Senior Accountant

Description

Job Title: Senior Accountant
Job Type: Full-time
Location: Hybrid - London, UK

About CloudBees

CloudBees enables enterprises to deliver scalable, compliant, and secure software, empowering developers to do their best work. 

Seamlessly integrating into any hybrid and heterogeneous environment, CloudBees is more than a tool—it's a strategic partner in your cloud transformation journey, ensuring security, compliance, and operational efficiency while enhancing the developer experience across your entire software development lifecycle. It allows developers to bring and execute their code anywhere, providing greater flexibility and freedom through fast, self-serve, and secure workflows.

CloudBees supports organizations at every step of their DevSecOps journey, whether using Jenkins on-premise or transitioning software delivery to the cloud. We’re helping customers build the future, today.

About the Role

CloudBees is hiring a Senior Accountant to support our commissions accounting operations while partnering closely with the General Ledger (G&L) team. Roughly half of the role is dedicated to commissions accounting—ensuring accurate, timely calculations and reconciliations—while the majority of the remaining time supports core G&L activities such as month-end close, journal entries, and account reconciliations. Systems and data integration work is a consistent part of the role, connecting our accounting platforms and improving how financial data flows across the function. This is a high-visibility position with broad exposure across accounting, offering strong learning and growth opportunities for someone looking to deepen and broaden their finance career.

Key Responsibilities

• Support commissions accounting operations—approximately 50% of the role—by calculating, recording, and reconciling sales commissions in accordance with company policy.
• Partner with the General Ledger (G&L) team to execute month-end and quarter-end close, including preparing and reviewing journal entries and account reconciliations.
• Maintain systems and data integration across accounting platforms, ensuring data flows accurately between systems and supporting ongoing automation efforts.
• Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations, investigating and resolving discrepancies in a timely manner.
• Support internal and external audit requests by compiling supporting documentation and schedules.
• Identify and implement process improvements that strengthen internal controls and increase efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with US GAAP, CloudBees accounting policies, and other guidelines.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 3+ years of progressive accounting experience, including general ledger and month-end close.
• Strong working knowledge of US GAAP and core accounting operations.
• Proficiency with ERP/accounting systems and advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Experience supporting systems and data integration between financial applications.

Preferred (not required):

• Experience with commissions accounting or sales compensation.
• Hands-on experience with NetSuite (or a comparable ERP) and integration or automation tooling.

Working Conditions

• Hybrid/ Full -Time
• Adjustments will be considered to accommodate individual needs in line with applicable equality and disability legislation.

Benefits

• Summary of benefits: Pension, Private Medical, Life Insurance, WFH Allowance
  

Equal Opportunity Statement

CloudBees is committed to providing equal opportunities in employment. We value diversity and inclusion and make decisions based on skills, qualifications, and experience. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, gender identity, marital or civil status, pregnancy, maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation, in accordance with applicable laws.

Data Protection Statement

All personal data collected during the recruitment process will be processed in line with CloudBees’s Privacy Policy and applicable data protection legislation, including the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Disclaimer

This job description provides an overview of the role and key responsibilities. It is not an exhaustive list, and responsibilities may evolve in line with business needs.