About Sezzle:
With a mission to financially empower the next generation, Sezzle is revolutionizing the shopping experience beyond payments, blending cutting-edge tech with seamless, interest-free installment plans that make shopping smarter and more accessible. We’re not just transforming payments; we’re redefining how people discover, interact with, and purchase the things they love while driving real impact on merchant sales through increased conversions and higher order values. As we continue to shape the future of fintech and retail, we’re building an innovative, dynamic team passionate about creating more than just a transaction but a truly unique shopping journey. If you’re excited about pushing boundaries in tech and delivering a game-changing experience for consumers and merchants alike, come join us at Sezzle and help create the future of shopping!
About the Role:
We are seeking a talented and motivated Accountant who is best in class with a high IQ plus a high EQ. This role presents an exciting opportunity to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment within a rapidly growing team, with abundant prospects for career advancement.
This position is based in LATAM for an accountant with 2 to 4 years of hands-on experience to join our finance team. Supporting a US-headquartered, NASDAQ-listed public company, you will perform accounting tasks, drive monthend close schedules under US GAAP and ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) internal controls.
What You'll Do:
- US GAAP & Month-End Close: Execute monthly journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, cash reconciliations and variance analysis compliant with US GAAP standards; support quarterly/annual financial reviews and audits.
- SOX Compliance & Internal Controls: Maintain audit-ready documentation and execute internal control testing in compliance with SOX 404 requirements.
- Audit Preparation: Maintain organized documentation and supporting schedules for quarterly/annual financial reviews and audits.
What We Look For:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or equivalent.
- 2 to 4 years of progressive accounting experience. Exposure to US GAAP is a requirement; exposure to public company operations (or USheadquartered subsidiaries) is a plus.
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Regulatory Knowledge: Solid foundation in US GAAP and basic exposure to SOX compliance / internal controls framework.
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Systems: Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
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Communication & Hours: Professional English fluency (written and spoken) is required; ability to work aligned with US Central time zones.
- Demonstrated experience working with Claude or equivalent large language model tools is required; candidates must be comfortable leveraging AI to enhance productivity, research, and communication.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Strong analytical, operational, organizational, technical, management and problem-solving skills
- Ability to multitask and manage priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Works well in a team environment
- Excellent communicator
- Comfortable working with ambiguity
About You:
- You have relentlessly high standards - many people may think your standards are unreasonably high. You are continually raising the bar and driving those around you to deliver great results. You make sure that defects do not get sent down the line and that problems are fixed so they stay fixed.
- You’re not bound by convention - your success—and much of the fun—lies in developing new ways to do things
- You need action - speed matters in business. Many decisions and actions are reversible and do not need extensive study. We value calculated risk-taking.
- You earn trust - you listen attentively, speak candidly, and treat others respectfully.
- You have backbone; disagree, then commit - you can respectfully challenge decisions when you disagree, even when doing so is uncomfortable or exhausting. You have conviction and are tenacious. You do not compromise for the sake of social cohesion. Once a decision is determined, you commit wholly.
- You deliver results - you focus on the key inputs and deliver them with the right quality and in a timely fashion. Despite setbacks, you rise to the occasion and never settle.
Compensation:
The compensation range for the role is $2,500 - $4,500 USD GROSS per month as a contractor. Specific compensation offered to a candidate may be dependent on factors such as education, experience, qualifications, and alignment with market data.
What Makes Working at Sezzle Awesome:
At Sezzle, we are more than just brilliant engineers, passionate data enthusiasts, out-of-the-box thinkers, and determined innovators. We believe in surrounding ourselves with only the best and the brightest individuals. Our culture is not defined by a certain set of perks designed to give the illusion of the traditional startup culture, but rather, it is the visible example living in every employee that we hire.
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