Systems and Controls Accountant

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July 2

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Canonical

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Open Source • Cloud • AI

Canonical is the company behind Ubuntu, the world's most popular open-source operating system, which provides fast, modern, and secure Linux solutions for desktops, servers, and cloud environments. They offer a comprehensive set of products and services, including Ubuntu Desktop, Ubuntu Server, cloud solutions such as OpenStack, and tools for managing containerized applications with Kubernetes. Canonical focuses on making open-source technology reliable and accessible across various industries, from IoT and AI to enterprise infrastructure.

501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2004

📋 Description

• Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. • Our platform, Ubuntu, is very widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and IoT. • The company is founder led, profitable and growing. • We are hiring a Systems & Controls Accountant with experience to drive best practices in systems, processes, and controls. • This lead will work across teams including product management, legal, FP&A, sales operations and commercial business systems to align understanding and ensure that the accounting and revenue recognition treatment of contracts and products is straightforward. • We expect to grow a team with a particular emphasis on systems and automation, that puts us at the top of the leaderboard for clarity, correctness, transparency and speed of reporting as a global tech company. • The Systems & Controls Accountant will ensure the proper application of revenue accounting guidance for public market scrutiny.

🎯 Requirements

• An exceptional academic track record from both high school and university • An undergraduate degree in Accounting or Finance, or a compelling narrative about your alternative chosen path • CPA, CA or equivalent with excellent technical accounting skills and IFRS experience • A detailed understanding of IFRS and relevant rules related to SaaS and services • Leadership or management responsibility • Drive and a track record of going above-and-beyond expectations • Experience of software licensing, subscription and services revenue accounting and operations • Experience driving and scaling accounting processes in a high-growth environment • Experience with ERP, Rev Rec, CRM, CPQ and other relevant software categories - NetSuite and Salesforce preferred • Experience in a multi-country multi-currency, operations and tax environment • Professional written and spoken English • Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability • Thoughtfulness and self-motivation • Result-oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments • Ability to travel twice a year, for company events up to two weeks long

🏖️ Benefits

• Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person • Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year • Annual compensation review • Recognition rewards • Annual holiday leave • Maternity and paternity leave • Employee Assistance Programme • Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues • Priority Pass, and travel upgrades for long haul company events