Then Just Eat Takeaway.com might be the place for you.
We’re a leading global online 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 roleAre you ready to drive financial excellence? As our Head of Financial Control, you will lead a talented team of controllers, ensuring compliance across the legal entities in your scope. Working ‘hands-on’ and closely with Group Finance Operations (GFO), care for team development, and collaborate across departments to ensure accurate and timely reporting.
These are some of the key components of the position:- Lead and develop a high-performing regional Financial Control team, driving excellence and aiming high across all deliverables.
- Monitor the quality of transactional work performed by the GFO team in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and any local requirements.
- Collaborate closely with the business, finance business partners and other finance departments to ensure completeness and accuracy of financial statements.
- Oversee and ensure timely compliance with local statutory accounts, tax obligations, and the internal control framework.
- Partner with the Finance Systems team to maximise the efficiency and appropriate use of the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.
- Implement streamlined processes and lead complex technical accounting projects such as impairment analysis.
- Participate in continuous improvement projects.
- Broad accounting experience within a complex, international, or listed environment.
- Accounting qualification (such as RA, CA, CIMA, ACCA, ACA, or equivalent) with at least 10 years working experience preferably in external audit.
- Advanced technical accounting knowledge, specifically encompassing IFRS.
- A solutions-based approach to overcome challenges .
- Exceptional communication skills, with a proven ability to distil complex technical topics for non-finance stakeholders.
- Proven experience in people management, with a passion for mentoring, developing, and helping individuals succeed.
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. Being the best at what we do isn’t just about delivering on our strategy. It's a competition for something incredibly valuable – our customers' choice. Every time a customer decides where to order, they're picking a side. At the heart of the JET Customer League are our values and behaviours. They guide every interaction, every decision, every innovation. These are the actions we need to perform consistently and brilliantly to surpass the competition and earn our customers’ loyalty, again and again. Fun, fast-paced and supportive, the JET culture is about movement, growth, helping one another to succeed and celebrating wins. By truly living our values and embodying our behaviours, we’re building a customer-first culture which enables us to stay one step ahead of the competition.
Inclusion, Diversity & BelongingNo 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?Want to know more about our JETers, culture or company? Have a look at our career site where you can find people's stories, blogs, podcasts and more JET morsels.
Are you ready to take your seat?Apply now!
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Skills Required
- Broad accounting experience within a complex, international, or listed environment demonstrating growth and strong ownership.
- Professional accounting qualification (RA, CA, CIMA, ACCA, ACA, or equivalent local registration).
- Advanced technical accounting knowledge, specifically IFRS and internal/external audit standards.
- Proven people management experience with mentoring and developing individuals.
- Exceptional communication skills with ability to distil complex technical topics for non-finance stakeholders.
- Solutions-based mindset with initiative to overcome challenges and make high-level decisions.
- Experience partnering with Finance Systems and maximising use of an ERP platform.
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. https://careers.justeattakeaway.com
