Are you a senior finance and accounting professional, with a real passion for delivering exceptional service in a collaborative team? Does a Regional Country Controller role in a global tech organization sound like your ideal next opportunity? If so, then please read on
Regional controller at Wolt is responsible for (to mention few) managing and developing a team of senior financial controllers located in countries where Wolt is present, ensuring smooth financial operations in the region, being responsible for possible financial system implementation projects together with other relevant stakeholders.
The role is reporting to Wolt HQ Head of Record to Report.
Responsibilities & Duties
Manage all aspects of financial reporting aspects in the region maintaining strong oversight of the financial transactions and the compliance matters in the region
Ensure IFRS application (where applicable) in the region
Develop, implement and maintain internal controls together with internal controls team
Development of local accounting, reporting processes and local internal controls.
Lead local financial system enhancement projects when applicable
Oversee the local audit engagements together with the country controllers; statutory audits, tax audits or any related audit that may be required in the country.
Initiate, participate and implement process improvement initiatives
Lead and develop a team of professional Country Controllers (approx 6-7 FTE depending on the region)
Our humble expectations
Extensive experience with local statutory accounting- and tax compliance
Solid background in relevant bookkeeping or accounting roles and previous experience from a multinational company
Leadership experience preferred
Masters degree in accounting or CPA / ACCA
Experience with IFRS (and / or US GAAP) reporting in a multinational environment
Excellent verbal, written communication skills
Prior experience in NetSuite and / or 1C is an advantage
Fluent in English & Russian, both spoken and written. Other languages (European, Georgian, Kazakh, Azerbaijani) is a plus
Location is flexible (Georgia or Azerbaijani)
Hybrid work possible (flexible work model that supports a blend of in-office and remote work)
Next Steps
If you are creative, like moving fast, and thrive in a dynamic environment where you get to be proactive and figure out what to do (rather than wait to be told) – then apply today.
What You’ll Get By Joining Us
Opportunity to be part of building something exceptional, in an international environment
Lots of learning and growth in a globally scaling tech company
Competitive salary + long term incentive plan available
About Wolt
Wolt is a technology company that makes it incredibly easy to discover and get the best restaurants, grocery stores and other local shops delivered to your home or office. Since launching 7 years ago, Wolt has expanded from a restaurant food delivery platform in the Nordics to a leading player in the delivery of everything across EMEA. Wolt works together with tens of thousands of restaurant and retail partners, as well as with over a hundred thousand courier partners across 25 countries and 250+ cities. In November 2021 Wolt and DoorDash announced they are joining forces, and the transaction is expected to close in H1 2022. We continue to expand rapidly and are looking for more talented individuals to join us.
Wolt not only offers great apps to customers and partners, but is also developing a broad range of technologies and solutions. 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 minutes, in the customer’s own language.
So, why work at Wolt?
At Wolt, We’re About Getting Things Done.
You’ll probably enjoy it here if you like taking ownership, developing yourself and being around friendly, humble and ambitious people.
We work hard to make cities into better places, and it’s pretty cool seeing us grow every week. If you’re passionate about building things that just… work, Wolt might be for you.
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
We want to have all sorts of people in our team – people like you and me, and people different from you and me. To be able to work with diverse teammates – when it comes to gender, age, ethnicity, life background, sexual orientation, political views, religion, or any other personal trait – we consciously aim to offer equal opportunity for everyone to work with us. This is because we believe diverse teams make the most thought-through decisions and build things in the most inclusive way.