Chief Accountant

Company Description

Wolt is a technology company that makes it incredibly easy to discover and get the best restaurants, grocery stores and other local shops delivered to your home or office. Since launching 7 years ago, Wolt has expanded from a restaurant food delivery platform in the Nordics to a leading player in the delivery of everything across EMEA. Wolt works together with tens of thousands of restaurant and retail partners, as well as with over a hundred thousand courier partners across 27+ countries and 250+ cities. In November 2021 Wolt and DoorDash announced they are joining forces, and the transaction is expected to close in H1 2022. We continue to expand rapidly and are looking for more talented individuals to join us.

Wolt not only offers great apps to customers and partners, but is also developing a broad range of technologies and solutions. Our apps (iOS and Android) have the industry’s highest reviews, largely because of our customer-centric approach to how we build our products and operations. For example, our customer service team responds in a matter of minutes, in the customer’s own language.

So, why work at Wolt?

At Wolt, we’re about getting things done.

You’ll probably enjoy it here if you like taking ownership, developing yourself and being around friendly, humble and ambitious people.

We work hard to make cities into better places, and it’s pretty cool seeing us grow every week. If you’re passionate about building things that just… work, Wolt might be for you.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

We want to have all sorts of people in our team – people like you and me, and people different from you and me. To be able to work with diverse teammates – when it comes to gender, age, ethnicity, life background, sexual orientation, political views, religion, or any other personal trait – we consciously aim to offer equal opportunity for everyone to work with us. This is because we believe diverse teams make the most thought-through decisions and build things in the most inclusive way.

Join us today to build Wolt together.

Job Description

Our Finance team has played a key role in our journey to where we are today - supporting our global operations from our central Helsinki hub has been no easy feat, but
this group of dedicated and motivated professionals have made it seem
effortless!
As we continue to scale, we’re now looking for an experienced Country
Controller to help us focus on our local accounting efforts in Georgia. You will
sit with the local country team in Tbilisi but report to the Regional Financial
Controller and work directly with the centralized Finance team.
The Country Controller is responsible for local compliance and reporting, while assisting
the local teams with accounting related enquiries, such as payment follow-
ups, explanations of reports provided to restaurant partners etc.
What makes the Finance team so special is our ‘service first’ approach to the
job - we enjoy creating strong communication loops with the wider business,
so that bottlenecks are minimized and that things get done quickly and
efficiently.
Everybody is accountable for their own workload and takes pride in being
meticulous and precise. We also enjoy learning and developing as we go - it’s
important that you share this approach! 🙂
What you'll be doing

• Manage all aspects of Wolt Georgia Accounting; accurate and timely monthly reporting, annual financial statements and other statutory reporting required in these countries
• Responsible for creating fully reconciled financial position in countries listed
• Lead the delivery of local and global finance initiatives, financial process implementation and ensuring the compliance on global policies
• Maintain and strengthen the key internal and external relationships including local auditors, authorities and senior management both locally and internationally
• Close cooperation with other local teams in order to ensure local financial matters are supported

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with local statutory accounting and tax compliance.
• Solid background in relevant bookkeeping or accounting roles, preferably from a multinational company.
• Masters degree in accounting or CPA / ACCA, or equivalent experience.
• Experience with IFRS (or Local GAAP at an international business)
• Demonstrable experience of autonomous problem-solving in a fast- paced environment.
• Comfortable in undertaking both hands-on daily tasks as well as impacting bigger picture projects and roadmaps.
• Excellent MS Excel skills.
• Prior experience in NetSuite is an advantage.
• Fluent in Georgian and English, both spoken and written.
• Based in Tbilisi

Additional Information

If you are creative, like moving fast, and thrive in a dynamic environment where you get to be proactive and figure out what to do (rather than wait to be told) – then apply today!
What you’ll get by joining us

• Opportunity to be part of building something exceptional, in an international environment
• Lots of learning and growth in a globally scaling tech company
• Competitive salary + long term incentive plan available

If you have any further questions about the position, you can turn to:
Rafael Rosa, Talent Acquisition Partner - [email protected].
Please note that we do not accept applications sent by mail. You should submit your application through our careers website!