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Posted Jan 22Systems & Controls Accountant
at Canonical
Home Based Americas, United StatesOn-site
Responsibilities
- Lead complex NetSuite configuration, workflows, customization, and integration
- Implement best practices for data governance, security, and compliance within NetSuite and connected systems.
- Develop and maintain reports, dashboards, and KPIs to provide insights into business performance
- Coordinate regular system maintenance, upgrades, and troubleshooting to ensure optimal performance and reliability
- Oversee Sandbox accounts for development and testing, ensuring seamless deployment of customizations and updates to the production environment
- Drive process and systems improvements across teams for end-to-end automation of the full financial life cycle
- Incorporate industry best practices and emerging technology to raise the bar for reporting speed and accuracy
- Mentor and aid in developing the wider team of accounting and finance professionals
- Develop and maintain effective internal over revenue transactions and reporting
- Research and write accounting memos on relevant policy matters
- Drive and a track record of going above-and-beyond expectations •
Requirements
- Our platform, Ubuntu, is very widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and IoT.
- experience to drive best practices in systems, processes, and controls.
- We aim to achieve this by driving our product pricing and terms, contracting, sales processes and systems into alignment. We are looking for a professionally qualified accounting leader with expertise in NetSuite to build scalable processes, automated through correct and auditable implementations in NetSuite, Salesforce and other connected business systems.
- Demonstrate proficiency in script understanding and problem resolution
- Provide training and support to end-users to enhance their efficiency and proficiency with NetSuite.
- 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
- Experience of software licensing, subscription and services revenue accounting and operations •
- 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
- Software engineering qualification or experience
- MBA or other relevant business degree What we offer you
- 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.
Benefits
- We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide.
- We revisit compensation annually (and more often for graduates and associates) to ensure we recognise outstanding performance.
- In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus or commission.
- Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
- Annual compensation review Recognition rewards
- Annual holiday leave
- Maternity and paternity leave
Additional details
- Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets.
- Our customers include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors.
- We are also a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1000+ colleagues in 70+ countries and very few roles based in offices.
- Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution.
- In our finance function we aspire to set the industry pace for speed and accuracy of reporting.
- 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 and correct, with a very high level of automation.
- The Systems & Controls Accountant will ensure the proper application of revenue accounting guidance for public market scrutiny.
- Ideally they will also be technically savvy and able to work effectively with technical teams and software engineers.
- This is a driving position which requires confidence in presentation, setting goals, and directing the work of others.
- 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.