Senior Manager, Accounting

Senior Manager, Accounting

 

Join us in our mission to transform the way people shop and eat, where impact, innovation, and growth drives everything we do. Our Finance team shapes the company's future by directing capital to high-impact investments, developing robust financial strategies, and ensuring we deliver long-term value while pursuing our ambitious mission.

 

We’re looking for a Senior Manager, Accounting to join our London team. This is a hybrid role. In this role, you’ll help us strengthen our general ledger and accounting operations functions while driving alignment with global financial processes.

 

Get to know our Finance team — what drives us, how we work, and what you can expect.

 

What You’ll Be Doing

You’ll be joining the Accounting sub-team, reporting to the International Controller. It’s an exciting time to join our rapidly growing team, where you will manage day-to-day general ledger operations, ensure robust internal controls, and partner with cross-functional leaders to keep pace within one of the fastest-growing marketplace companies.

 

Here’s what your day-to-day might look like:

 

• Manage day-to-day accounting activities to ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP, internal policies, SOX controls, and external audits.

   

• Integrate general ledger accounting operations to drive alignment with global processes across the organisation.

   

• Share ownership of the full-cycle general ledger financial close process, reviewing journal entries and account reconciliations to ensure complete and accurate financials.

   

• Drive process improvement and automation initiatives to streamline accounting operations and refine monthly, quarterly, and annual close cycles.

   

• Act as a key decision-maker in the continuous development of accounting policies, standard operating procedures, and monthly variance analysis in partnership with FP&A and Financial Reporting.

   

What You’ll Need to Thrive

 

Essential:

 

• Extensive public company accounting experience within a relevant industry, alongside proven experience managing and developing staff.

   

• Strong technical knowledge of U.S. GAAP, IFRS, PCAOB standards, and SOX internal controls.

   

• Proven track record of managing full-cycle financial close processes and maintaining robust accounting operations.

   

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, ACA/ACCACPA qualification, or equivalent professional experience.

   

Nice to Have:

 

• Experience working with financial systems such as NetSuite, Coupa, and GSuite.

   

Why Join Us?

At Deliveroo, you’ll do work that matters, solving real-world problems in a three-sided marketplace that’s constantly evolving.

We’re food lovers, problem solvers, community builders and more, brought together by a shared drive to make things better. Working here you can expect to:

 

🔧 Make a visible impact every day

Your work directly improves experiences for customers, partners and riders.

 

🌱 Learn fast in an entrepreneurial environment

Work close to the market with autonomy, pace and real responsibility.

 

🧠 Build a career, not just a role

Stretch yourself, develop new skills and grow as the business evolves.

 

🌎 Deliver together in an inclusive culture

Collaborative, values-driven teams that support how you work best.

 

We aim to create a fair process that lets your skills shine—our interview typically includes 3-4 stages. Find more about how we hire here.

 

Our Global Structure

Deliveroo is now part of DoorDash, bringing together teams with even greater reach, scale, and ambition. Depending on your role, you may collaborate with teammates, systems, and leaders across DoorDash and Wolt. Together, we’re unlocking new possibilities as one global team.

 

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

At Deliveroo, we know that a great workplace reflects the world around us and that true diversity and inclusion make us stronger, more creative, and better at what we do. We’re committed to fostering an environment where everyone can do their best work and feel they belong.

 

We believe in equality of opportunity and welcome candidates from all backgrounds regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion, or belief.

 

If you have a disability or long-term health condition and need support to apply for one of our roles, or require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, you’ll have the opportunity to let us know once you’ve submitted your application. We’ll share details on how to request support so we can ensure you have a fair and equitable experience.

 

If you’re excited about making a real impact in a fast-moving marketplace and growing your career alongside ambitious, supportive teams, we’d love to hear from you!