Finance Associate

About Topsort

At Topsort, we believe in the mission of democratizing the secret technologies of the walled gardens and creating a privacy-first cookie-free world of clean advertising with modern tech, friendly products, and AI. We believe in making advertising intuitive, intelligent, and genuinely cool, without any of the creepy ads or cookie-obsession (well, maybe just the chocolate ones). In a rapidly changing industry, we're on a mission to democratize monetization access for all and ensure that advertising doesn't leave any brand or seller feeling confused or overwhelmed.

Today, Topsort has 5 major hubs worldwide, and employees in 13+ countries, including Menlo Park, Boston, Santiago Chile, Sao Paulo Brazil, Barcelona Spain, and Sydney Australia. We are a truly global company that was born in the pandemic that's had rapid growth since out of a genius product, a customer-first mentality, and a hardworking team of talented individuals. Since our founding in 2021, we've gained customers in retail, marketplaces, and delivery apps in 40+ countries and quickly approaching the #1 position in the industry.

Do you enjoy a fast-paced environment? Do you like seeing your work create real-time impact, being part of a rocket ship from the very beginning? Let's do the unimaginable - let's make ads clean and cool again, with AI and modern technology.

What it's like to work at Topsort

Our team is all about straightforward communication, embracing feedback without taking it personally, and fostering a super collaborative environment. It's a sports team that's hyper focused on winning, collaborative internally, and competitive externally - never the other way around. We thrive on working in the open, lifting each other up, and getting things done with a sense of urgency. We're the kind of team that loves making bold choices, sharing extraordinary opinions, and maintaining a 100 mph pace. No endless meetings here – if it can be done today, we're all about getting it done today.

About The Role

We're looking for a motivated, experienced and smart Finance Associate to join the dynamic team in our Sao Paulo office, you will play a critical role in managing and optimizing financial processes to ensure accuracy, compliance, and efficiency. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to streamline financial workflows, support strategic decision-making, and maintain the highest standards of financial integrity.

You will:

• Compliance & Procedures: Develop, manage, and enforce GAAP-compliant processes, and ensure correct and timely Tax filings.
• Close Process Management: Oversee monthly and quarterly close processes.
• Invoice Processing: Manage accounts receivable and payable.
• Budgeting & Financial Analysis: Create and maintain budgeting tools, including variance reporting, cash flow analysis, and cost-saving strategies.
• Payroll Oversight: Collaborate with people operations to review payroll for accuracy, labor budgeting, and banking for timely pay runs.
• Audit & Internal Controls: Ensure a smooth audit process by creating and maintaining internal controls and immaculate record keeping; oversee the audit process.
• Strategic Financial Planning: Anticipate and evaluate business needs to make sure that financial organization and systems appropriately support the company's growth.

What (we think) you need to be successful - we're open to not checking all the boxes and be proven wrong by outlier candidates as well

• 3 – 5 years experience as a staff accountant or similar role
• Bachelor's degree required; concentration in accounting or finance preferred
• Big 4 experience, CPA or CPA candidate preferred
• Strong knowledge of corporate finance and other accounting theory and three statement financial modeling
• Knowledge of research techniques to analyze data and make recommendations
• Ability to describe accounting systems and processes in written and verbal correspondence
• Strong knowledge of and experience with international tax processes
• Mastery of Microsoft Office; accounting software including NetSuite, QuickBooks, Xero, Expensify and ; and budgeting software such as Grow, Domo, and Spotlight
• Ability to navigate a dynamic startup environment, adapt to evolving priorities, and take ownership in building structure and establishing foundational accounting processes
• Intermediate level of Portuguese desired.
• Availability to work onsite at our Santiago office 4 days a week onsite.

Why it's awesome to work at Topsort

• Direct Feedback and Rapid Growth: [96% of Topsorters report ]We work hard, set aggressive goals and execute flawlessly to accomplish them. We give candid feedback, push each other to set higher goals and produce more impact by always thinking "how do we do this faster and better".
• Be part of an elite and collaborative sports team: We believe startup scaleup is just like a team sport. It's been written in our motto since day 1 that we are collaborative internally, competitive externally, and never the other round around. You are ultimately surrounded by just different people that are all here to help you get the job done and shine as a team.
• Intellectual Rigor and Individuality: We were born in the pandemic by Stanford and Harvard alum cofounders who offer remote-working options with coworking memberships and (at least) once a year in person offsite gathering. You'll be welcomed by coworkers in 11 countries that all bring a unique perspective to the company from day 1. From personalized birthday gifts to work anniversaries, and management training program or in-person gatherings or career talks and mentorships, part-time DJs and tik-tok vloggers are also commercial leaders and technical staff at Topsort. We don't take management with a cookie cutter approach - but rather we cherish your quarks and think it makes us stronger.
• Company Offsite and Industry Exposure: Once a year Topsorters get together as a whole and also meet customers and really spend time to get feedback
• 401K Matching and Comprehensive benefits: We provide a generous and comprehensive set of health benefits, including vision, dental, and a 3% 401K matching as soon as you join
• Working Equipment and Hubs: our team is global and also centered around hubs, that means you're welcome to create a hybrid work schedule, and encouraged to travel to other hubs to collaborate. We provide working devices of your choice and surprise swags for special events.
• Flexible PTO schedule with floating holidays: we encourage Topsorters to take time off and recharge, and respect different cultural norms so offer floating holidays to accommodate the celebrations you'd like.
• Meditation App, Birthday and Anniversary Celebrations: we like little surprises and remember the key moments to celebrate with you