You'll succeed by combining deep technical expertise with strong commercial awareness
and the ability to build trusted relationships across the business.
🚀 What you'll own
Act as Kraken's subject matter expert for technical revenue accounting under IFRS
and US GAAP.
Review and interpret complex SaaS and commercial contracts, determining the
correct accounting treatment.
Coordinate across all departments to ensure
Partner with Legal, Technology, Billing and Delivery teams to ensure accounting
requirements are reflected in systems and processes.
Translate technical accounting requirements into scalable system and process
design.
Develop and maintain revenue accounting policies, controls and documentation.
Support IFRS consolidation, external reporting and US GAAP conversion activities.
Prepare technical accounting papers for complex transactions and auditor review.
Improve revenue accounting processes through automation, standardisation and
stronger controls.
Build trusted relationships across the business, representing Group Accounting in
cross-functional discussions.
Communicate complex accounting concepts in a simple, practical way for
non-finance stakeholders.
🧠 What you'll bring
ACA, ACCA or CPA qualified with strong post-qualification experience.
Deep technical expertise in IFRS and US GAAP, particularly revenue recognition
within SaaS or technology businesses.
Experience of regulated energy markets is a bonus but not a pre-requisite
Experience interpreting complex customer contracts and applying accounting
standards to commercial arrangements.
Strong understanding of group reporting, controls and financial systems.
Excellent stakeholder management with the ability to influence across Finance,
Technology and Commercial teams.
Strong analytical skills, attention to detail and a structured approach to problem
solving.
Confident making technical accounting judgements and explaining them clearly to a
wide range of audiences.
Experience improving accounting processes, systems and controls in a fast-paced
environment.
Are you ready for a career with us? We want to ensure you have the right tools and environment to unleash your potential. If you have any accommodation requests, please contact us at inclusion@kraken.tech. We’ll do our best to tailor the experience to your needs so you can feel comfortable, confident and be at your best!
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Please note that, in line with our current recruitment policy, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position; applicants must have the right to work in the country that they're applying to, at the time of application.*
