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Canonical

Posted Sep 9

Internal Auditor

Build an internal audit function from scratch, reporting straight to the CFO

Within a regionAnywhere in the Americas or EMEA, as long as you like

Based remotely in the Americas or EMEA time zones, with international travel for company events a few times a year.

How long can you stay where you're going?
  • Twice-yearly team sprints
  • USD 2,000 learning budget
  • 40 days annual leave

The role

Canonical is hiring its first internal auditor to set up audit processes across several corporate entities, reporting to the CFO and the Audit committee. You'll design the framework and run the full audit cycle.

What you'll do

  • 1Build audit templates, risk registers and reporting cadences
  • 2Run the full audit cycle from planning to control testing
  • 3Evaluate global policies and fix gaps with process owners
  • 4Deliver risk and controls insights to senior leadership
  • 5Monitor remediation of audit findings through to closure

What they're looking for

Must-haves

  • Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
  • Prior experience in an internal audit function
  • Degree in business, finance, economics, technology or a quantitative field
  • Strong academic record from high school and university
  • Professional written and spoken English with strong presentation skills

Nice to have

  • Leadership ability
  • Software or tech industry experience
  • Public company finance and reporting experience

The company

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Canonical

Profitable, remote-first open source firm

Canonical is the founder-led, profitable open source company behind Ubuntu, used in public cloud, AI, data science and IoT. It has been fully distributed since 2004, with no central headquarters.

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