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Accounts Payable Clerk (Entry Level Opportunity)
Contract type
Ongoing
Work mode
Remote · EMEA, UK
Experience
Junior / entry level · Not stated
Level inferred from job title
Job description
An Accounts Payable Clerk role in Canonical's growing Finance team, responsible for maintaining A/P ledgers, processing supplier invoices and payments, and supporting month-end processes. The role is aimed at early-career finance professionals who want to develop within a global open-source technology company.
At a glance
- Employment
- Full-time
- Work mode
- Remote · EMEA, UK
What you'll do
- Maintain accuracy of A/P ledgers and reconciliation of accounts
- Manage vendor data (names, addresses, etc.), validate and gain approval for new accounts, and maintain the audit record of vendor data changes and approvals
- Process supplier invoices in a timely and accurate manner, including entry of invoices into accounting systems and maintaining files in a tidy and organised manner
- Prepare supplier payments in line with the payments timetable and present them for approval in a clear and organised format
- Identify payments properly withheld, monitored and released when approval given
- Help with month end processes: prepayments, accruals, bank reconciliations and balance sheet reconciliations
- Resolve questions/issues, escalating when appropriate in a timely manner
- Maintain compliance with processes and procedures, recommend corrective action when identified and maintain suitable records to demonstrate compliance
What we're looking for
- Exceptional education achievements in an Accounting or Finance subject
- Excellent spreadsheet skills, including pivots, look ups etc.
- Excellent attention to detail, with great organisation skills and the ability to meet deadlines
- Great communication skills to use when connecting directly with customers
- A passion for the world of Finance with ambition to progress your career
- Experience using an enterprise level accounting system
Your team
Finance team
A growing Finance team; the role reports directly to the Global Controller.
Benefits
- Fully remote working environment
- Personal learning and development budget of 2,000USD per annum
- Annual compensation review
- Recognition rewards
- Annual holiday leave
- Parental Leave
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues at 'sprints'
- Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long haul company events
- Support for continuing education and the pursuit of professional Accounting certifications
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About Canonical
A pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source
Canonical is the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open source projects and the platform for AI, IoT and the cloud. It recruits on a global basis and has been a remote-first company since its inception in 2004.
Key facts
- 2004
- Open source software
- Publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open source projects and the platform for AI, IoT and the cloud
- Remote-first company since its inception in 2004
- Recruits on a global basis
What they value
- Excellence
- Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background