will play a key role in process transformation to design scalable, efficient and compliant operations supporting our growth initiatives.

This role requires full-time onsite presence in San Diego, CA (5 days per week).

**This role is not eligible for Qualcomm immigration sponsorship.

Key responsibilities:

• Partner with our business unit finance teams and technical accounting to review new contracts and deal proposals, providing accurate accounting guidance on complex and non-standard arrangements in accordance with ASC 606.

• Support mergers and acquisitions, including opening balance sheet review and integration.

• Serve as key point of contact for general accounting inquiries related to emerging businesses.

• Identify and implement opportunities to leverage AI, automation and data analytics to optimize existing processes, improve operational efficiency and generate actionable insights.

• Perform quarter-end close activities including journal entries, flux analysis and preparation of schedules supporting quarterly and annual filings (10-Q, 10-K).

• Provide guidance for system and tool enablement for new revenue models, billing and collections processes.

A successful candidate will possess the following characteristics:

• Detail‑oriented with strong analytical skills

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with global and cross-functional teams

• Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to clearly explain complex financial concepts to diverse audiences

• Strong time‑management skills with the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast‑paced environment

• Continuous improvement mindset and comfortable learning new tools and systems

• End‑to‑end process orientation with demonstrated analytical thinking, project management, and problem‑solving skills

• Supportive of an inclusive, knowledge‑sharing, team‑focused culture

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related degree

• 4+ years of Finance, Accounting, or related work experience

• 2+ years experience working in a large matrixed organization

Preferred Qualifications:

• 6+ years of Finance, Accounting, or related work experience

• Working knowledge of Tableau, Oracle, TM1 and Salesforce Billing is a plus

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite

• CPA certification or country equivalent with audit experience

*Completed advanced degrees in a relevant field may be substituted for up to two years (Master’s = 1 year, Doctorate = 2 years) of work experience

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree.
• 4+ years of Accounting, Finance, or related work experience.

*Completed advanced degrees in a relevant field may be substituted for up to two years (Master’s = one year, Doctorate = two years) of work experience.

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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits :

$98,000.00 - $147,000.00

The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus). In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer – and you can review more details about our US benefits at this  link .

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