Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world’s money.
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Whether people and businesses are sending money to another country, spending abroad, or making and receiving international payments, Wise is on a mission to make their lives easier and save them money.
As part of our team, you will be helping us create an entirely new network for the world's money.
For everyone, everywhere.
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Job DescriptionWe're looking for a 6-month fixed-term contract to join our team LATAM finance team in Sao Paulo, Brazil as Finance Manager. This role is a critical bridge between our regional strategy and day-to-day financial excellence.
As we continue to scale, we need a seasoned manager to:
- Drive Operational Excellence: Manage the month-end close process and quarterly financial reporting for our LATAM entities, ensuring 100% accuracy and compliance with local standards.
- Support Regional Leadership: Act as a key deputy to the Latam Regional Finance Lead, providing the data and insights necessary to steer the business.
- Operationalize Compliance: Directly oversee the execution of controls and processes required by the Central Bank of Brazil, ensuring we stay "audit-ready" at all times.
- Team Development: Bring fresh perspective to the Latam Regional Finance team, fostering a culture of detail-orientation and continuous improvement.
- Vendor & Audit Management: Manage the day-to-day relationships with outsource firms, tax advisors, and external auditors to ensure seamless delivery of financial services.
- Professional Experience: You are a seasoned finance professional with 8+ years of experience in financial controlling, audit, or management accounting. Experience within Banking, FinTech, or Financial Services is essential.
- Technical Mastery: You possess a strong working knowledge of Brazil GAAP and IFRS. You don't just understand the rules; you know how to apply them to complex fintech transactions.
- Execution & Control: You have a proven track record of improving internal controls and streamlining financial processes in a fast-paced environment.
- Stakeholder Management: You are comfortable presenting financial results to senior leadership and managing communications with auditors and regulatory advisors.
- Analytical Mindset: You are skilled at data analysis and can translate complex financial data into actionable commercial insights for business partners.
- Adaptability: You thrive in a hybrid, flexible environment and are comfortable navigating a rapidly growing global company.
- 🩺 Health and dental allowance for you and your dependents
- 💝 Company-paid: Life Insurance, and an EAP program
- 🚌 Transportation vouchers
- 🍕 Food (708 BRL per month) and Meal (1,166 BRL per month) vouchers
- 🏋️ TotalPass access to 3,500 gyms and studios throughout Brazil
- 💻 Potential for internalization: Opportunity to transition into a permanent, full-time role after the 6-month contract, based on your performance and business growth
For everyone, everywhere. We're people building money without borders — without judgement or prejudice, too. We believe teams are strongest when they are diverse, equitable and inclusive.
We're proud to have a truly international team, and we celebrate our differences.
Inclusive teams help us live our values and make sure every Wiser feels respected, empowered to contribute towards our mission and able to progress in their careers.
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Skills Required
- 8+ years in financial controlling, audit, or management accounting
- Experience within Banking, FinTech, or Financial Services
- Strong working knowledge of Brazil GAAP
- Strong working knowledge of IFRS
- Proven track record improving internal controls and streamlining financial processes
- Experience executing controls and processes required by the Central Bank of Brazil (audit-ready)
- Experience managing relationships with outsource firms, tax advisors, and external auditors
- Ability to present financial results to senior leadership and manage stakeholder communications
- Skilled at data analysis and translating financial data into commercial insights
- Comfortable working in a hybrid, fast-growing global company and supporting team development
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Wise Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity is granted to all employees via time‑based RSUs/stock awards, aligning staff with company performance. This broad accessibility makes ownership a core part of total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Policies include a global minimum of 33–36 paid days off and a paid six‑week sabbatical after four years with a cash stipend. The sabbatical is positioned as a standard milestone benefit in addition to annual leave.
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Parental & Family Support — Wise commits to a minimum of 18 weeks’ fully paid parental leave for birth or adoption across many offices. Eligibility rules and tenure may apply by location while maintaining a companywide minimum standard.
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What We Do
Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world's money. With Wise Account and Wise Business, people and businesses can hold 40 currencies, move money between countries and spend money abroad. Large companies and banks use Wise technology too; an entirely new network for the world's money. Launched in 2011, Wise is one of the world’s fastest growing, profitable tech companies. In fiscal year 2025, Wise supported around 15.6 million people and businesses, processing over $185 billion in cross-border transactions and saving customers around $2.6 billion.
Why Work With Us
We’re truly global in who we are, how we work, and how we build. Everything we do is centred around creating a world of money that’s fast, easy, fair. And open to all. Everyone who works here owns a piece of Wise, from the work they do, to the stock they hold.
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