foodpanda is part of the Delivery Hero Group, the world’s pioneering local delivery platform, our mission is to deliver an amazing experience—fast, easy, and to your door. We operate in around 65 countries worldwide. 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.
Job DescriptionJob Ref ID: JR0085168
We are seeking a highly motivated and analytically driven Record to Report (R2R) Process Specialist to join our growing team. This is a pivotal role for an individual who is passionate about leveraging data, technology, and governance to transform record to report processes.
Reporting to the Lead Record to Report Processes, you will be a key driver in standardizing, optimizing, and automating the R2R cycle—from journal entries and reconciliations to the preparation of financial statements. If you thrive in a fast-paced, high-change environment, are a certified accountant and possess exceptional project management skills, this is the opportunity for you.
Key Responsibilities
Process Optimization
- Process Design & Standardization: Act as a subject matter expert to define, document, and enforce a standardized global R2R process template across all entities in 17 countries.
- Identify Opportunities: Proactively review and analyze current R2R processes to identify bottlenecks, control gaps, and complex variations.
- Metric Development: Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) and service level agreements (SLAs) for the R2R cycle, focusing on efficiency, cycle time reduction, and data quality improvement.
- Technology & Data Advocate: Collaborate with the technical teams to drive the adoption and implementation of new technologies (e.g., RPA, AI-driven reconciliation tools) to achieve a "touchless" close environment.
Project Management
- Lead Transformation Projects: Manage end-to-end R2R projects, including brand wide standardization initiatives.
- Stakeholder Management: Develop strong working relationships with regional finance teams, central finance teams, and senior leadership to ensure project alignment and successful process rollout.
- Prioritization: Maintain a highly organized backlog of improvement tasks and rigorously prioritize based on strategic value, compliance risk, and effort, ensuring the most impactful projects are delivered first.
Accounting & Compliance
- IFRS Expertise: Ensure all process changes, system configurations, and reporting outputs are fully compliant with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
- Control Environment: Strengthen the internal control framework within the R2R cycle, focusing on automated controls and evidence capture during process execution.
- Training & Change Management: Develop and deliver training materials to service delivery teams on new processes and accounting policies to ensure consistent execution and understanding.
Required Qualifications
- Professional Qualification: Partially qualified accountant status (e.g., CPA, ACCA, CIMA, ACA) is mandatory.
- Experience: Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in Accounting, Finance Transformation, or R2R process management, preferably in a global environment.
- Technical Accounting: Deep, demonstrable knowledge of IFRS application and its impact on financial processes and reporting.
- Project Management Acumen: Proven ability to manage complex, cross-functional projects using structured methodologies (e.g., PMP, Six Sigma certification is a plus).
- Systems Knowledge: Strong familiarity with SAP
Preferred Qualifications & Attributes
- Startup/Scale-up Experience: Experience working in a high-growth, fast-paced startup or scale-up environment, demonstrating agility and resilience when faced with ambiguity.
- Data Driven: A strong interest in and aptitude for data analysis, metrics, and using visualization tools to diagnose process inefficiencies.
- Passion for Improvement: A genuine passion for continuous improvement, automation, and challenging the status quo.
- Organizational Mastery: Highly organized, meticulous, and skilled at task management and detailed execution.
- Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, capable of synthesizing complex technical information into clear, actionable recommendations for finance and non-finance audiences.
Skills Required
- Partially qualified accountant status, such as CPA, ACCA, CIMA, or ACA
- At least 5 years of progressive experience in accounting, finance transformation, or Record to Report process management
- Deep knowledge of IFRS application and its impact on financial processes and reporting
- Experience managing complex, cross-functional projects using structured methodologies
- Strong familiarity with SAP
- PMP or Six Sigma certification
- Experience in a high-growth startup or scale-up environment
- Interest and aptitude in data analysis, metrics, and visualization tools
- Passion for continuous improvement, automation, and challenging existing processes
- Strong organization, attention to detail, and task-management skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Delivery Hero Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Delivery Hero and has not been reviewed or approved by Delivery Hero.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing and everyday support include on-site gym access in Berlin, discounted sports memberships, commuter help, and food vouchers, with hybrid flexibility enhancing day-to-day experience. Feedback suggests these lifestyle perks meaningfully bolster the total package for many corporate roles.
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Healthcare Strength — Mental health and preventive care are emphasized through an Employee Assistance Program, a Headspace subscription, and on-campus health check-ups, with guidance for navigating healthcare in Germany. Some locations also highlight private health insurance, adding depth to the health offering.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Ownership programs feature an employee stock purchase plan with a matching component, and equity is common across corporate roles. Feedback suggests this accessible equity can be a notable part of total compensation in key hubs.
Delivery Hero Insights
What We Do
As the world’s leading local delivery platform, our mission is to deliver an amazing experience, fast, easy, and to your door. We operate in over 70+ countries worldwide, powered by tech but driven by people. As one of Europe’s largest tech platforms, we enable ambitious talent to deliver solutions that create impact within our ecosystem. We move fast, take action and adapt. No matter where you’re from or what you believe in, we build, we deliver, we lead. We are Delivery Hero
