Closing Date: 7 February 2025 at 5:00 pm ET

Expected Start Date: 6 March 2025

Location(s): São Paulo, Brazil

Process: Screening questions via email and one interview 

Reports to the Finance and Administrative Coordinator

 CDP is an equal employment opportunity employer seeking diversity in qualified applicants for employment. We welcome you to inform us confidentially if you may require any special accommodation in order to participate fully in our recruitment process by sending a message to the recruiter connected to the role. They may be contacted directly by responding to any message you receive through our system after applying. 

Who we are

At CDP, we are on a mission to solve our planet’s biggest environmental challenges: climate change, water scarcity and deforestation. We believe you can’t manage what you don’t measure – so we run the world’s largest environmental disclosure system. For the past two decades, our team has worked tirelessly to create a thriving economy that works for people and planet in the long term – we accomplish this by engaging the global actors who wield the greatest influence in driving environmental change: companies, cities, governments, and the capital markets.

CDP’s cascading global impact is powered by our tight-knit team of smart, savvy, curious and committed individuals, who share a common passion for creating a sustainable future. It is our people who make our work possible. And we provide our people with a working environment that empowers each individual to reach their full potential: one that is committed to equity; one that provides equal access for growth and development; and one that supports each individual throughout the full employee life cycle.

If you are passionate about environmental and business issues and want to make a global impact on the preservation of essential natural resources through collaboration with the private sector, companies, suppliers, and value chains, this is an excellent opportunity for your career.

CDP Latin America is seeking a highly motivated and organized professional with strong analytical and communication skills to work in Finance and Administration department, focusing on support to the finance area involving accounts receivable, payable, accounting and finance reporting, and finance planning.

About the CDP Latin America Team

Due to the diversity, creativity and relevance of Latin America, our regional office is an innovation hub for creating new business models. Regionally, we mobilize investors, companies and governments to build and accelerate collaborative actions for development that work for current and future generations. We offer a variety of solutions so that environmental information is the cornerstone of political and business decision-making.

CDP Latin America is responsible for engaging with more than 2,000 companies in the region in transparency and action against climate change, in addition to having about 20% CDP in all packages based on participation and 10% of CDP Signatory Investors.

Its magnitude also applies to the Cities States and Regions program, since almost 20% of the total number of municipalities that account for the CDP is in Latin America.

We actively seek diversity in growing our team, and encourage women, black, LGBTQ+ and others with diverse backgrounds to apply.

Who you are

• Must reside and be eligible to work in Brazil.
• At least 2 (two) years of experience as finance assistant or similar position in a NGO, Non-profit organization or service company.
• Advanced Excel Skills.
• Experience working skills in other MS Office Applications, including Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, SharePoint and Monday.
• Proven confident and professional communication and business partnering skills to work across the organization.
• Dexterity and problem-solving skills, with a can do and positive attitude, to work in a growing and exciting environment.
• Fluency in English is mandatory and Spanish is a plus.
• Ability to meet deadlines under pressure.
• Experience working with global organizations and/or international teams.
• Experience working with environmental, sustainability, and climate change topics will be a plus.
• Good knowledge of the Latin American context.
  

Your day-to-day

• Receiving and checking information from the commercial departments related to members/customers to carry out the invoice issuing process.
• Preparing and sending reports to the outsourced partner to ensure accurate and timely issue of invoices.
• Processing payments requests to the outsourced partner in order to ensure timely posting and clearing of the accounts.
• Follow up with clients related to outstanding accounts receivables in order to ensure timely collection.
• Providing and updating information on the Monday platform related to the invoicing process aligned with the commercial departments to maintain a reliable database.
• Keep periodic communication with the CDP Latin America departments (Disclosure, Capital Markets, RS & SC, HR) to provide assistance and suggest improvements in all issues involving finance.
• Understand and follow CDP Latin America Purchase Procedures on all purchases in order to fulfill them and also to assist the CDP Latin America departments regarding their enquiries related to the purchases.
• Preparation and submitting financial reports to the CDP WW office according to the established schedules and also other reports upon request either from the CDP global team or from his/her supervisor.
• Assisting in the annual budget process jointly with his/her supervisor and under his/her leadership.
• Preparing and periodically presenting financial analysis to the CDP Latin America management team regarding the approved budget vs. actuals.
• Supporting auditors on audit requirements upon request from the Finance and Administrative Coordinator. 

Salary and Benefits

Competitive NGO salary, meal voucher, transportation assistance, health and dental insurance provided at no cost to the employee, private pension fund, annual holiday between Christmas and New Year's eve (additional to the 30-days legal vacation), online Spanish classes, notebook provided during the contract period, access to SESC and Gympass.

Please note that we do not conduct phone screens and utilize screening questions in each of our processes. You will receive the questions via email shortly after applying and your responses will be due at 5:00 pm ET on the recruitment closing date. Please send your answers in a PDF or Microsoft Word document in your reply to this message.