Head of Finance, Brazil

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Requirements:

• 6+ years’ experience as a finance professional at a top tier bank, fin-tech, and/or professional service firm serving financial institution clients.3+ experience working in a regulated entity/environment. Solid knowledge of COSIF standards.
• CPA or equivalent (CRC registration) required.
• Track record of managing complex accounting processes and interacting with multiple stakeholders, including auditors and regulatory bodies.
• Ability to work collaboratively with a broad range of business functions, with an emphasis on senior management and a track record of performing in a management role.
• Project management experience is essential.
• Excellent oral and written communication – fluency in English is a key requirement.
• Capacity to meet deadlines while maintaining quality standards and effective time management.
• Hands-on approach, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment within a high growth business.
• Expert knowledge and experience with IFRS and US GAAP.
• Knowledge of accounting month-end book close process.

Responsibilities:

• Overseeing the accounting, financial and regulatory reporting and finance functions in the Brazil entity and ensuring finance processes operate effectively and accurately, following the Coinbase centralized model, delivering accurate financial insights into the business.
• Responsible for preparation and coordination of financial statements, regulatory reporting, business forecasts (partnering with FP&A) and other related information for external use (audit, submission to regulators, etc.), and play a leading role in external communication as the representative of the Finance department.
• Supporting the tax team with Brazil tax reporting and compliance experience with respect to domestic and import taxes (e.g., PIS, COFINs, CIDE, withholding taxes, etc.)
• Partnering with the Global accounting team to prepare and/or review assigned month end and quarter end close book close processes, own the Company’s parallel books of accounts maintained in line with IFRS and maintain appropriate reconciliations and valid support for all adjustments and periodically prepare, update, and review and update major accounting policies and policies and accounting and estimates, and adjust financial statements based on reconciliation results.
• Overseeing the finance function in Brazil and ensuring finance processes operate effectively and accurately, following the Coinbase centralized model,  delivering accurate financial insights into the business.
• Acting as a contact point within the company for financial and accounting queries and queries from regulatory authorities relating to the finance function of the firm.
• Preparing and updating various finance policies and procedures.
• Monitoring and overseeing the performance of outsourced services by outsourced service providers relating to the finance function and assessing KPIs and SLAs.
• Active in the Brazil entity’s liquidity management and coordinating closely with the treasury team.
• Participating in critical projects, including the transitioning to new external vendors, integration, automation or enhancements.
• Supporting ad hoc financial information requests and analyses and other special projects as assigned.
• Preparation of monthly management reporting and analytical review thereof.