Senior Accountant, Controllership

Why Join Us

Brex is the AI-powered spend platform. We help companies spend with confidence with integrated corporate cards, banking, and global payments, plus intuitive software for travel and expenses. Tens of thousands of companies from startups to enterprises — including DoorDash, Flexport, and Compass — use Brex to proactively control spend, reduce costs, and increase efficiency on a global scale.

Working at Brex allows you to push your limits, challenge the status quo, and collaborate with some of the brightest minds in the industry. We’re committed to building a diverse team and inclusive culture and believe your potential should only be limited by how big you can dream. We make this a reality by empowering you with the tools, resources, and support you need to grow your career.

Accounting at Brex

The Accounting team at Brex ensures we produce accurate and timely financial results to stakeholders to guide the business forward.  We go beyond closing the books — we automate, iterate, and improve processes in close collaboration with partners across the business. The team also serves as power users and thought leaders for Brex's own products. We bring precision and curiosity to everything we build, combining deep ownership with a product mindset to help shape the future of finance.

What you’ll do

The Senior Accountant will play a key role in ensuring the integrity of our financial records and in developing scalable and sustainable processes as the business grows. As the Senior Accountant you will be exposed to a variety of areas, including but not limited to our charge card, payment and SaaS products, account reconciliations, fluctuation analysis and more. You will work cross functionally within a detail-oriented environment where creative problem solving is highly valued. The Senior Accountant is expected to manage multiple priorities concurrently without compromising quality, accuracy or completeness.

Where you’ll work

This role will be based in our New York City office. We are a hybrid environment that combines the energy and connections of being in the office with the benefits and flexibility of working from home. We currently require a minimum of two coordinated days in the office per week, Wednesday and Thursday. Starting February 2, 2026, we will require three days per week in office - Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. As a perk, we also have up to four weeks per year of fully remote work!

Responsibilities

Ownership of the accounting processes, policies and activities related to the primary Brex products (i.e. Brex Card and Spend Management SaaS product). This includes assessing the appropriateness of estimates, setting up reconciliations, and working with cross-functional teams to drive system improvements with appropriate supervision.

From time to time, supporting areas such as prepaids, accruals, fixed assets, internal use software, cost allocation and international accounting

Ensure timely month-end close through the preparation of journal entries, reconciliations and variance analytics

Identify and deliver process improvements via cross functional collaboration

Create sustainable, repeatable and scalable processes, including the review and update of process documentation

Requirements

College graduate with a 4-year degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field

3 years of public accounting or private industry experience

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

Strong interpersonal skills and ability to manage deadlines effectively

Effective verbal, listening, and written communication skills

Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets

Bonus Points

Relevant experience in SaaS and credit card/payment processing

Knowledge and experience using AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude and/or Google Gemini

Knowledge and experience using NetSuite, Looker, Numeric and/or other data visualization or automation software

Licensed CPA

Compensation

The expected salary range for this role is $96,023 - $120,029.  However, the starting base pay will depend on a number of factors including the candidate’s location, skills, experience, market demands, and internal pay parity. Depending on the position offered, equity and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package.

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