finance
Posted YesterdayGroup Financial Controller
at Canonical
United KingdomOn-site
Responsibilities
- They design and operate a governance framework underpinned by robust policies, controls and systems to provide oversight and challenge to the business.
Requirements
- Our platform, Ubuntu, is very widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT.
- The ideal candidate has a deep passion for systems accounting, a track record of preparing finance functions for public markets and an innovative mindset that leverages technology and AI to build efficient and robust accounting workflows.
- The team is responsible for timely and accurate reporting and exercises judgment when necessary based on a commitment to conservative and accurate reporting, a deep understanding of accounting principles and insights into our business.
- We are looking for a professionally qualified accounting leader who has a deep sense of right and wrong, high integrity, and a strong sense of responsibility, understanding that the accuracy of their work is critical to the entire Company.
- Perhaps unusually we prefer a leader with deep personal interest in the software and technology industry, and some data analytics, AI and ideally software engineering experience.
- Ensuring strong understanding of the risks associated with our processes and systems and leading the development and implementation of controls to mitigate those risks
- Developing a strong understanding of the evolving regulatory frameworks and jurisdictions in which Canonical operates and lead the assurance of Canonical’s compliance with such regulatory requirements
- Driving projects associated with upgrading or implementing new finance systems and sensible AI adoption in the team
- Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
- A strong academic background and professional qualification in Accounting or Finance (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA, or equivalent)
- Advanced Excel skills and strong data analysis capabilities
- Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize and meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced setting
- experience using enterprise-level accounting or ERP systems
- Experience with NetSuite •
- Experience with Salesforce •