Senior Financial Controller

Just Eat Takeaway.com; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Just Eat Takeaway.com is seeking a Senior Financial Controller for UK & Ireland to lead critical controllership within Group Finance. You will manage audits, ensure regulatory compliance, certify monthly P&L and balance sheet, and mitigate financial risk across UK&I, collaborating with senior stakeholders to drive impact.

You will oversee reporting quality, drive process improvements, and champion automation and AI-enabled solutions to streamline financial reporting and compliance across the

Qualifications

• IFRS/GAAP knowledge and audit standards are essential.
• Experience in audit or controllership in a large listed multinational or Big 4.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Finance, Accounting or Economics; professional qualifications are a plus.
• Strong stakeholder management and collaboration across functions.
• Technical expertise in financial modelling and consolidation tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead controllership for the UK & Ireland trading segment within Group Finance.
• Coordinate audits, prepare position papers and manage external auditors.
• Ensure compliance with IFRS and local GAAP; drive reporting standards.
• Oversee UK&I results and review GFO output for reliability.
• Collaborate with Tax, Treasury, FP&A and other teams; ensure clear communication.
• Perform analyses on financial data to support Month-End Close.
• Implement automation and AI-driven solutions for reporting and compliance.

Skills

IFRS/GAAP knowledge

Audit standards

Stakeholder management

Financial modelling

Consolidation tools

Automation/AI in finance

Effective communication

Proactive/work under pressure

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Finance/Accounting/Economics

Professional qualifications (ACA/ACCA/CIMA/RA)

Tools

Consolidation tools

Job description

Ready for a challenge? 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 Role

As our Senior Financial Controller UK & Ireland, you will lead critical controllership for our UK & Ireland trading segment within Group Finance. You'll deliver excellence by leading our Audit process, ensuring financial regulatory compliance, certifying the monthly P&L and Balance Sheet while navigating complex compliance and tax regulations. You will care for our business by mitigating financial risk and improving processes. This role requires a customer-centric approach as you collaborate with senior stakeholders across UK Commercial Finance and Global Finance Operations to deliver impact.

These are some of the key components to the position:

• Drive financial controllership for the UK & Ireland, aiming high to ensure the integrity and quality of all reporting deliverables.
• Lead as the primary audit coordinator, preparing position papers and managing relationships with external auditors.
• Ensure ongoing compliance with Group Accounting Manual (IFRS) and local GAAP, driving excellence in reporting standards.
• Deliver excellence by overseeing UK&I results and reviewing Global Finance Operations (GFO) output for reliability.
• Collaborate across UK Commercial Finance, Group Control, GFO, FP&A, Tax, and Treasury, acting as a vital communication channel to help one another succeed.
• Raise the bar by performing critical analyses on financial data to ensure an efficient and accurate Month-End Close.
• Simplify complex processes by implementing automation and AI‑driven solutions for financial reporting and compliance.

What will you bring to the team?

• Deep understanding of IFRS, GAAP, and audit standards with a commitment to achieving goals.
• Experience in audit or controllership within a large listed multinational or Big 4 environment.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Economics; professional qualifications (ACA/ACCA/CIMA/RA) are a strong asset.
• Develop an understanding of internal and external partners through expert stakeholder management and collaboration.
• Technical expertise in financial modelling and consolidation tools to aim higher and drive excellence.
• Act responsibly by maintaining a helicopter view of finance processes to anticipate accounting and tax implications.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• A proactive, well‑organised approach and the ability to stay committed to goals under pressure.
• Proficiency in leveraging technology and AI to simplify complex processes and move fast.

At JET, this is how we play 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 & Belonging No 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.

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