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.

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 25 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 a GL Accountant.

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.

In the Wolt Finance team we take accountability for our own projects and take 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

• Processing of primary accounting documents and data input in ERP system 
• Ensuring that the primary accounting documents are accurate and complete
• Implementing and ensuring group accounting policies and principles are followed
• Balance sheet reconciliations
• Month end closing activities for defined entities
• Assisting in financial statements preparations
• Assisting different stakeholders with accounting related questions
• Assisting with audit requests
• Preparation of various regulatory reporting
• Proper archiving of the accounting documents
• Inter-company related tasks 
   

Our humble expectations

• 2+ years of previous relevant experience
• Previous knowledge of accounting and IFRS
• Understanding of accounting processes
• Good analytical skills
• Certification of Boki 2 or Boki 1 preferred or relevant certification
• Prior experience in NetSuite and SAP is a plus
• Comfortable using English as a working language
• Knowledge of Japanese language (certification of N2 level)
• Knowledge of Japanese Accounting and Taxation and other local rules 
• Knowledge of preparing Japanese Tax returns and Financial Statements 
   

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.

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.

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

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

Shimi Arai, 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!