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Assistant Controller

Published date more than one year ago
Posted: more than one year ago
Company Wolt
Company: Wolt
Location Helsinki
Location: Helsinki

Are you a budding Financial Controller looking to gain a firm foothold in the industry? Does being part of one of Europe’s fastest growing teams sound interesting? If so, then please read on!

Role Background
Wolt is a Finnish technology company and we’re best known for our food delivery platform. On our mobile app or website, customers can order their favorite meals from our restaurant partners, and either pick their order up or have it delivered by our courier partners. 

Just 2 years ago, Wolt operated in 4 countries and 10 cities across the Nordics. Fast forward to today, we’re in 20 countries and over 80 cities across EMEA, servicing over 4M registered users. 

Accompanied by outsourced accounting and payroll, Wolt’s centralised Finance & Legal team supports our global business activities. This includes our HQ teams in Finland and Denmark, as well as our operations team in both the existing countries in which we already operate and our expansion to new countries.

Our Finance & Legal team’s make-up is typically centred around the following traits:

  • Willing to learn – you are able to constantly develop yourself, and you adapt quickly to changing processes and environment. In this role the key factor is your attitude, the rest we will teach you.
  • Taking the initiative & execution – you are able to initiate and work independently on several tasks at the same time, manage priorities and finish what you started. 
  • Accuracy - you are meticulous and known for precise work.
  • Customer service attitude – you enjoy communicating with different people across Wolt as well as our customers and partners.
  • What you'll be doing:

  • Reporting to the Head of Accounting and Reporting, the Assistant Controller is responsible for general reporting, invoicing and processing tasks within the finance team. 

  • Key duties include:
  • Various external reporting and monthly closing procedures for our biggest entity
  • Purchase invoice handling, including review of postings and cost allocations as well as payment processing
  • Travel expense controlling
  • Corporate and IC invoicing
  • Statutory reporting and payments; Intrastat and EU sales reporting
  • Cash flow monitoring
  • Courier and merchant payments processing and issue handling
  • Various other accounting related tasks.
  • Skills & Experience Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Business/Economics or other financial degree or you will graduate soon.
  • Finnish as a mother tongue and fluent in English, both spoken and written.
  • Excellent MS Excel skills and prior knowledge about accounting software is a plus.
  • Must be eligible to work in the E.U.
  • Demonstrable experience of autonomously problem solving in a fast-paced environment.
  • Passion to become an expert in finance and controlling at Wolt and grow with us. 
  • Next Steps
    If you are excited about working in a high-growth environment, taking ownership, and being part of an extremely ambitious team, then click below to apply and get the conversation going!

    Along with a competitive salary, potential bonus, and benefits you will also be eligible for our stock option plan.

    About Wolt
    Wolt is currently active in 20 countries and more than 80 cities, servicing over 4 million customers. Our apps (iOS and Android) have the industry’s highest reviews, largely because of our customer-centric approach to how we build our products and operations. For example, our customer service team responds in a matter of seconds, in the customer’s own language. 

    We’ve raised more than €150M in financing from renowned U.S. and European based investors, such as ICONIQ Capital, 83North, EQT Ventures and Highland Europe. We've also been fortunate enough to receive some appreciation and recognition for our hard work along the way: Apple selected Wolt’s app as their Editors' Choice, Wired named the company one of the "Hottest Startups in Europe," Forbes included our CEO Miki Kuusi on its 30-under-30 in Consumer Tech list, and the Nordic Startup Awards named Wolt Company of the Year.

    We’re growing rapidly and are looking for more talented individuals to join us. If you are passionate about cutting-edge technology, great food, and making an impact in your city, then Wolt just might be for you.