Accounting Specialist
Job description
About the role
The position coordinates end-to-end close activities and partners with Tax, FP&A, Treasury, and operations to handle complex transactions. You will own the monthly close for multiple entities, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and quality while proactively flagging blockers and managing risks. This role requires you to balance competing timelines and shifting inputs, avoiding unnecessary complexity while supporting the Accounting & Reporting manager with status reports for CFO review. You will prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations, investigate variances, and link findings to business impact, communicating insights effectively to support CFO review. You will assist in shaping accounting policies, technical memos, and procedures under US GAAP/IFRS, creating documentation that allows non-technical partners to act with confidence. Success in this position depends on your ability to work cross-functionally with Tax, FP&A, Treasury, and Business teams to navigate complex transactions and group consolidation impacts. You will be expected to use a continuous improvement mindset to implement process improvements and automation, leveraging tools such as spreadsheets, dashboards, and enterprise financial systems to enhance speed and outcome quality.
Key facts
What you'll do
Coordinate the monthly financial close for multiple entities to ensure accuracy, timeliness, and quality while surfacing risks early.
Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations, investigate variances, and analyze the business impact, linking findings to support CFO review.
Assist in drafting and maintaining accounting policies, technical memos, and procedures under US GAAP/IFRS, ensuring documentation is clear for non-technical partners.
Analyze financial data using key metrics and dashboards to validate hypotheses and connect accounting outcomes to measurable business impact.
Work with Tax, FP&A, Treasury, and Business teams on complex transactions and assess the group consolidation implications of each entry.
Identify and implement process improvements and automation opportunities to shorten closing timelines and strengthen internal controls.
Use strong analytical and problem-solving skills to break down complex problems and support decisions with reliable data and clear rationale.
Understand and analyze the impact of local entries, intercompany transactions, eliminations, FX, and CTA on group consolidation at the entity and group level.
Tailor communication for different audiences, including technical peers, FP&A leadership, and external auditors, while sharing progress and flagging blockers promptly.
Own end-to-end close processes for multiple entities, demonstrating timely execution and adherence to deadlines without unnecessary complexity.
Demonstrate solid understanding of consolidation concepts, including intercompany eliminations, FX/CTA treatment, and multi-entity reporting structures.
Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders to drive alignment under tight deadlines, ensuring that inputs from various teams are integrated smoothly.
Implement market best practices and emerging tools to continuously improve the efficiency, accuracy, and transparency of the close and reporting cycle.
Present options and trade-offs to non-technical partners, documenting decisions in a way that enables clear action by others and supports audit trails.
Navigate trade-offs between accuracy, timelines, and business needs, escalating appropriately when necessary to maintain sound judgment and control.
Stay constructive during scope changes, support teammates through transitions, and maintain stability in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
Be forthcoming when errors occur, helping to resolve issues quickly and minimizing disruption to stakeholders and reporting schedules.
Act with curiosity and experiment with emerging AI tools to improve speed, quality of outcomes, and efficiency in repetitive close tasks.
Collaborate comfortably across functions, including Tax, FP&A, Treasury, and Business teams, contributing to a cohesive and high-performing finance organization.
Requirements
Hold a Bachelor's degree in Accounting as a non-negotiable educational foundation for this role.
Bring solid experience in Accounting and Financial Reporting, with a proven track record of handling complex close cycles.
Demonstrate strong knowledge of US GAAP and IFRS, applying standards consistently across technical entries and disclosures.
Own timely monthly close processes end-to-end across multiple entities, maintaining rigor and consistency in every cycle.
Show a solid understanding of consolidation concepts, including intercompany eliminations, FX/CTA, and multi-entity structures and their accounting implications.
Use strong analytical and problem-solving skills to break down complex issues and support decisions with data and clear narratives.
Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders effectively, aligning priorities and resolving conflicts under tight deadlines.
Adopt a continuous improvement mindset, actively seeking ways to reduce close timelines, strengthen controls, and adopt better tools and practices.
Communicate clearly and transparently, documenting decisions and trade-offs so that non-technical partners can act with confidence.
Exercise sound judgment when navigating trade-offs between accuracy, timelines, and business needs, escalating appropriately when required.
Maintain composure and stay constructive when facing scope changes, shifting priorities, or unexpected challenges in a fast-paced setting.
Be transparent and forthcoming when errors occur, taking ownership and collaborating on fast and effective resolution.
Engage in proactive continuous improvement, reducing manual effort, enhancing control effectiveness, and embracing tools that improve reliability.
Show curiosity and a willingness to experiment with emerging AI tools, provided they are used responsibly and in line with governance standards.
Work comfortably in a cross-functional environment, collaborating with peers across Tax, FP&A, Treasury, and Business in a high-velocity context.
Nice to have
Only if the source specifies preferred qualifications, items such as prior experience with gaming company finance, familiarity with studio environments, or background in high-growth technology businesses may be considered advantageous.
Practical notes
The role is based in São Paulo and requires presence in the local team office on defined days.
Travel may be required within Brazil and occasionally across Wildlife Studios offices.
No specific application deadline is communicated in the source; interested candidates are encouraged to reach out promptly to align with hiring timelines.