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 an accounting organization to support our fast-growing business. This role will have a material impact on building processes as we continue to scale and report to the VP of Finance. This role will be hands-on, and strategic and will have the opportunity to learn about the global banking infrastructure.
Location: This role is a full-time remote position. #LI-REMOTE
Job Responsibilities:
Manage the month-end close and reporting process to ensure an accurate and timely closeConsolidation of the group financial statements, including the preparation of the related disclosures and periodical analysisManage technical accounting research, and documentation of new policies and proceduresWorking with entity controllers domestically and internationally to support monthly, quarterly and year-end close processAssist the product team in developing features to improve the functionality of the product and the accounting teams of our clientsOversee the day-to-day activities of accounting operations, with a focus on process improvements and automationAssist in the design of internal controls and policiesCoordinate with our external tax firm/technical accounting advisory firm to help with different mattersManage the year-end financial audit, working directly with auditors to ensure a smooth and timely processSupport the Finance team in completing special projects, ad-hoc reporting and analysis requests, and other tasks as assigned
Requirements:
4+ years of experience in public accounting, “Big 4” and top national firms – a must!4+ years of experience in a multinational group consist of several entities2+ years of experience of managing direct reportsExperience in owning the month-end close processExperience in developing, documenting and rolling out processes cross-functionallyPrevious experience in preparation of financial statements for public companiesAbility to understand the business environment and apply the relevant accounting principles in simplicity, using practical methods to support the business owner’s needsCreative thinking and out of the box solutions for complicated processesCollaborate with international team membersCPA and B.A in Accounting with strong US GAAP skills (MBA – preferred)Advanced Microsoft Excel skills; competency in SQL and Macros is a plusSage competency is a plusExcellent written and verbal communication skills.Fluent in English, Jeeves is a global company and English is the language we use internally to communicate between regionsAgile and able to pivot quickly with the changing environment 