Accountant

Canonical; Emea; Remote; IDR 997,506,234 - 1,330,008,312; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Personal learning and development budget

Annual compensation review

Maternity and paternity leave

Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform

Job summary

A leading open source software company is seeking an experienced Accountant to assist with month-end reporting and support IPO preparation. This role offers flexibility to work remotely within EMEA time zones, along with a personal learning budget and opportunities for travel. Ideal candidates will have a strong academic background, a relevant degree, and be a qualified accountant.

Qualifications

• Experience at a large public accounting firm or corporate accounting department preferred.
• Strong relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the month-end reporting process.
• Support the finance team’s plans for an IPO.
• Monitor compliance and improve financial processes.

Skills

Exceptional academic track record

Willingness to travel

Knowledge of applicable standards and regulations

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or equivalent

Qualified accountant (ACCA, ACA, ACMA, CPA)

Tools

NetSuite

Job description

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Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. Our customers include the world’s leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office‑based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution.

The company is founder‑led, profitable, and growing.

Location: This role may be office based in London, or Remote in EMEA Time Zones.

What your day will look like

• 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.

What we are looking for in you

• 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.

What We Offer Colleagues

• 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.
• Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform.
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues.
• Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long‑haul company events.

About Canonical

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open‑source projects and the platform for AI, IoT, and the cloud, we are changing the world of software. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence; in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since our inception in 2004.

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer

We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.