Why join us
Brex is the intelligent finance platform that enables companies to spend smarter and move faster in more than 200 markets. By combining global corporate cards and banking with intuitive spend management, bill pay, and travel software, Brex enables founders and finance teams to accelerate operations, gain real-time visibility, and control spend effortlessly. Brex’s AI-native automation and world-class service eliminate manual expense and accounting tasks for customers so they can focus on what matters most. Tens of thousands of the world's best companies run on Brex, including DoorDash, Coinbase, Robinhood, Zoom, Plaid, Reddit, and SeatGeek.
Working at Brex allows you to push your limits, challenge the status quo, and collaborate with some of the brightest minds in the industry. We’re committed to building a diverse team and inclusive culture and believe your potential should only be limited by how big you can dream. We make this a reality by empowering you with the tools, resources, and support you need to grow your career.
Accounting at Brex
The Accounting team at Brex ensures we produce accurate and timely financial results to stakeholders to guide the business forward. We go beyond closing the books — we automate, iterate, and improve processes in close collaboration with partners across the business. The team also serves as power users and thought leaders for Brex's own products. We bring precision and curiosity to everything we build, combining deep ownership with a product mindset to help shape the future of finance.
What you’ll do
The Financial Reporting Manager will manage all aspects of our financial reporting processes. The primary responsibility involves the preparation and distribution of financials in line with internal management reporting format and GAAP standards. You are responsible for maintaining the integrity of our financial records as well as developing reporting processes that scale as Brex evolves and matures. You will work cross functionally within a detail-oriented environment where creative problem solving is highly valued. The Financial Reporting Manager is expected to manage multiple priorities concurrently without compromising quality, accuracy or completeness.
Where you'll work
This role will be based in our San Francisco office. We are a hybrid environment that combines the energy and connections of being in the office with the benefits and flexibility of working from home. We currently require a minimum of three coordinated days in the office per week, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. As a perk, we also have up to four weeks per year of fully remote work!
Responsibilities
- Lead the monthly, quarterly and annual preparation of consolidated and entity-only financial statements for internal and external use
- Manage various reporting for regulated entities, ensuring the highest level of compliance with the regulatory reporting requirements
- Act as the subject matter expert, evaluate complex, non-routine transactions and provide technical accounting guidance and disclosure recommendations
- Stay current on FASB pronouncements and proactively assess impact to the Company in partnership with business stakeholders
- Iterate and develop GAAP accounting policies and support high-impact business initiatives such as post-merger integration and product launches
- Act as the primary accounting stakeholder for Business Systems initiatives, ensuring that ERP configurations and mapping logics are maintained appropriately
- Design and implement controls over financial reporting, including identifying control objectives, mapping risks, and determining appropriate control activities across the close and reporting cycle
- Create sustainable, repeatable and scalable processes, including the review and update of process documentation
- Play a strategic role and serve as the primary liaison between accounting, finance, and the broader business organization for new initiatives and projects
- Ensure timely close through the preparation and review of journal entries, reconciliations and variance analytics, as well as coordination with FP&A
- Identify and deliver process improvements via automation, AI initiatives and cross functional collaboration
Requirements
- CPA license
- 6+ years of public accounting or private industry experience
- Strong technical accounting and financial reporting knowledge in US GAAP
- Effective verbal, listening, and written communication skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and address difficult situations in a professional manner
- Innovative and able to provide “outside of the box” solutions
- Passion for having an owner’s mentality towards responsibilities and for career growth
- Experience implementing and improving business processes and systems
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to manage deadlines effectively
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets
Bonus Points
- A combination of public accounting and private industry experience
- Relevant experience in credit card/payment processing
- Knowledge and experience using AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude and/or Google Gemini
- Knowledge and experience using NetSuite, Looker and/or other data visualization/ automation software
- Knowledge and experience using DFIN, Workiva or similar financial reporting platforms
Compensation
The expected salary range for this role is $131,000- $163,000. However, the starting base pay will depend on several factors, including the candidate’s location, skills, experience, market demands, and internal pay parity. Depending on the position offered, equity and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package.
Please be aware, job-seekers may be at risk of targeting by malicious actors looking for personal data. Brex recruiters will only reach out via LinkedIn or email with a brex.com domain. Any outreach claiming to be from Brex via other sources should be ignored.