Canonical is hiring a
Accounts Payable Clerk

Summary

The Accounts Payable Clerk at Canonical is responsible for maintaining accuracy of A/P ledgers, processing supplier invoices, preparing supplier payments, dealing with queries effectively, and ensuring compliance with processes and procedures. The ideal candidate should have exceptional education achievements in an Accounting or Finance subject, excellent spreadsheet skills, great communication skills, a passion for the world of Finance, experience using an enterprise level accounting system, and be able to work remotely.

Requirements

• 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 that you will use when connecting directly with our customers
• A passion for the world of Finance with ambition to progress your career
• Experience using an enterprise level accounting system

Responsibilities

• Maintain accuracy of our A/P ledgers and reconciliation of accounts
• Manage our vendor data, validate and gain approval for new accounts, and maintain our audit record of vendor data changes and approvals
• Process our supplier invoices in a timely and accurate manner, including entry of invoices into accounting systems and maintain our files in a tidy and organised manner
• Prepare our supplier payments in line with the payments timetable and presented for approval in a clear and organised format
• Identify payments properly withheld, monitored and released when approval given
• Help with our 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

Benefits

• Competitive base pay depending on various factors including geographical location, level of experience, knowledge and skills
• Additional benefits such as 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