Position Summary
The Senior Accountant is responsible for ensuring the integrity, accuracy, and completeness of the Company's financial results for Brazil while supporting broader Americas reporting requirements. This role performs complex accounting, financial analysis, reporting, and process improvement activities, serving as a key finance partner to both local and global stakeholders.
The position plays a critical role in strengthening financial controls, enhancing accounting processes, driving operational efficiencies, and ensuring compliance with US GAAP and local statutory requirements. The Senior Accountant acts as a subject matter expert across key accounting functions, supports strategic finance initiatives, and contributes to the continuous improvement of systems, reporting, and financial governance.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Close & Technical Accounting (25%)
- Prepare, review, and analyze monthly journal entries, account reconciliations, and supporting schedules to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting.
- Perform month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities for the Brazil entity in accordance with US GAAP and company policies.
- Analyze financial results and investigate variances to ensure completeness and accuracy.
- Maintain and validate the statutory trial balance and record results within the Company's consolidated financial reporting system.
- Support external audits, statutory reporting requirements, and compliance-related activities.
Process Improvement & Remediation (30%)
- Lead efforts to strengthen accounting processes, improve financial controls, and address historical process gaps within the Brazil finance function.
- Conduct in-depth financial and operational analyses to identify root causes of issues and recommend sustainable solutions.
- Partner with finance leadership to execute strategic accounting, reporting, and transformation initiatives.
- Lead special projects and ad hoc financial analyses as requested by the Chief Accounting Officer and senior finance leadership.
Controls, Documentation & Systems Optimization (20%)
- Develop, document, and maintain accounting policies, procedures, and internal control frameworks.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of existing controls and recommend enhancements to reduce risk and improve compliance.
- Assess finance systems and reporting tools, identifying opportunities for automation, increased efficiency, and improved data quality.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams on finance system improvements, implementations, and process automation initiatives.
Reporting & Business Analysis (20%)
- Prepare, analyze, and distribute financial and operational reporting.
- Support management reporting processes by providing meaningful insights into business performance, trends, and key financial drivers.
- Compile and validate data used in executive reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and strategic planning activities.
- Ensure timely and accurate reporting to external agencies and regulatory authorities as required.
KPI Development & Performance Analytics (5%)
- Develop and maintain key performance indicators and management dashboards.
- Prepare monthly financial packages and business performance summaries for leadership review.
- Identify trends, risks, and opportunities through financial analysis and provide actionable recommendations to management.
Qualifications
Required
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related discipline.
- 5+ years of progressive accounting and financial reporting experience.
- Strong understanding of US GAAP and general accounting principles.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including complex formulas, pivot tables, data analysis, and financial modelling.
- Experience working with ERP and financial reporting systems.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills.
- Demonstrated experience identifying process improvement opportunities and implementing solutions.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- High degree of accuracy, attention to detail, and accountability.
- A high level of proficiency in written and spoken English is required, with the ability to communicate clearly and effectively across diverse, global audiences.
Preferred
- CPA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent professional accounting qualification.
- Experience supporting multinational organizations.
- Experience with financial systems implementations, automation initiatives, or process transformation projects.
- Knowledge of Brazilian statutory accounting and reporting requirements.
- Experience with data extraction, reporting tools, and business intelligence platforms (Power BI, SQL, or similar).
Key Competencies
- Financial Analysis
- Technical Accounting
- Process Improvement
- Internal Controls & Compliance
- Systems & Automation
- Business Partnering
- Problem Solving
- Communication & Stakeholder Management
- Continuous Improvement
- Results Orientation
Sirva Worldwide Relocation and Moving is a global leader in moving and relocation services, offering solutions for mobility programs to companies of every size. With 75 owned locations and more than 1,000 franchised and agent locations in 177 countries, we offer unmatched global breadth supported by localized attention and innovative technology that strikes the right balance of self service and human support. From relocation and household goods to commercial moving and storage, our portfolio of Brands (Sirva, Team Relocations, Allied, & northAmerican) provides the only integrated moving/relocation solution in the industry. By leveraging our global network, we deliver a superior experience that only a “one-stop shop” can provide. We’re a team that works globally to provide the best service locally — a company that is everything you need, everywhere you need it. For more information please visit www.sirva.com.
Sirva brings together strong, collaborative people in a dynamic culture of mutual respect, support, and passion for the brand and product. We believe innovation drives winning performance, and we constantly challenge ourselves to be the very best we can in every aspect of our business. You will be surrounded by some of the brightest and most driven people in the industry. At Sirva, you will be in great company!
Sirva is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, military status, genetic information or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Sirva also prohibits harassment of applicants and employees based on any of these protected categories.
If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability of any part of the employment process, please send an email to Human Resources at [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline
- 5+ years of progressive accounting and financial reporting experience
- Strong understanding of US GAAP and general accounting principles
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including complex formulas, pivot tables, data analysis, and financial modeling
- Experience with ERP and financial reporting systems
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills
- Experience identifying process improvement opportunities and implementing solutions
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- High accuracy, attention to detail, and accountability
- High proficiency in written and spoken English
- CPA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent professional accounting qualification
- Experience supporting multinational organizations
- Experience with financial systems implementations, automation initiatives, or process transformation projects
- Knowledge of Brazilian statutory accounting and reporting requirements
- Experience with data extraction, reporting tools, and business intelligence platforms such as Power BI or SQL
What We Do
SIRVA Worldwide is a global relocation and moving services provider serving corporate clients and consumers. It delivers employee relocation programs, household-goods and commercial moving, storage, home-sale and mortgage support, and related mobility services. Operating through a portfolio of brands and a broad international footprint, the company combines personalized program solutions, technology, and supply-chain capabilities to manage relocations of varying size and complexity.
