Brazil Controller

Job Title: Brazil Controller

Job Location: Av Paulista, São Paulo, SP

Work Model: Hybrid, with on-site meeting as needed

About Sandbox Group:

Sandbox Group is a London-based group operating a network of learning businesses across the globe, with offices in London, New York, São Paulo and Bilbao. At SBX we look to build, assemble, nurture and support the scaling of a diverse family of brands and services with like-minded partners, entrepreneurs and operators where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. All towards the singular goal of fun engaged learning.

Our mission:

To inspire and empower lifelong learning through fun, engaging experiences, driving a global movement where innovative edutainment enriches lives, fosters connections, and shapes a brighter future for all ages.

Our values:

• Committed to Excellence
• Learning Fuels Our Growth
• Collaboration Drives Us Forward
• Strength in Diversity

Role Summary

Responsible for leading and managing the local Finance Operations, overseeing accounting, tax, cash flow, and financial reporting processes. This position plays a critical role in standardizing and automating procedures, ensuring tax and monetary efficiency, ensuring compliance with local GAAP and statutory requirements, and supporting group reporting, FP&A and budgeting initiatives. The role covers the below matters for one Brazilian entity, and alongside local advisors, one Netherlands based entity. The role has two direct reports and a wider team of 10.

Note: HR Payroll operations are managed via an external HR BPO, with this role maintaining responsibility of payroll accounting and group payroll reporting.

Key Responsibilities

• Finance Operations Leadership: Lead and manage the local Finance Operations team (treasury, tax, and accounting), ensuring high performance, continuous development, and operational efficiency. Manage local external advisers, including auditors and tax advisers, covering scope, fees, timetables and deliverables.
• Accounting & Financial Reporting: Ensure accurate and timely financial close and reporting (monthly, quarterly, and annual), including balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements & analysis. Deliver the month-end close within the group timetable (currently working day 5) and continuously streamline the process to reduce days to close.
• Statutory, Regulatory & Governance Compliance: Deliver the full local audit and ensure all financial statements and internal controls strictly comply with local GAAP and statutory and other regulations.
• Tax Compliance: Ensurecompliance with all tax legislation and filings deadlines, including corporate taxes, sales taxes, payroll taxes, withholding taxes, transfer pricing and any other relevant tax filings.

• Cash Management: Manage daily and long-term cash flows and work with the business to manage cash balances and ensure liquidity, and participate in weekly cash review meetings. Ensure all supplier, group and statutory payments are made accurately and on time, in line with the approved delegation of authority, internal controls and internal cashflow planning.
• Process Automation & Policy Standardisation: Responsible for creating, standardizing, and automating financial processes, policies, and internal controls aligned with global corporate structures.
• Group Reporting: Review month-end-close performance with the FP&A team, carry out balance sheet reviews and deliver executive reporting/insights to the Group Financial Controller. Support the implementation and ongoing use of group reporting systems. Work with the Group accounting function on local GAAP to IFRS conversion for statutory reporting.
• FP&A & Budgetary Control: Support the FP&A team during budgeting cycles and monthly reporting, oversee the local Finance Ops budget, and implement strict cost-control measures.
• Business Projects, Cross-functional & Group Support: Provide strategic guidance and financial leadership for new local business projects and corporate initiatives. Provide the Group Financial Controller with information, analysis and advice on local accounting, tax, treasury and regulatory matters as required.
• Cross-group collaboration: Collaborate with the other local controllers to comply with intragroup recharges and ensure intercompany balance reconciliations are done.
• Technical accounting: Prepare technical accounting papers on significant or complex transactions, providing internal analysis to group stakeholders and external auditors as necessary.

Requirements

• Strong expertise in local GAAP, local tax rules and statutory reporting, with working knowledge of IFRS and the ability to prepare local GAAP to IFRS conversions, and corporate accounting standards.
• Advanced knowledge of treasury, cash flow management, and working capital optimization.
• Proven track record in financial automation, process redesign, and internal control implementation.
• High proficiency in ERP and reporting systems (e.g Sankhya, Datarails) and advanced Excel / financial modelling tools.
• Strong knowledge of financial audit management and statutory compliance.

• Strategic vision combined with hands-on analytical and technical capability.
• Strong leadership, team development, and interpersonal skills.
• Problem-solving mindset with a focus on efficiency and continuous improvement.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a dynamic, remote, and fast-paced environment.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or Business Administration.
• CPA or MBA/Postgraduate degree in Finance/Tax is highly desirable.
• Solid previous experience in senior financial leadership roles (Financial Controller, Finance Manager, or Head of Finance).
• Proven experience managing accounting, tax, and treasury teams.
• Demonstrated history of successfully managing external audits, financial restructurings, and process automations.
• English: Fluent / Advanced (mandatory for global alignment and executive reporting).
• CRC (Conselho Regional de Contabilidade) is mandatory.

What We Offer

• Meal/Food Allowance: R$980/month

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Home Office Allowance
• Childcare Assistance
• School Supplies Allowance
• Wellhub
• Life Insurance
• Leiturinha Subscription

Sandbox Group is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.