finance
Posted 2 hours agoCost Accounting Manager
at Canonical
United KingdomOn-site
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with Procurement, Commercial Systems, Operations,Legal, and FP&A teams to design and maintain scalable cost management, allocation and reporting processes.
- Drive process and configuration improvements in NetSuite and related systems for end-to-end automation of the cost life cycle
- Review and evaluate the cost recognition impact of non-standard expenses
- Lead, mentor and develop a team of cost accounting and systems accounting professionals
- Develop and maintain effective internal controls over cost transactions and reporting
- Research and write accounting memos on significant cost recognition and other related policy matters
- Ensure compliance with internal policies and regulatory
Requirements
- Our platform, Ubuntu, is very widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT.
- We are looking for a professionally qualified accounting leader with expertise in cost accounting and IFRS (including IFRS 16/IAS38) to build scalable cost review and cost recognition processes.
- An undergraduate degree in Accounting or Finance, or a compelling narrative about your alternative chosen path
- CPA, ACCA or equivalent with excellent technical accounting skills and IFRS experience
- A detailed understanding of IFRS 16, IFRS18 and relevant rules related to SaaS and services
- Experience in managing cost accounting processes and operational expenses •
- Experience driving cost recognition and scaling accounting processes in a high-growth environment •
- Experience with ERP and operational finance systems, including procurement, expense management, and reporting platforms — NetSuite preferred •
- Experience in a multi-country mu lti-currency, operations and tax environment
- Software engineering qualification or experience
- MBA or other relevant business degree What we offer colleagues
- 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.