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The Accounting Manager ensures the integrity of accounting, safeguards organizational assets, and develops efficient business processes for revenue recording, financial reporting, and monthly closing. They fulfill revenue objectives and adhere to accounting and reporting policies. Responsibilities include reviewing and analyzing finances, ensuring regulatory compliance, and refining reporting documentation. The role also involves overseeing certain contracts related to financial reporting, leading strategic planning for accounting policies, and maintaining internal controls over financial transactions.

1. Ensure accounting records are maintained according to organizational policies, chart of accounts, and accounting principles, with subordinate ledgers reconciling with the general ledger.

   Review all vouchers (BPV, CPV, JV, RV, etc.) prepared by accountants to ensure correct cost coding and signing off on transactions.

   Thoroughly review all vouchers prepared by accountants.

   Review all accrued expenses monthly.

   Review depreciation processes for fixed assets to ensure correct expense allocation.

   Prepare monthly trial balances and review bank reconciliations for all accounts and liabilities post-creation by the treasury section.

   Ensure timely preparation of trial balances and thorough review of bank reconciliations.

   Review vendor reconciliations prepared by accounts payable.

   Ensure all vendor reconciliations are reviewed.

   Verify that transactions from modules are correctly linked to accounts in the general ledger and assist clients in utilizing services and managing accounts, especially for strategic clients.

2. Additional responsibilities to be defined.

• Knowledge of accounting principles, financial reporting standards, and industry-specific regulations.
• Strong leadership skills for managing a team of accounting professionals, providing guidance, training, and support for accurate and timely reporting.
• Proficiency in accounting software and ERP systems, especially SAP.
• Excellent analytical skills for interpreting financial data, variance analysis, and trend identification.
• Experience in financial statement preparation, budgeting, and forecasting, providing strategic insights to management.

Minimum 8 years of experience, with at least 5 years relevant, and 2 years in GCC is a plus.

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting and a professional qualification such as CPA.

Duties and responsibilities related to the Accounting Manager role:

• Oversee the full cycle of accounting operations , including Accounts Receivable (A/R), Accounts Payable (A/P), General Ledger (GL), and payroll.
• Manage the month-end and year-end closing processes to ensure timely and accurate completion.
• Prepare and present comprehensive financial statements (Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow Statement) in compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) .
• Ensure all balance sheet accounts are reconciled on a monthly basis and resolve any discrepancies.
• Analyze financial data and provide insightful reports and variance analysis to senior management to support strategic decision-making.
• Act as the primary point of contact for both internal and external auditors , managing the entire audit process and providing all necessary documentation.
• Develop, implement, and maintain robust internal controls to safeguard company assets and ensure the integrity of financial reporting.
• Stay updated on changes in local regulations, accounting standards, and best practices to ensure the company remains compliant.
• Lead the annual budgeting and forecasting process in collaboration with department heads.
• Monitor company expenditures and analyze performance against the budget, reporting on significant variances.
• Manage the company’s cash flow and liquidity, preparing regular cash flow forecasts to ensure operational needs are met.
• Oversee credit control and collections to optimize the accounts receivable aging and improve cash flow.
• Lead, mentor, and develop the accounting team, setting clear goals and conducting regular performance reviews.
• Manage the daily workload and responsibilities of the department to ensure efficient and effective operations.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement by identifying opportunities for process enhancements and system upgrades (e.g., ERP systems).
• Facilitate training and professional development for accounting staff to enhance their skills and knowledge.

• Ideally with a university degree or diploma in Finance or Hospitality/Tourism management
• CA certification would be an advantage
• Minimum 2 years work experience as Assistant Director of Finance or Finance Manager
• Good problem solving, administrative and interpersonal skills are a must

Responsibilities:
This position is responsible for managing all financial and accounting matters, completing the annual budget and financial report, and maintaining a list of debts and receivables. This includes making payments and collecting outstanding amounts.

Requirements:

• Male / Female
• Max. 35 years old
• Candidate must possess at least a Bachelor’s Degree, Master’s Degree / Post Graduate Degree in Economics, Finance, Accountancy, Banking, or equivalent.
• At least 5 years of working experience in the related field is required for this position.
• High dependability, trustworthiness, good leadership, and interpersonal skills.
• Good English literacy and general computer skills.
• Good knowledge of finance operations such as budget management, corporate cash management, and a solid understanding of banking operations.

Should you be interested, please submit your comprehensive resume and recent photograph through email to:
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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 very 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.

We are hiring a Revenue Accounting Manager, ideally a candidate with a passion for systems accounting, to drive revenue recognition process, decisions, systems and reporting.

In our finance function we aspire to set the industry pace for speed and accuracy of reporting. 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 IFRS 15/ASC 606 to build scalable contract review and revenue recognition processes. 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. Perhaps unusually we prefer a leader with deep personal interest in the software and technology industry, and ideally some data analytics and software engineering experience . The Revenue Accounting Manager will ensure the proper application of revenue accounting guidance for public market scrutiny. Ideally they will also be familiar with Systems Accounting and able to work effectively with technical teams and software engineers.

This is a management position which requires confidence in presentation, setting goals, and directing the work of others. We expect to grow a team focused on revenue, 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.

Location: This role is home-based in EMEA time zones, with the option to be based in our London office. It will report to our Global Head of Accounting.

Key responsibilities

• Collaborate with Product Management, Sales Operations, Sales, Legal, and FP&A teams to design standard contracts
• Drive process and configuration improvements in NetSuite and related systems for end-to-end automation of the revenue life cycle
• Incorporate industry best practices and emerging technology to raise the bar for reporting speed and accuracy
• Review and evaluate the revenue recognition impact of non-standard contracts and new products
• Lead, mentor and develop a team of revenue accounting and systems accounting professionals
• Assist in month-end revenue close, including reconciliations, fluctuation analysis, and other reporting
• Develop and maintain effective internal over revenue transactions and reporting
• Research and write accounting memos on significant revenue recognition and other policy matters
• Act as the primary liaison with external auditors in matters related to order-to-cash
  
  

• An exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
• 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 15 and relevant rules related to SaaS and services
• Leadership or management responsibility
• A track record of going above-and-beyond expectations
• Experience of software licensing, subscription and services revenue accounting and operations
• Experience driving revenue recognition and scaling accounting processes in a high-growth environment
• 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
• Professional written and spoken English
• Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability
• Thoughtfulness and self-motivation
• Result-oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments
• Ability to travel twice a year, for company events up to two weeks long
  
  

• Public company reporting and revenue accounting experience
• Software implementation, integration and user acceptance
• Software engineering qualification or experience
• A passion for technology and a desire to work with motivated colleagues
• MBA or other relevant business degree
  
  

• 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
  
  

• Seniority level Mid-Senior level

• Employment type Full-time

• Job function Accounting/Auditing and Finance
• Industries Software Development

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