Finance and Strategy Associate

Deliveroo; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food delivery service located in London is seeking an experienced finance professional to oversee financial performance planning and reporting for a new business unit. This role will involve managing P&L reporting, engaging with various stakeholders, and providing high-quality analysis to enhance decision-making processes. Candidates should be qualified accountants with strong analytical skills and experience in dynamic growth environments. Benefits include healthcare, generous leave, and a focus on diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

Healthcare benefits

Generous annual leave

Parental leave

Qualifications

• Experience influencing senior stakeholders.
• Experience in an analytical, strategic or commercial role.
• Proven analytical achievements and confidence with numbers.

Responsibilities

• Business partnering with stakeholders to drive decisions.
• Managing P&L reporting for weekly/monthly reviews.
• Providing high-quality analysis to support decision-making.

Skills

Clear confident communicator

Advanced GSheet/Excel skills

Complex financial modelling experience

Analytical mindset

Team player

Education

Qualified Accountant (CIMA / ACCA / ACA)

Job description

The Team

The Finance and Strategy team's core mission is to help Deliveroo make more informed decisions. As the scale and complexity of Deliveroo grows every day, we need dynamic, entrepreneurial, analytical thinkers to support in optimising decision making and driving profitable growth. We aim to build long term company value, and we achieve this by setting company strategy, facilitating world-class execution, understanding the drivers of our business, delivering accurate financial results, all while managing risks and keeping an eye out for opportunities. This is a perfect opportunity to become part of a team responsible for driving the strategic direction of the business.

The Role

You will be responsible for the planning and reporting on the financial performance for Deliveroo Hop. This role is perfect for someone who enjoys building and setting up the financial capabilities for a new and pioneering business unit and who can closely work with a wide range of stakeholders from site operators to senior management. You will work in London, with at least 3 days a week to be worked from the office. This role is based in London, UK, with at least 3 days a week to be worked from the office.

What you'll do

• Business Partnering with a variety of stakeholders
• Playing a critical role in the Annual Planning/budgeting process for a strategic business function within Deliveroo
• Tracking against the annual plan identifying any risk and opportunities to the plan
• Supporting the various stakeholders within the function by working with them through the development of and tracking of new initiatives (e.g. new business cases)
• Management of P&L reporting and commentary into weekly / monthly business reviews
• Understanding and influencing the underlying performance drivers to help drive the top and bottom line
• Providing proactive, insightful, high quality analysis and thought leadership to support decision making in the context of wider business implications
• Translating actions and initiatives into targets and long-range plans for the business

Requirements

• Clear confident communicator, with experience influencing senior stakeholders
• Experience in an analytical, strategic or commercial role
• Qualified Accountant (CIMA / ACCA / ACA)
• Advanced GSheet/Excel skills
• Complex financial modelling experience
• Can demonstrate strong analytical achievements and confidence with numbers
• Team player able to work with tact, humility and patience
• A pragmatic, commercial mindset, comfortable with ambiguity
• Strong motivation with the ability to work quickly and accurately in tight deadlines
• Experience in working in a dynamic high-growth company

Why Deliveroo

Our mission is to transform the way you shop and eat, bringing the neighbourhood to your door by connecting consumers, restaurants, shops and riders. We are transforming the way the world eats and shops by making access to food and products more convenient and enjoyable. We give people the opportunity to buy what they want, as they want it, when and where they want it.

We are a technology-driven company at the forefront of the most rapidly expanding industry in the world. We are still a small team, making a very large impact, looking to answer some of the most interesting questions out there. We move fast, value autonomy and ownership, and we are always looking for new ideas.

Workplace & Benefits

At Deliveroo we know that people are the heart of the business and we prioritise their welfare. Benefits by country, but we offer many benefits in areas including healthcare, well-being, parental leave, pensions, and generous annual leave allowances, including time off to support a charitable cause of your choice. Benefits are country-specific, please ask your recruiter for more information.

Diversity

At Deliveroo, we believe a great workplace is one that represents the world we live in and how beautifully diverse it can be. That means we have no judgement when it comes to any one of the things that make you who you are - your gender, race, sexuality, religion or a secret aversion to coriander. All you need is a passion for (most) food and a desire to be part of one of the fastest-growing businesses in a rapidly growing industry.

We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion in all aspects of our hiring process. We recognise that some candidates may require adjustments to apply for a position or fairly participate in the interview process. If you require any adjustments, please don't hesitate to let us know. We will make every effort to provide the necessary adjustments to ensure you have an equitable opportunity to succeed.