Senior Manager, Accounting, Financial Systems

Why join usBrex is the intelligent finance platform that enables companies to spend smarter and move faster in more than 200 markets. By combining global corporate cards and banking with intuitive spend management, bill pay, and travel software, Brex enables founders and finance teams to accelerate operations, gain real-time visibility, and control spend effortlessly. Brex’s AI-native automation and world-class service eliminate manual expense and accounting tasks for customers so they can focus on what matters most. Tens of thousands of the world's best companies run on Brex, including DoorDash, Coinbase, Robinhood, Zoom, Plaid, Reddit, and SeatGeek.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 that we have perfect financial reporting, but even more so, we serve as beta testers and power users of Brex’s financial products, providing analysis and feedback prior to product releases. Not only are we responsible for maintaining accurate books and records, we are also deeply passionate about automation and partner closely with the Engineering team to implement technological improvements.What you’ll doThe Senior Manager, Financial Systems will lead the strategy, governance, and continuous improvement of Brex’s core Finance and Accounting systems. The primary responsibility involves owning the business roadmap for our core FinSys environment, ensuring that our systems, configurations, workflows, and data structures support scalable, accurate, and well-controlled financial operations. You are responsible for partnering across the business to design and implement durable solutions that improve the close, enhance reporting, strengthen controls, and reduce manual work as Brex evolves and matures.You will work cross functionally within a detail-oriented environment where creative problem solving is highly valued. The Senior Manager, Financial Systems is expected to manage multiple priorities concurrently without compromising quality, accuracy or completeness.Where you’ll workThis role will be based in our San Francisco 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 three coordinated days in the office per week, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. As a perk, we also have up to four weeks per year of fully remote work!ResponsibilitiesOwn the systems roadmap for Accounting and Finance, prioritizing enhancements that improve scalability, accuracy, control, and user experienceServe as the primary business owner for core FinSys tools, including ERP and adjacent platforms supporting close, procurement, reconciliations, reporting, and accounting operationsLead end-to-end system enhancements across tools such as NetSuite, Coupa, Pigment, Zip, and Workday from requirements gathering through design, testing, deployment, and post-launch stabilizationTranslate business requirements into system designs, configurations, mapping logic, and operational workflows that are sustainable and well controlledEstablish and maintain governance over master data, system configurations, role design, approval flows, and change management processes impacting financial reporting and operationsDrive automation and process improvement initiatives that reduce manual journal entries, reconciliations, handoffs, and spreadsheet dependencies across the close and reporting cycleEnsure that Finance Systems architecture appropriately supports key accounting processes, including close, reporting, procure-to-pay, intercompany, and other high-impact workflowsDevelop scalable documentation, SOPs, process maps, and testing protocols to support repeatable execution and durable institutional knowledgeSupport high-impact business initiatives such as new product launches, post-merger integration work, entity expansion, and policy or process changes by ensuring Finance Systems readinessMentor team members and cross-functional partners on best practices in systems thinking, process design, and Finance Systems operationsKeep up to date with the latest knowledge, capabilities, and trends within our HRIS platformsRequirementsBA/BS degree, preferably in Business, Finance, or Accounting8+ years of experience across Finance Systems, Accounting, Business Systems, or related functions in a public company, high-growth private company, or consulting environmentStrong knowledge of accounting and finance processes, including month-end close, financial reporting, procure-to-pay, and internal controlsDemonstrated experience owning or leading implementations and enhancements for ERP and related Finance systemsAbility to translate accounting and operational requirements into scalable system solutions, process improvements, and control frameworksStrong project management skills with the ability to drive cross-functional initiatives across multiple stakeholders and workstreamsComfortable navigating the gray and being resourcefulStrong interpersonal and communication skills — you are organized and great at ensuring everyone’s on the same pageStrong personal accountability for high quality work and a continuous improvement mindsetHave the initiative and desire for ongoing learning, innovation, and developing skills/functional expertise in new areasBonus pointsExperience with NetSuite, Coupa, Workday, Numeric, Zip, Looker, Hex and PigmentExperience designing and operating system-enabled controls in support of audits, SOX readiness, or regulatory reportingExperience supporting Accounting and Controllership organizations in a FinTech, payments, financial services, or SaaS environmentExperience using AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude and/or Google GeminiThe expected salary range for this role is $210,000 - $263,250. 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.Brex LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Capital One, N.A.Please be aware, job-seekers may be at risk of targeting by malicious actors looking for personal data. Brex recruiters will only reach out via LinkedIn or email with a brex.com domain. Any outreach claiming to be from Brex via other sources should be ignored.