Accounting & Tax Specialist
☀️ About Bright:
Hey there! We’re Bright, a fintech solar energy startup on a mission to reverse climate change, starting in Mexico. As Mexico's leading rooftop solar platform, we simplify the process of solar adoption through automation, overseeing everything from financial solutions to installation. Backed by top investors like First Round Capital, Y Combinator, and Leonardo DiCaprio, we're poised for exponential growth while maintaining a fun and rewarding work environment.
💼 About the position:
Join us as an Accounting and Tax Specialist to bring clean solar energy to Mexico! You’ll work closely with our Accounting Team to play a critical role in achieving Bright’s goals by aligning with the company’s priorities. You’ll be responsible for tax compliance, overseeing strategic tax decisions, and maintaining accurate accounting records. Collaboration with the Head of Accounting and VP of Finance will be essential as you help ensure all processes are auditable and aligned with best practices. Success in this role requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to drive efficiency in a growing organization.
🥇 Who you are:
Technical Skills: You have a Bachelor`s degree in accounting or related and +5 years of experience in Accounting and taxes experience.
Sense of urgency and fast thinking skills: You excel at prioritizing and tracking multiple client deadlines, ensuring timely filing of tax returns, payments, and extensions, even during high-pressure tax season.
Problem Solving: You develop innovative solutions for implementing changes in customer invoicing—such as financial leases, subscriptions, and similar arrangements—while maintaining strict compliance with tax and accounting regulations.
Attention to detail: You have extensive experience reviewing the fiscal aspects of invoices, contracts, and future operations in areas like leases, financial leases, and subscriptions, ensuring full compliance with applicable standards.
Organization: You can create a well-structured system for tracking and storing fiscal documents to be easily retrieved when required for audit purposes.
Communication: You effectively communicate complex financial reporting standards to non-financial teams, such as marketing or sales, clearly highlighting the critical impacts on their budgeting and operations.
Nice to Have:
English: You are comfortable communicating concisely in English.
💻 Your tasks and responsibilities will be:
This involves managing and delivering accurate and timely tax declarations, financial statements, and audit documentation for Bright’s three Mexican entities. You will coordinate accountants, ensure compliance with tax regulations, and support annual audits, playing a critical role in maintaining financial accuracy and transparency. Success in this role requires a strong understanding of tax laws, financial reporting, and organizational efficiency.
Coordinate and deliver monthly tax declarations for IMSS, ISR, ISN, and IVA for each of Bright's three Mexican companies.
Organize accountants delivering three monthly main financial statements (e.g., P&L, balance sheet, and statement of cash flows) for each of Bright’s three companies in Mexico.
Manage and deliver information for annual accounting audits for three entities.
🎯 Your Key Results will be:
At Bright we operate on the Objective Key Results System pioneered at Intel, and used widely by Google and many tech companies. For this specific role, your Key Results (upon which your success will be measured) is:
Objective: Ensure timely and accurate financial reporting and tax compliance to meet organizational goals and uphold Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
Key Result 1: 100% of monthly tax declarations for three entities on compliance: IMSS, ISR, IVA, and ISN.
Key Result 2: 100% of revenue reconciled with Accounts Receivable (Billing & Collections team).
Key Result 3: 100% of financial statements are delivered on time (and agreed upon number of days after each month).
✅ Benefits
The opportunity to learn firsthand about the distributed generation regulatory scheme in México while being a part of the fastest-growing startup in the country.
A fun, high-caliber team that trusts you and gives you the freedom to be brilliant.
Possibility to earn equity at Bright.
Private health insurance.
Access to cost-free mental health care.
Parental leave.
Access to top-tier mentorship programs.
Remote work (48 hrs a week).
Salary range: 35,000 - 40,000 MXN monthly gross.
☀️Equal Opportunity Employer:
Bright is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.