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 23 countries and 250+ cities. In November 2020 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.

Join us today to build Wolt together.

Are you an experienced finance professional, with a real passion for delivering exceptional service in a collaborative team? Does a Country Controller role in a global tech organisation sound like your ideal next opportunity? If so, then please read on!

Role Background

Wolt is a Finnish technology company and we’re best known for our food delivery platform. We’ve grown significantly in the last years, expanding our operations from just four countries across the Nordics, to 23 countries across Europe and Asia today.

Our Finance team has played a key role in this journey - supporting our global operations from their central Helsinki hub has been no easy feat, but this group of dedicated and motivated professionals have made it seem effortless!

As we continue to scale, we’re now looking for an experienced Country Controller to help us focus on our local accounting efforts in Sweden and Norway. You can be located in Helsinki, Stockholm or Oslo and will work together with the local teams in Sweden and Norway. You will report to the Accounting Lead in Helsinki and work directly with the centralized Finance team. The Country Controller is responsible for local compliance and reporting and the role will also include setting up the scalable accounting processes, while assisting the local teams with accounting related enquiries, such as payment follow-ups, explanations of reports provided to restaurant partners etc.

What makes the Finance team so special is our ‘service first’ approach to the job - we enjoy creating strong communication loops with the wider business, so that bottlenecks are minimized and that things get done quickly and efficiently.

Everybody is accountable for their own workload and takes pride in being meticulous and precise. We also enjoy learning and developing as we go - it’s important that you share this approach! :)

What you'll be doing

• Manage all aspects of Wolt Sweden and Norway accounting; accurate and timely monthly reporting, annual financial statements and other statutory reporting required in the countries
• Responsible for creating fully reconciled financial position in Wolt Sweden and Norway
• Lead the delivery of local and global finance initiatives, financial process implementation and ensuring the compliance on global policies 
• Maintain and strengthen the key internal and external relationships including local auditors, authorities and senior management both locally and internationally
• Close cooperation with other local teams in order to ensure local financial matters are supported
• Primary point of contact with Finance dept in HQ

• Extensive experience with local statutory accounting- and tax compliance.
• Solid background in relevant bookkeeping or accounting roles, preferably from a multinational company.
• Masters degree in accounting or CPA / ACCA, or equivalent experience.
• Experience with IFRS is an advantage.
• Demonstrable experience of autonomous problem-solving in a fast-paced environment.
• Comfortable in undertaking both hands-on daily tasks as well as impacting bigger picture projects and roadmaps.
• Excellent MS Excel skills.
• Prior experience in NetSuite is an advantage.
• Fluent in local language and English, both spoken and written.
• Must be able to be based in Helsinki, Stockholm or Oslo.

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 and benefits, you will also be eligible for our stock option plan.

In this position you will be working in our Finance team and prior to the signing of the final employment agreement Wolt may carry out a credit reference and / or security clearance check for this role.

You will fit into a truly diverse team across 23 countries - what really matters to us is a caring and welcoming environment where we embrace uniqueness and celebrate diversity. Experience a company culture where we work on eye level, decisions are made quickly and knowledge sharing, as well as mentoring, is on our daily agenda.

If you have any further questions about the position, you can turn to:

Katariina Komi, Talent Acquisition Partner - [email protected]

Please note that we do not accept applications sent by mail. You should submit your application through our careers website!