Group Financial Controller, 12 month FTC

Deliveroo; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology-driven company in London is seeking a Group Financial Controller to oversee financial reporting and controls. The successful candidate will manage a team of accountants and ensure the integrity of financial data. Key requirements include ACA, ACCA, or CA qualification and strong leadership skills. The role promises to make significant contributions to our fast-paced environment and offers a competitive salary with various benefits including healthcare and parental leave.

Benefits

Healthcare benefits

Generous annual leave

Parental leave

Qualifications

• Must be ACA, ACCA, or CA qualified.
• Proven experience running a highly efficient month-end process.
• Excellent technical accounting experience.

Responsibilities

• Own the entire monthly financial reporting cycle.
• Lead the design and implementation of financial reporting controls.
• Manage the group audit process to meet statutory deadlines.

Skills

Technical accounting expertise

Leadership skills

Strong communication skills

Problem-solving abilities

Education

ACA, ACCA, or CA qualification

Tools

NetSuite

Financial reporting systems

Job description

Deliveroo is a technology‑driven company at the forefront of the fastest‑growing industry in the world. Our mission is to transform the way people shop and eat by bringing the neighbourhood to their door. We are a small team making a very large impact, and we move fast, value autonomy, and are always looking for new ideas.

Group Financial Controller Overview

The Group Financial Controller is a key leadership role within the accounting and financial reporting team, reporting directly to the Finance Director. As a key member of the senior finance team, you will manage a team of approximately 20 accountants across four teams. In this critical "gearbox" role, you will be the central mechanism that ensures the team delivers its collective reporting, controls, and analysis obligations. You'll drive key partnerships across the business to ensure alignment and efficiency, with a core focus on driving accuracy and control of numbers to ensure the integrity of our financial data.

Responsibilities

• Financial Reporting & Control: Own the entire monthly financial reporting cycle, from full consolidation through to preparing comprehensive reports for the CFO and other senior finance stakeholders. Enhance and prepare the monthly consolidated reporting pack, including the consolidated P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow.
• Reporting Insights: Work closely with the analytics, engineering, and data science teams to generate automated and insightful reporting from our MI tools, optimising data usage and analysis to provide deeper business understanding.
• Financial Controls & Compliance: Lead the design and implementation of global financial reporting controls. Communicate with internal audit on the testing plan and monitor the effectiveness of controls. Prepare for a potential future rollout of SOX‑related controls for financial reporting.
• Process & Systems Improvement: Drive utilisation of NetSuite, lead future automation projects to reduce inefficiency. Support the financial foundations improvement programme, accelerating month‑end close, improving balance sheet reconciliations and review, and supporting intercompany improvements. Lead the NetSuite chart of accounts, designing a change process to improve system‑generated insight.
• Strategic Partnerships: Partner with critical stakeholder groups, including Tax, Financial Operations, FP&A, and potential parent company finance teams, to ensure seamless collaboration and shared goals.
• Audit & External Reporting: Lead the group audit process to meet statutory reporting and filing deadlines. Prepare and review financial statements and manage all external reporting commitments.
• Accounting Policy: Keep the accounting policy manual up‑to‑date with new accounting standards and practices, analysing their impact on the business and making necessary adjustments.
• Deputise for the Group FD: Act as a deputy for the Group Finance Director as required, providing leadership and support on key initiatives and daily operations.

Requirements

• Must be ACA, ACCA, or CA qualified.
• Proven experience running a highly efficient month‑end process.
• Excellent technical accounting experience and strong familiarity with financial systems.
• Proactive, resilient leader with the ability to cut through complexity, drive decision‑making, and identify solutions.
• High emotional intelligence (EQ) and a track record of driving improvements to processes, systems, and people.
• Clear and articulate communicator with the ability to flex style within a fast‑growing and complex organisation.
• Experience scaling and stabilising a reporting function in a fast‑paced environment.

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. Deliveroo offers many benefits in areas including healthcare, well‑being, parental leave, pensions, and generous annual leave allowances.

Workplace & Benefits

At Deliveroo we know that people are the heart of the business and we prioritise their welfare. Benefits differ 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. 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. We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion in all aspects of our hiring process, recognising that some candidates may require adjustments to apply for a position or fairly participate in the interview process. If you require any adjustments, please let us know and we will make every effort to provide the necessary adjustments to ensure you have an equitable opportunity to succeed.