Darktrace is a global leader in AI for cybersecurity that keeps organizations ahead of the changing threat landscape every day. Founded in 2013, Darktrace provides the essential cybersecurity platform protecting nearly 10,000 organizations from unknown threats using its proprietary AI.
The Darktrace Active AI Security Platform™ delivers a proactive approach to cyber resilience to secure the business across the entire digital estate – from network to cloud to email. Breakthrough innovations from our R&D teams have resulted in over 200 patent applications filed. Darktrace’s platform and services are supported by over 2,400 employees around the world. To learn more, visit http://www.darktrace.com.
Job Description:
Are you a qualified accountant who enjoys improving processes, strengthening controls, and delivering high-quality reporting in a fast-growing environment?
We’re looking for a Reporting Accountant to join our team and play a key role in enhancing our statutory reporting, internal controls, and financial processes as we continue to scale.
This is a fantastic opportunity to bring your technical expertise into a dynamic, evolving finance function, where you’ll influence how we grow while ensuring our reporting remains robust, compliant, and efficient.
This role is hybrid (2 days per week in Cambridge or London office)
What You’ll Be Doing:
You’ll work at the heart of financial reporting and control, supporting both internal and external requirements while helping drive process improvements across the finance function.
Key responsibilities include:
Supporting internal and external financial reporting to ensure accuracy, consistency, and timely delivery
Assisting in the preparation of annual consolidated financial statements and disclosures
Supporting the production of statutory accounts for the group and subsidiaries
Ensuring adherence to reporting procedures and identifying opportunities to strengthen controls
Maintaining clear and up-to-date documentation (policies, procedures, control frameworks, and approval matrices) across Teams/SharePoint
Contributing to ad hoc projects across financial reporting, compliance, and controls
Collaborating closely with the wider UK finance team to enable strong cross-functional working
What We’re Looking For:
We’re seeking a qualified accountant who is comfortable in a fast-paced, evolving environment and enjoys driving improvements.
You’ll bring:
ACA / ACCA qualification (or equivalent experience)
Strong technical accounting knowledge (IFRS / UK GAAP / US GAAP)
Understanding of internal controls, financial reporting frameworks, and risk assessment
Experience with process reviews, control testing, or self-assessments
Strong documentation skills and attention to detail
Confidence using Microsoft tools (Teams, SharePoint, Excel)
Benefits:
23 days’ holiday + all public holidays, rising to 25 days after 2 years of service,
Additional day off for your birthday,
Private medical insurance which covers you, your cohabiting partner and children,
Life insurance of 4 times your base salary,
Salary sacrifice pension scheme,
Enhanced family leave,
Confidential Employee Assistance Program,
Cycle to work scheme.
Skills Required
- ACA or ACCA qualification (or equivalent experience)
- Strong technical accounting knowledge (IFRS / UK GAAP / US GAAP)
- Experience preparing annual consolidated financial statements and statutory accounts
- Understanding of internal controls, financial reporting frameworks, and risk assessment
- Experience with process reviews, control testing, or self-assessments
- Strong documentation skills and attention to detail
- Confidence using Microsoft tools (Teams, SharePoint, Excel)
Darktrace Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Darktrace and has not been reviewed or approved by Darktrace.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is considered strong in the U.S., with employer-paid medical, dental, and vision noted alongside good networks. Plan quality stands out as a core strength of the package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off typically includes around 20–21 days of PTO plus paid holidays, with mentions of an additional birthday day. Parental and family leave are also described as part of the offering.
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Affordable Benefits — Employer-paid health coverage for employees—often extended to dependents—reduces premium costs. This makes core medical benefits more financially accessible.
Darktrace Insights
What We Do
Darktrace, a global leader in cyber security AI, delivers world-class technology that protects over 5,500 customers worldwide from advanced threats, including ransomware and cloud and SaaS attacks. The company’s fundamentally different approach applies Self-Learning AI to enable machines to understand the business in order to autonomously defend it. Headquartered in Cambridge, UK, the company has 1,500 employees and over 30 offices worldwide. Darktrace was named one of TIME magazine’s ‘Most Influential Companies’ for 2021.
