Accounting Manager, Legal Entity 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 Accounting Manager will play a key role in ensuring the integrity of our financial records and in developing scalable and sustainable processes as the business grows. In this role, you will be exposed to a variety of areas, primarily focusing on the accounting for Brex’s subsidiaries, which includes both regulated domestic and international entities. This work includes managing the accounting for our Bill Pay, Reimbursement and Repayment products, as well as intercompany transactions such as expense sharing and intercompany service revenue. Additionally, you will perform and implement key controls, and support the team through regulatory exams and audits. You will lead cross-functional work, partnering with our Banking Operations, System Engineers, Product and Compliance teams to complete these tasks and help drive the business forward. The Accounting Manager is expected to manage multiple priorities concurrently without compromising quality.

Where you'll work

This role will be based in our Seattle 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 reconciliations for customer bill pay, reimbursement and repayment activity

• Ownership of accounting for and calculation of outstanding transmission liability

• Monitoring compliance with applicable financial regulations such as capital requirements

• Preparation of financial statements and regulatory reports associated with the various entities

• Monthly calculation of intercompany expenses and revenues for various entities

• Leading reviews and analysis of assigned account groupings for month end close

• Supporting month end close with preparation of various journal entries and reconciliations

• Assisting with annual audits and recurring exams of regulated entities and assisting with the audit of Brex Inc

• Establishing accounting processes for new products that impact Brex and its subsidiaries

• Identifying and delivering process improvements via cross functional collaboration

• Creating sustainable, repeatable and scalable processes

• Identify key controls in the areas of ownership mentioned above and ensure process documentation is complete and accurate

Requirements

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

• 4-6 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

• Excellent analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills

• Effective verbal, listening, and written communication skills

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets

Bonus Points

• Relevant experience in accounting for broker dealers, international operations, and/or payment transmission activity

• 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 $120,000- $155,000. However, the starting base pay will depend on several 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.

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.