Senior Accountant

When you join GAR, you join something bigger. Big in scale, big in opportunities to grow, and big in impact. With over 100,000 employees across 14 countries, spanning Asia, Europe, North America, and South America, Golden Agri-Resources (GAR) is one of the largest agribusinesses in the world.

Here, your career feeds something meaningful for the planet, people, and generations to come.

We're looking for a Senior Accountant to join our team in São Paulo, taking ownership of finance, accounting, tax, legal, IT and treasury — from financial statements and management reporting to budgeting and cash management. You'll work closely with our Trade, Logistics, Operations and Control teams in Brazil, and partner with the Finance Manager to help build systems, processes, and tax, legal and treasury structures from the ground up.

We're looking for someone who is a collaborative team player as well as an independent thinker, with strong analytical and problem-solving skills and a hands-on, proactive approach to improving processes. You should be comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and bring innovative thinking that adds value across the organization.

Interested? Let's connect!

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate accounting records per local statutory requirements and group policies, and perform month-end/year-end closing, including journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and schedules.
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations and resolve discrepancies promptly, and support monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting packages.
• Manage AR in collaboration with corporate and local teams, and handle payments and customer invoicing, including entering payment instructions and coordinating approvals for timely, accurate release.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls and accounting procedures, and support external and internal audits with documentation and explanations.
• Ensure full compliance with Brazilian tax regulations and filing requirements, and prepare, review, and coordinate direct and indirect tax filings and payments on time.
• Maintain accurate records for tax-related transactions and balances, and prepare tax reconciliations, provisions, and deferred tax calculations.
• Coordinate with external tax advisors and support corporate income tax compliance, including transfer pricing, intercompany transactions, and related tax reporting.
• Coordinate tax audits, inspections, and inquiries from authorities, and support electronic invoicing and digital tax compliance requirements.
• Monitor tax legislation changes and assess business impact, while continuously improving tax processes, controls, and reporting efficiency.
• Partner with Finance, Operations, HR, and external providers on financial and tax reporting, and support SAP-related finance and tax projects, testing, and improvements.
• Contribute to automation, standardization, and continuous improvement across finance.

Requirements

• Bachelor's/Master’s Degree in Finance / Accountancy / Tax
• 3+ years’ experience in finance and accounting department
• Strong knowledge of IFRS and SAP.
• Good working knowledge of direct and indirect taxation.
• Experience in risk management including credit, market and foreign currency risk.
• Experience with implementing IT systems.
• Proficient with MS Office .
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.
• Experience of working in an international environment; experience working in a commodity trading company is preferred

We Offer

• An entrepreneurial and international environment where developing opportunities for growth is valued
• Training opportunities, locally and globally
• Health insurance
• Meal support (vale refeição)
• Transport support/Parking lot (Vale transporte ou vaga de estacionamento)

Please submit your resume/CV in English.

Please note that we may incorporate an assessment and reference checks in our selection procedures.