Finance And Strategy Associate - UAE National

Deliveroo; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Deliveroo is seeking an Emirati Finance & Strategy Associate to join the Dubai team. You will support data and reporting, manage weekly performance reviews, and perform variance analysis to explain drivers behind numbers.

The role requires strong Excel/Google Sheets skills, attention to detail, and the ability to communicate clearly. Ideal for candidates with finance or data analysis exposure and a proactive approach.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Finance or related field.
• Strong numerical acumen with attention to detail.
• Experience in finance, business or data analysis preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and update performance datasets for the team.
• Ensure accuracy and consistency across reports and analyses.
• Contribute to improving reporting processes and templates.
• Populate weekly business review template with latest data.
• Analyze key metrics and highlight trends or anomalies.
• Draft clear commentary explaining performance drivers.
• Track actual performance against targets and prior periods.
• Investigate variances using data and business context.
• Summarize findings for Finance & Strategy and UAE Leadership.

Skills

Excel

Google Sheets

Data analysis

Variance analysis

Reporting

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelors in Business

Tools

Pivot tables

VLOOKUP

Job description

Job Description:

Our Global Structure

Deliveroo is now part of DoorDash, bringing together teams with even greater reach, scale, and ambition. Depending on your role, you may collaborate with teammates, systems, and leaders across DoorDash and Wolt. Together, we’re unlocking new possibilities as one global team.

Join us in our mission to transform the way people shop and eat, where impact, innovation, and growth drives everything we do. Our Finance team shapes the company's future by directing capital to high-impact investments, developing robust financial strategies, and ensuring we deliver long-term value while pursuing our ambitious mission.

We’re looking for an Emirati Finance & Strategy Associate to join our Dubai team. In this role, you’ll help us with the data and reporting support, weekly performance review management and variance analysis.

What You’ll Be Doing

You’ll be joining the Finance & Strategy team.

Here’s What Your Day-to-day Might Look Like

• Maintain and update performance datasets used by the team.
• Ensure accuracy and consistency across reports and analyses.
• Contribute to improving reporting processes and templates where possible.
• Populate the weekly business review template with the latest performance data.
• Analyze key metrics and highlight trends or anomalies.
• Draft clear, fact-based commentary explaining performance drivers.
• Track actual performance against targets or prior periods.
• Investigate and explain key variances using data and business context.
• Summarize findings for the wider Finance & Strategy and UAE Leadership team.

What You’ll Need To Thrive

Our ideal candidate will bring strong expertise in some of these areas and curiosity to grow in others:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Finance, Accounting, or related field
• Proficiency in Google Sheets or Excel, including formulas (e.g. VLOOKUP, SUMIF, COUNTIF) and pivot tables.
• Strong numerical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to analyze data, identify trends, and explain variances.
• Structured, data-driven approach to problem solving.
• Clear and concise written communication skills.
• Eagerness to learn and develop within a Finance & Strategy environment.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Team-oriented with a proactive and professional attitude.
• Internship or academic project experience in finance, business, or data analysis (preferred).

Why Join Us?

At Deliveroo, you’ll do work that matters, solving real-world problems in a three-sided marketplace that’s constantly evolving.

We’re Food Lovers, Problem Solvers, Community Builders And More, Brought Together By a Shared Drive To Make Things Better. Working Here You Can Expect To

• Solve meaningful problems at real scale
• See your impact, fast Ship, test and improve ideas quickly in a low-hierarchy, high-ownership environment.
• Grow through challenge and ownership Take on big, ambiguous problems and accelerate your career with strong support.
• A culture built for builders High standards, collaboration, flexible working and continuous learning.

Find more about how we hire here.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

At Deliveroo, we know that a great workplace reflects the world around us and that true diversity and inclusion make us stronger, more creative, and better at what we do. We’re committed to fostering an environment where everyone can do their best work and feel they belong.

We believe in equality of opportunity and welcome candidates from all backgrounds regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion, or belief.

If you have a disability or long-term health condition and need support to apply for one of our roles, or require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, you’ll have the opportunity to let us know once you’ve submitted your application. We’ll share details on how to request support so we can ensure you have a fair and equitable experience.

If you’re excited about making a real impact in a fast-moving marketplace and growing your career alongside ambitious, supportive teams, we’d love to hear from you!