Lead, Financial Insights - Controlling

Company Description

“To be the most loved everyday food and groceries destination!” - that’s our mission at foodpanda (small ‘f’).
foodpanda is the largest food and grocery delivery platform in Asia, outside of China. Operating in more than 400 cities across 11 markets, we continue to expand and grow in our core food delivery business, as well as in new verticals like grocery deliveries, with a strong tech infrastructure at our core. From our restaurants-partners, cloud kitchens and cloud grocery stores — foodpanda is just one tap away, getting everything you need into your hands quickly and conveniently!
If you love working with technology to create solutions and are not afraid to roll up your sleeves to get things done, you will find your tribe here at foodpanda. foodpanda comprises of people from more than 60 nationalities, and we believe in winning through diversity.
foodpanda is part of the Delivery Hero Group, the world’s leading local delivery platform operating in 70+ countries worldwide

Job Description

• Oversees accounting functions, including journal entries (including ensuring that entries are properly substantiated), reconciliations, consolidations and month-end close activities
• Responsible for compliance with IFRS/PFRS and local GAAP for statutory reporting requirements
• Directs the accounting treatment of the Company’s transactions
• Manages accuracy and timeliness of update of historical reports for management or external reporting purposes
• Ensures periodic statutory financial statements and relevant financial reports are submitted to Tax team, in an accurate and timely basis, for tax calculation purposes
• Recommends and implements process improvements to strengthen controls to ensure integrity of financial reports
• Leads the external audit engagement and ensures accuracy, completeness and timeliness of submission for Group reporting purposes and local statutory reporting purposes
• Recommends for approval the audited financial statements
• Manage reporting requirements from the different regulatory bodies overseeing the Company (SEC, BSP, BIR, etc)

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree graduate
• Must be Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
• In depth knowledge of IFRS/PFRS and GAAP
• At least 5 years of experience
• In depth knowledge in preparation of financial statements from Statement of Financial Position, Income Statement, Cash flow statement
• Preferably has auditing experience
• Full suite knowledge in accounting systems related to GL, AR, AP processing
• Knowledgeable in forex transactions and translations
• Preferably worked in fast-paced, entrepreneurial, startup/tech environments or in manufacturing industry
• Fluency in English (our corporate language) and great communication skills.

Additional Information

What we offer

• A dynamic and challenging work environment.
• A company committed to developing you personally and professionally.
• A great working atmosphere with regular company and team events.
• A vibrant and international team committed to diversity and inclusion.
• Responsibility from day one in a fast growing and global company.
• Other benefits include free food, health and dental insurance, and learning and development opportunities!

foodpanda is operated by Delivery Hero Group (“DH Group”) - the world’s leading local delivery platform, operating in 70+ markets across Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa. Delivery Hero started as a food delivery service in 2011 and now employs 40,000+ people globally. Additionally, Delivery Hero is pioneering quick commerce, the next generation of e-commerce, aiming to bring groceries and household goods to customers in under one hour and often in 20 to 30 minutes.Headquartered in Berlin, Germany, Delivery Hero has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since
2017 and is part of the MDAX stock market index