Tax Senior Associate (Technology)

Location: Remote within the EMEA region or office based in London, UK; preference for EMEA time zones

Company

Canonical is a profitable, founder-led technology company developing Ubuntu and supporting open-source software used across cloud, data science, AI, engineering, and IoT.

What you will do

• Manage and coordinate corporate tax, VAT, and other relevant tax returns across multiple Canonical entities.
• Work with external advisers on transfer pricing documentation, tax planning, and implementation.
• Support tax authority audits and enquiries by preparing responses and documentation.
• Design and improve tax processes, controls, data management, technology, and automation.
• Manage IFRS tax provisioning and reporting, including effective tax rates and financial statement disclosures.
• Partner with finance, legal, and business operations teams while monitoring legislative changes and their impact.

Requirements

• Exceptional academic track record and an undergraduate degree in business, finance, economics, technology, or another quantitative field.
• Full accountant qualification such as ACA, ACCA, or CIMA, plus tax advisor qualification such as CTA, ADIT, or equivalent.
• 3–5 years of relevant tax experience in a Big 4/Top 10 accounting firm or a multinational in-house tax team.
• Demonstrable exposure to global tax considerations in a multinational context.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, presentation, and stakeholder-management skills, including the ability to explain complex tax concepts to non-tax stakeholders.
• Business-level written and spoken English.
• Curiosity, flexibility, accountability, self-motivation, strong work ethic, confidence, and a results-focused approach.
• International travel 2–4 times per year for company events lasting up to two weeks.
• Alignment with the values of being precise, reliable, accessible, and adroit.

Nice to have

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

Culture & Benefits

• Distributed work environment with twice-yearly in-person team sprints.
• USD 2,000 annual personal learning and development budget.
• Bi-annual compensation reviews, performance-driven annual bonus or commission, and recognition rewards.
• 40 days of annual leave per year, including public holidays and company holiday periods.
• Maternity and paternity leave, plus a Team Member Assistance Program and Wellness Platform.
• Opportunities to travel to meet colleagues, with Priority Pass lounge access.

Hiring process

• Applications are considered fairly regardless of identity, experience, perspective, or background.