Description
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.
The Accounting team at Brex ensures the company produces accurate and timely financial results to stakeholders to guide the business forward. The team also serves as power users and thought leaders for Brex's own products.
As the Director, Technical Accounting and Financial Reporting, you will be the principal architect of Brex’s financial reporting and technical accounting framework, ensuring the highest level of compliance with GAAP while navigating the complexities of a fast-growing fintech environment. You will be responsible for building a world-class reporting function that meets the rigor of a public company and aligns with the global accounting policies of Capital One.
Responsibilities:
- Oversee the end-to-end global financial reporting function, ensuring the integrity of consolidated and entity-only US GAAP financial statements for internal and external stakeholders
- Lead the strategy for regulated entity reporting, ensuring 100% compliance with evolving regulations
- Act as the subject matter expert, evaluate complex, non-routine transactions and provide technical accounting guidance and disclosure recommendations
- Iterate and develop GAAP accounting policies and support high-impact business initiatives such as post-merger integration and product launches
- Establish and maintain a robust library of corporate accounting policies; lead the implementation of new FASB/ SEC standards
- Lead the design and maturation of an internal control environment in preparation for integration with Capital One’s financial reporting standards and SOX requirements
- Partner with Product, Engineering, Legal and other teams to provide proactive accounting for new product launches and business model changes
- 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:
- BA/BS degree, preferably in Business, Finance, or Accounting
- CPA license
- 10+ years of experience, including significant time at a Big 4 accounting firm and/or leadership role in high-growth companies
- Strong technical accounting and financial reporting knowledge in US GAAP
- Deep understanding of financial services, credit card processing or payment-related accounting
- Ability to translate complex accounting jargon into actionable insights for non-finance counterparts
- 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
- Knowledge and experience using DFIN, Workiva or similar financial reporting platforms
Compensation: The expected salary range for this role is $252,216- $315,270. However, the starting base pay will depend on several factors, including the candidate’s location, skills, experience, market demands, and internal pay parity.