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 role
Join our Global Finance Operations team as a Senior Financial Accountant in the UK Record-to-Report (R2R) function. In this role, you will lead high-quality monthly and statutory reporting, drive scalable automation, and deliver impactful financial insights. Working collaboratively with senior stakeholders, you will help us lead with excellence, deliver accurate results, and care for team development in a fast-paced environment.
These are some of the key components to the position:
- Lead the preparation of monthly management accounts and statutory financial statements ensuring complete compliance.
- Analyse complex areas such as Payment Service Provider (PSP) reconciliations and staff cost forecasts.
- Coordinate balance sheet reconciliations, investigate discrepancies, and drive continuous process improvements.
- Act as the primary point of contact for UK-related queries raised by Group Controllers.
- Support internal audit processes and ensure strict adherence to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and controls.
- Independently lead UK financial system enhancements, reporting automations, and cross-functional workflow projects.
- Mentor and support the ongoing professional development of junior finance team members.
What will you bring to the team?
- Full accounting qualification (ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent) with relevant background in Record-to-Report (R2R) operations.
- Strong technical accounting knowledge combined with a analytical, problem-solving mindset.
- Proven ability to prioritize multiple deliverables and consistently meet tight deadlines in a dynamic setting.
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with a track record of working effectively across teams.
- Self-motivated, proactive approach to driving process efficiencies and business performance.
- Proficiency with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, Google Suite, Microsoft Office, and reporting tools like Power BI.
At JET, this is how we play
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 & 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?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.
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Skills Required
- Full accounting qualification such as ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent
- Relevant Record-to-Report operations experience
- Strong technical accounting knowledge
- Analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to prioritize multiple deliverables and meet tight deadlines
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills
- Proactive approach to process efficiency and business performance
- Proficiency with ERP systems, Google Suite, Microsoft Office, and Power BI
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
