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CanonicalTechnical & Reporting Accountant
Canonical is hiring a full-time Technical and Reporting Accountant who brings IFRS expertise. The post can sit in a London office or be remote across EMEA…
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Canonical is hiring a full-time Technical and Reporting Accountant who brings IFRS expertise. The post can sit in a London office or be remote across EMEA time zones. It is part of a finance team that is expanding ahead of a planned stock market listing, and the company wants help getting the business ready for public scrutiny. The accountant reads and explains accounting standards, provides technical advice on complicated deals,…
Job Description
Canonical is hiring a full-time Technical and Reporting Accountant who brings IFRS expertise. The post can sit in a London office or be remote across EMEA time zones. It is part of a finance team that is expanding ahead of a planned stock market listing, and the company wants help getting the business ready for public scrutiny.
The accountant reads and explains accounting standards, provides technical advice on complicated deals, and writes accounting papers and policy documents. Other work covers tracking regulatory changes, assisting the year-end external audit and the internal audit team, and supporting monthly reporting. The job also includes preparing statutory accounts and annual reports for several subsidiaries and jurisdictions, improving financial procedures and checking compliance.
The best fit is a qualified accountant with familiarity in IFRS and national GAAP, a record of preparing financial reports and statutory accounts, and real enthusiasm for the subject. The work calls for precision, dependability, approachability and flexibility. The team values people who share knowledge so colleagues can cover for one another, and who build good working relationships beyond finance.
Canonical describes its business as building open-source platforms, with Ubuntu at its core. It is a distributed company with colleagues in many countries.
Responsibilities
- Study new and current accounting standards and explain what they mean in practice
- Offer technical accounting guidance on complex transactions
- Write accounting papers and policy documents
- Follow regulatory developments and judge their effect on the company
- Support the year-end external audit work and back up internal audit
- Contribute to month-end reporting that gives management timely, correct figures
- Make sure accounting follows IFRS and local GAAP
- Help draft statutory accounts and annual reports for group entities in several countries
- Support finance's IPO readiness work
- Refine financial procedures and check adherence to them
- Pass knowledge to colleagues so that cover is always available
- Form strong relationships with key people outside finance
Requirements
- Outstanding academic record and strong career results
- Undergraduate training in accounting, or a comparable qualification
- Qualified accountant, for example ACCA, ACA, ACMA or CPA
- Command of IFRS and of domestic GAAP rules
- Experience producing financial reports and statutory accounts
- Experience with NetSuite or a similar enterprise system
- Business-level English, written and spoken
- Genuine motivation that matches the company's mission
- Able to make international trips two to four times annually, to company events of up to a fortnight
Qualifications
- Experience at a large audit firm, or within the accounting team of a publicly listed multinational
Core Skills
Benefits
- Pay considers location, experience and performance, reviewed yearly
- Performance-linked annual bonus or commission
- Learning allowance of USD 2,000 yearly
- Recognition awards
- Team gatherings in person twice a year
- Annual leave, maternity leave and paternity leave
- Wellbeing support through the Team Member Assistance Program
- Priority Pass membership and upgraded travel on long-haul company trips
Frequently Asked Questions
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Where is the role based?
It can be done from the London office, or remotely within EMEA time zones.
What qualifications are required?
Undergraduate training in accounting or an equivalent, plus a qualified accountant credential such as ACCA, ACA, ACMA or CPA.
How much international travel is expected?
Two to four international trips annually, for company events lasting up to two weeks.
Is salary stated?
No figure is listed. Pay depends on location, experience and performance, with a performance-linked annual bonus or commission mentioned.
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