Senior Accountant

C.H. Robinson is looking for a Senior Accountant to join our team in São Paulo. In this role, you will play a critical part in strengthening our accounting operations, supporting the transition from Totvs to Oracle, and ensuring accurate reporting to our global headquarters, helping drive financial excellence across the organization.

As a Senior Accountant, you will lead key accounting activities including month-end close, account reconciliations, cost center reporting, and preparation of reporting packages for headquarters. You will work independently to help complete our Oracle Financial Cloud implementation, answer complex accounting inquiries, and improve accounting processes while collaborating with local and global stakeholders.

This is an exciting opportunity to gain exposure to global leadership, contribute to a major systems implementation project, and take on meaningful challenges in a collaborative environment with strong growth potential. If you are an experienced accounting professional with fluent English and a passion for problem-solving, we encourage you to apply.

At C.H. Robinson, we’re firm believers in the power of in-person collaboration to fuel innovation and propel success. In this role, you will engage with peers on-site two days a week, igniting creativity and driving impactful results. With the flexibility for remote work four days a week, this role strikes the perfect balance between teamwork and autonomy.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The duties and responsibilities of this position consists of, but are not limited to, the following:

• Provides coaching and support to less experienced team members
• Understands and is able to apply accounting principles and policies and stays up to date with changes
• Prepares and reviews account reconciliations in month end closing process
• Prepares complex journal entries for the monthly financial statement close
• Analyzes revenues and expenses to ensure they are recorded appropriately on a monthly basis and report on variances
• Proactively seeks additional responsibilities as existing workload is optimized and automated away
• Supports, documents, monitors, and executes internal control
• Assists with external audit requests
• Coordinates accounting matters with other departments
• Initiates, organizes, and leads team meetings, working sessions, and project-based check-ins
• Responds to escalated and complex queries from various stakeholders, and advises on solutions
• Prepares reports such as balance sheets, profit and loss statements, and other documents that project the organization's financial position
• Prepares monthly financial statements and supporting schedules according to the monthly financial statement close schedule
• Analyzes accounting procedures, processes, and tasks, recommending and executing improvements with the aim of reducing redundancy, building efficiency, and increasing productivity, while ensuring compliance with company financial policies
• Assists with completion of quarterly and annual regulatory filings

QUALIFICATIONS

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
• Solid experience in Accounting
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite of programs
• Relevant professional certification - CRC (active or inactive, from any jurisdiction)
• Fluent in English (written and verbal)

Preferred:

• Experience with Oracle Financials Cloud and other cloud-based Oracle solutions
• Experience with MS Access and SQL
• Experience with business process optimization in an accounting environment
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Accountability to protect organization's value by keeping information confidential
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Ability to act and operate independently to accomplish objectives while taking accountability for work product
• Ability to work within a team and liaise well across departments and functions
• Values a diverse and inclusive work environment

Protect Yourself from Fraud: At C.H. Robinson, we prioritize candidate safety. You will never be asked to pay fees or share your personal financial details during our recruitment process.

Your Health, Wealth, and Self

Your total well-being is the foundation of our business. As you achieve, we succeed. We invest in your professional growth and development, and our benefits support your financial, family and personal goals. Because we care about you, we offer the following competitive benefits:

• Private Medical Insurance

• Dental Insurance

• Life Insurance

• Paid Time Off to Volunteer in Your Community

• Meal/Food Vouchers

• Daycare Allowances

• Child Birth Credit

Equal Opportunity

C.H. Robinson is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We believe in equality for all and celebrate the diversity of our employees, customers and communities. We believe this increases creativity and innovation, drives business growth and enables engaged and thriving teams.  We’re committed to providing an inclusive environment, free from harassment and discrimination, where all employees feel welcomed, valued and respected.