Please note this is a 12 month fixed term contract position.
Ready for a challenge?
Then Just Eat Takeaway.com might be the place for you. We’re a leading global online food delivery platform, and our vision is to empower everyday convenience.
Whether it’s a Friday-night feast, a post-gym poke bowl, or grabbing some groceries, our tech platform connects tens of millions of customers with hundreds of thousands of restaurant, grocery, and convenience partners across the globe.
About this role
The Group Reporting Specialist plays a key role in the delivery of high-quality financial reporting within the Group Control team and reports directly to the Head of Group Reporting.
This team is responsible for external reporting in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), developing and maintaining key reporting deliverables, and managing the annual report process. The team also supports local finance teams with complex accounting queries and reporting matters.
These are some of the key ingredients to the role:
- Support in preparing key reporting deliverables, including half-year and annual financial statements, in compliance with legal, regulatory, and IFRS requirements
- Support the maintenance and continuous improvement of the financial reporting infrastructure, such as the Group Accounting Manual and reporting guidelines
- Perform detailed IFRS analyses and prepare technical accounting papers, liaising with external specialists and auditors as required
- Handle complex accounting areas, such as share-based payments and litigation-related matters
- Support the implementation of process improvements, automation initiatives, and training materials to enhance reporting efficiency
- Monitor developments from standard setters and regulators, supporting their translation into practical accounting and reporting updates
- Assist in internal control and reporting processes, including letters of representation, subsequent events reporting, and other key deliverables in the external reporting cycle
- Act as the central point of contact across departments and act as a liaison between teams to ensure the accuracy and completeness of complex accounting for external financial reporting.
- Around 6–8 years of experience in external audit or financial reporting, ideally in a global or complex reporting environment (e.g. Big 4 or similar).
- Professional qualification such as RA, CPA, ACCA, or equivalent
- Strong technical accounting skills with the ability to apply IFRS principles to complex transactions
- High attention to detail combined with a practical, solution-oriented mindset
- Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and communicate clearly with senior stakeholders
- Comfortable working independently, managing multiple priorities, and meeting deadlines
- Proactive approach to learning, continuous improvement, and contributing to a high-performing reporting team
At JET, This Is On The Menu
Our teams forge connections internally and work with some of the best-known brands on the planet, giving us truly international impact in a dynamic environment.
Fun, fast-paced and supportive, the JET culture is about movement, growth and about celebrating every aspect of our JETers. Thanks to them we stay one step ahead of the competition.
Inclusion, Diversity Belonging
No matter who you are, what you look like, who you love, or where you are from, you can find your place at Just Eat Takeaway.com. We’re committed to creating an inclusive culture, encouraging diversity of people and thinking, in which all employees feel they truly belong and can bring their most colourful selves to work every day.
What else is cooking?
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What We Do
Just Eat Takeaway.com is a leading global online food delivery marketplace, connecting consumers and restaurants through our platform in 20 countries. Like a dinner table, working at JET brings our office employees and couriers together.
From coding to customer service to couriers, JET is a fun, fast-paced and supportive place where you can be yourself.
No day is the same. Our days are filled with new experiences. We see every challenge that comes our way as a chance to grow, both the business, and ourselves.
We’re connected to millions of food-lovers, hundreds of thousands of connected partners and some of the best-known brands of the planet. When you take your seat here, you’ll find that a simple scribble on a napkin can turn into something seen by millions.
Together we transform, create, reinvent and empower every food moment.
As a leading online food tech company, JET brings together the stability of a global business, with the agility of a start-up. We got here by always staying one step ahead of the competition.
So load up your plate with ideas that get you excited, because at JET everything is on the table.
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