Senior Accountant

Overview

The organization is seeking a Senior Accountant to join the accounting organization in Brazil. This role supports an efficient and accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual close, along with financial reporting, account integrity, audit readiness, and continuous process improvement. You will collaborate cross-functionally with Accounting, Finance, Payroll, Tax, and other global teams.

This is an individual contributor role reporting to the Senior Manager, Accounting.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, review, and post journal entries, including accruals, prepaids, deferred costs, and other assigned accounting areas
• Perform account reconciliations, investigate variances, and complete monthly and quarterly flux analyses
• Analyze balance-sheet and income-statement activity and explain meaningful fluctuations
• Support preparation of financial reporting, account analyses, tie-outs, and supporting documentation
• Maintain accurate accounting records and meet reporting deadlines across global stakeholders
• Identify opportunities to streamline or automate accounting processes
• Support internal and external audits, quarterly reviews, SOX activities, and other internal-control requirements, as applicable
• Calculate indirect tax and prepare monthly tax returns
• Participate in special projects, technical accounting analyses, and other ad hoc initiatives

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field
• 3+ years of progressive accounting experience
• Strong knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and financial reporting
• Experience with month-end close, journal entries, reconciliations, variance analysis, and audit support
• Experience with Oracle or another large ERP or accounting system
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and comfort working with large data sets
• Strong analytical, critical-thinking, problem-solving, and organizational skills
• Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and deliver high-quality work under deadlines
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate with stakeholders across countries and functions
• Fluent English

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a multinational company, SaaS organization, technology company, or Big Four firm

Compensation & Benefits

• Not specified in the provided job description.

Location

• Brazil
• Remote: The role does not require frequent presence in or near an office; work is performed from a designated remote work location for the majority of the time.