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 roleJoin our Global Finance Operations team as a Senior Financial Accountant managing Record to Report (R2R) activities for German entities.
In this role, you will take ownership to lead financial reporting excellence, deliver data-driven strategic insights, and care for our cross-functional community. You will champion process optimization, enhance data workflows, and support automation initiatives across an engaging international environment.
These are some of the key components to the position:
- Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and local standards.
- Drive balance sheet reconciliations, journal entries, and the resolution of accounting discrepancies to maintain high reporting accuracy.
- Support the accurate preparation of German statutory accounts (Jahresabschlüsse) and coordinate smoothly with audit partners.
- Oversee payroll accounting, intercompany reconciliations, and consolidation processes across international entities.
- Conduct detailed variance analysis across key accounts to provide actionable commercial insights for strategic decision-making.
- Champion process optimization and continuous improvement across core accounting workflows using automation and data-led best practices.
- A recognized professional accounting qualification (e.g., ACCA, CPA, CIMA, Bilanzbuchhalter IHK) or actively progressing toward completion.
- Solid understanding of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), with knowledge of German Commercial Code (HGB) statutory accounting highly valued.
- Practical experience managing Record to Report (R2R) cycles, statutory reporting, and payroll accounting within international environments.
- Proficiency with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems (such as SAP, Workday, or Oracle) alongside advanced spreadsheet capabilities.
- Curiosity for data and automation, with an interest in tools like Power BI, SQL, Python, or modern artificial intelligence productivity solutions.
- Collaborative communication abilities in English, with German language skills considered a helpful bonus.
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!#LI-RC1
Skills Required
- Recognized professional accounting qualification such as ACCA, CPA, CIMA, or Bilanzbuchhalter IHK, or active progress toward completion
- Solid understanding of International Financial Reporting Standards
- Practical experience managing Record to Report cycles
- Experience with statutory reporting and payroll accounting in international environments
- Proficiency with ERP systems such as SAP, Workday, or Oracle
- Advanced spreadsheet capabilities
- Collaborative communication skills in English
- Knowledge of German Commercial Code statutory accounting
- Interest in data and automation tools such as Power BI, SQL, Python, or artificial intelligence productivity solutions
- German language skills
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
