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Canonical

2mo ago

  • Job
    Full-time
    Mid & Senior Level
  • Accounting & Tax
  • Nuremberg

AI generated summary

  • You should have a Bachelor's in Accounting, be a qualified accountant, possess experience in large firms, and know NetSuite. Willingness to travel up to four times a year is needed.
  • You will assist with month-end reporting, manage ledger processes, support year-end audits, enhance financial efficiency, develop skills, and build relationships across departments.

Requirements

  • Exceptional academic track record and subsequent career performance
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting or equivalent
  • Qualified accountant (ACCA, ACA, ACMA, CPA, etc.)
  • Experience at a large public accounting firm, or public multinational corporate accounting department preferred
  • NetSuite or similar enterprise grade systems experience
  • Willingness to travel up to four times per year

Responsibilities

  • Assist in the month end reporting process to deliver timely and accurate information
  • Have full responsibility for a part of the ledger processes relevant to your strengths
  • Assist with the year end audit process and statutory reporting
  • Support the finance team's wider plans to prepare for an IPO
  • Improve the efficiency of financial processes and procedures and monitor compliance
  • Share knowledge between team members to ensure cover is available when needed
  • Actively develop your own skills to ensure current knowledge of applicable standards and regulations
  • Establish strong relationships with key colleagues outside the wider finance team

FAQs

Do we support remote work?

Yes, we offer the option to work remotely in EMEA time zones, and we also have a distributed work environment with in-person team sprints twice a year.

What qualifications do I need to apply for the Accountant position?

You need a bachelor's degree in Accounting or an equivalent qualification, and you should be a qualified accountant (ACCA, ACA, ACMA, CPA, etc.).

Is IFRS experience required for this role?

Yes, we are looking for an exceptional Accountant with IFRS experience to help prepare the business for public market scrutiny through our planned IPO.

Will I be expected to travel for this position?

Yes, there is a willingness to travel required, up to four times per year.

What kind of work experience is preferred for this role?

We prefer candidates with experience at a large public accounting firm or a public multinational corporate accounting department.

What systems experience should I have?

Experience with NetSuite or similar enterprise-grade systems is preferred.

What benefits do you offer?

We offer a performance-driven annual bonus, personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year, annual compensation review, recognition rewards, annual holiday leave, maternity and paternity leave, and an Employee Assistance Programme, among others.

How does Canonical promote diversity in the workplace?

Canonical is committed to fostering a workplace free from discrimination and values diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds to create a better work environment and better products.

What is Canonical known for?

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm that publishes Ubuntu, an important open-source project, and is at the forefront of the global move to open source, impacting AI, IoT, and the cloud.

How often does the company conduct compensation reviews?

We revisit compensation annually, and more often for graduates and associates, to recognize outstanding performance.

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Canonical

Enterprise open source, secured and delivered by the publisher of Ubuntu.

Technology
Industry
501-1000
Employees
2004
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

Canonical is a technology company known for developing and supporting Ubuntu, a popular open-source operating system. The company focuses on providing reliable, secure, and cost-effective solutions for cloud computing, IoT, and containers. By leveraging open-source technologies, Canonical aims to enable innovation and digital transformation for businesses and developers worldwide. The company is committed to ensuring high performance and scalability, promoting the adoption of open-source software, and fostering a global community of users and contributors.

Benefits

  • Remote working

    Canonical has been a fully distributed organisation since its origin in 2004. Digital collaboration allows us to enjoy our home environment and work with the best in the world in our domain. We meet each other at least twice per year during in-person sprints to nurture cross-team relationships.

  • We build trust

    Zero commute means more time for the things you enjoy. At the same time, we have very high expectations of commitment and independent execution. We invest in people who are self-driven, motivated and highly organised. We take our responsibility for the most critical elements of open infrastructure very seriously, and we are committed to quality in every aspect of our product and services.

  • We engineer excellence

    We aspire to lead on the global stage. There’s no other way to describe it than hard work, hard challenges and hard competition. You will need to show that you can compete in deeply challenging intellectual fields. Your colleagues are aiming for the top, and they depend on you to set the same standard in your area of responsibility. That’s tough but incredibly satisfying. We value those who take ownership of their area and take opportunities to be exceptional.

  • We travel

    We optimise our team structure for time zone overlap. Collaboration and inspiration takes time to fully develop but leadership at Canonical means building cross-team relationships. We nurture those relationships through regular global summits which bring diverse teams or their leaders together. We host these events around the world to discover great places to explore and appreciate in the process. Team events have taken place in Vancouver, Brugge, New York, Budapest, Orlando, Cape Town, Warsaw, Seoul, Paris, Portland, Lyon, London, Toronto and many more.