Senior Financial Accountant

Location: São Paulo, Brazil

Purpose:

Manage US GAAP general accounting and local statutory books, ensuring accu

racy, completeness, and compliance with applicable standards.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and execute monthly, quarterly, and annual closing processes, including journal entries, account reconciliations, and corporate reporting.
• Prepare and maintain accurate financial records, including balance sheet reconciliations, financial statements, and variance analyses, ensuring proper classification and allocation of transactions.
• Prepare local GAAP annual financial statements and support statutory and fiscal reporting requirements (e.g., ECD, ECF), ensuring compliance with regulatory and tax obligations.
• Ensure adherence to accounting standards, internal controls, and corporate policies, including active participation in internal and external audits and SOX compliance activities.
• Identify, assess, and document accounting issues, staying current with technical accounting guidance and pronouncements.
• Manage fixed assets and related processes, including depreciation and amortization, and ensure proper accounting treatment of inventory-related transactions (e.g., imports);
• Review and validate accounting transactions, including expense reimbursements, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with company policies.
• Analyze financial data, trends, and variances to support management decision-making and identify risks and opportunities.
• Provide accounting guidance and support to business areas, ensuring proper understanding and application of accounting processes.
• Maintain and update the chart of accounts in line with accounting standards and business requirements.
• Participate in cross-functional initiatives and process improvement projects to enhance the efficiency, accuracy, and scalability of financial operations

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field.
• Minimum 5-10 years of Finance and Accounts, General Ledger, Journal entries, preferably in a multinational or B2B environment.
• Experience with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, MS365, Oracle, NetSuite) and proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Experience into Statutory reporting.
• Good Tax legislation knowledge.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
• Capable to work under stress and tight deadlines
• High level of accuracy, attention to detail, and problem-solving ability
• Ability to work independently and handle complex, high-volume workloads.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.