Accountant

Jeeves is a groundbreaking financial operating system built for global businesses that provides corporate cards, cross-border payments, and spend management software within one unified platform. The company operates across 20+ countries including Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Mexico, the United Kingdom, across Europe, and the United States, and serves over 5,000 clients ranging from venture-backed startups to SMBs around the world. With a mission to empower businesses with more efficient and cost-effective financial solutions worldwide, Jeeves combines cutting-edge financial technology with exceptional team expertise to transform the business financial landscape. Jeeves has been recognized as one of The Information's 50 Most Promising Startups in 2023, as well as a Y Combinator Top Company 2021-2023 and won “Fintech of the Year" at the European Fintech Awards.
Since graduating from Y Combinator in 2020, Jeeves has successfully raised over $380 million and is backed by top world-class investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Y Combinator, CRV, Tencent, Stanford University, Clocktower Ventures, and founders of more than 15 unicorns including David Velez (Nubank), Carlos Garcia (Kavak) and Sebastián Mejía (Rappi).
We are looking for a motivated and ambitious individual to assist in building and improving the accounting organization at Jeeves. As a key member of the Finance team, the accountant will be responsible for the month-end close process and managing the company’s tax activities in Brazil, working in conjunction with our external taxes consultants. This accountant will have a material impact on how we structure our finance processes as we continue to scale and will report to our Accounting Manager based in Brazil. Location: This role is based out of São Paulo, Brazil, and is a full-time position where it is required to come into our office in the Faria Lima area. #LI-Hybrid

Job Responsibilities:

• Work with the team on the month-end close - manage the processes from start to end, ensuring accuracy of the company’s financial reporting
• Work in conjunction with the accounting team to automate and improve the accounting processes
• Manage the company’s monthly tax fillings, Income tax, Payroll taxes, Annual tax return and make sure all filings are done in a timely manner
• Collaborate with the product team in developing features to improve the functionality of Jeeves’s product
• Assist with technical accounting research, and documentation of new policies and procedures
• Support the AP process on a monthly basis, verify that all invoices are issued under minimum tax requirements and are booked correctly
• Work with the Sales and CS teams on clients’ requests
• Assist in the design of internal controls and policies
• Support special projects, ad-hoc reporting and other tasks as assigned

Requirements:

• 3+ years of experience in public accounting and/or working at a Financial Institution / Startup / Fintech
• Experience with the month-end close process to ensure the accurate and timely
• Experience in developing, documenting, and rolling out cross-functional processes
• Ability to understand the business environment and apply the relevant accounting principles in simplicity, using practical methods to support the business owner’s needs
• Creative thinking and out of the box solutions for complicated processes
• Agile and able to pivot quickly with the changing environment
• Collaborative and team-oriented
• Highly experienced in Microsoft Office, Google docs and Macros
• Experience with national tax portal
• Nice to have experience with Sage Intacct
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Fluent in English - Jeeves is a global company and English is the language we use internally to communicate between regions