Manager, External Reporting

Company Description

foodpanda is part of the Delivery Hero Group, the world’s pioneering local delivery platform, our mission is to deliver an amazing experience—fast, easy, and to your door. We operate in around 65 countries worldwide. Headquartered in Berlin, Germany. Delivery Hero has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 2017 and is part of the MDAX stock market index.

Job Description

• Identify and resolve accounting backlogs, such as aged balance-sheet items, unreconciled accounts, and unposted invoices.
• Clean and standardize data, ensuring all ledgers, accruals, and prepayments are correctly classified and aligned with IFRS and Group Reporting Policies.
• Investigate root causes of accounting backlogs (e.g. manual posting errors, improper account usage, or inconsistent application of IFRS policies).
• Review and monitor actual financial results of all regional entities, including but not limited to key financial ratios, balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement.
• Support the review and clean-up of balance sheet accounts to ensure accuracy, completeness, and proper classification under IFRS.
• Review consumer reconciliation to ensure accuracy, completeness, and timely clearing of outstanding balances.
• Assist with balance sheet review and analysis, including commentary on major movements and variances.
• Support the periodic regional review of compliance with Group Reporting Policies, identify areas of non-compliance, and provide recommendations.
• Serve as a subject-matter expert in accounting, partnering with cross-functional teams in the region on projects, initiatives, or issue resolution.
• Collaborate closely with Regional Accounting, SSC, and Group Accounting on accounting treatments, system mapping, and reclassification needs.
• Contribute to monthly, quarterly, and year-end closing activities, ensuring timely and accurate reporting deliverables.
• Handle other ad-hoc projects and tasks as assigned.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Degree in Accounting or Finance; Chartered Accountant / CPA / ACCA qualification preferred.
• 5–8 years of relevant experience in accounting, external audit, or financial reporting.
• Willingness to work as an Individual Contributor.
•  Proven experience in IFRS reporting and a solid understanding of balance sheet reconciliations.
• Experience in audit, SSC, or multinational environments (familiarity with delivery or tech-driven business models is a plus).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; able to dive deep into data and resolve issues independently.
• Proficient in Excel; working knowledge of SAP or other ERP systems is an advantage.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across regions and functions, working under tight timelines.
• Hands-on, self-driven, and proactive, with a strong sense of ownership and follow-through

Additional Information

What we offer

• A dynamic and challenging work environment.
• A company committed to developing you personally and professionally.
• A great working atmosphere with regular company and team events.
• A vibrant and international team committed to diversity and inclusion.
• Responsibility from day one in a fast growing and global company.
• Other benefits include free food, health and dental insurance, and learning and development opportunities!

foodpanda is operated by Delivery Hero Group (“DH Group”) - the world’s leading local delivery platform, operating in 70+ markets across Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa. Delivery Hero started as a food delivery service in 2011 and now employs 40,000+ people globally. Additionally, Delivery Hero is pioneering quick commerce, the next generation of e-commerce, aiming to bring groceries and household goods to customers in under one hour and often in 20 to 30 minutes. Headquartered in Berlin, Germany, Delivery Hero has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 2017 and is part of the MDAX stock market index