Marley Spoon is committed to bringing delightful, market-fresh, and easy cooking back to the people while building a sustainable supply chain for a waste-free world. Our renowned chefs create inspiring and mouth-watering recipes every week, our customers select what they would like to cook, and we deliver the recipes with all the ingredients they need. We are a growing business across three continents, in seven countries and with >1,500 employees. We are using technology to re-invent the global food supply chain to reduce unethical food waste. In order to achieve this, we are solving challenging problems in taste profiling, behaviour prediction and real-time logistics. However, one thing remains simple: Marley Spoon exists because we love cooking, and we love eating!
The Finance team at Marley Spoon is always looking to bring in exceptional talent to provide business partnership and best-in-class analysis and reporting. Our aim is to help the company make the right, fact-based decisions with data integrity to move the business forward. As part of this effort, we are now looking for a strong and experienced Senior Group Accountant.
What you will do:
- Manage and oversee the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial consolidation process to ensure timely and accurate reporting, working in partnership with the local/central finance teams.
- Help prepare, analyze and release the interim and audited quarterly and annual financial statements in accordance with IFRS standards.
- Support the external quarterly results reporting process, including owning the financial accuracy of all published documents and data validation.
- Carry out analysis of financial results as part of the monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting periods of the subsidiaries and the Group Company.
- Provide accounting guidance to all our subsidiaries with regards to IFRS and ensure the entities are providing accurate and quality reporting.
- Draft accounting memos in support of the accounting guidance as required as part of the audit process.
- Oversee the internal control processes and document our key processes to ensure robust processes are in place that follow best practice.
- Liaise with external auditors and tax advisers, facilitating reviews and audits and ensuring timely and accurate completion of requests.
- Deliver the necessary Group reporting and support in local GAAP statutory filings in Europe (German, Dutch, Lux and UK GAAP).
- Assist in the development and documentation of the Company’s (tax) transfer pricing strategies in accordance with tax frameworks and the requirements of corporate management.
- Liaise with the ERP team to improve the efficiency of our reporting environment in Navision.
- Own the reporting from our reporting tool, Lucanet and provide support to team members.
- Oversee relationships with banking partners and manage administrative aspects of the Company’s bank accounts and treasury management system.
Requirements
- At least five years of professional experience in the field of reporting, auditing and group accounting preferably in a fast-growing “scale up” environment.
- Strong knowledge of statutory consolidation and accounting under IFRS.
- Bachelors or Master’s degree in Finance/Accounting required, professional accounting accreditation highly desirable (CPA, ACCA, Wirtschaftsprüfer(in)/Steuerberater(in), or equivalent).
- Ability to thrive autonomously in a fast-paced and dynamic environment where change is constant.
- Good oral and written communication skills with the ability to deliver clear and concise guidance and instructions to subsidiaries.
- Strong analytical skills and an eye for detail while being able to take a step back and understand the bigger picture.
- Ability to collaborate across all levels of the organization, including individuals outside of the finance function, across multiple time zones.
- Experience with a Global ERP system, in particular, Navision desirable as well as Lucanet Consolidation Tool.
- Experience in transfer pricing arrangements and documentation preferred.
- Experience in consumer products/manufacturing environments preferred.
- Fluent in English required, German language skills a plus.
Benefits
- The opportunity to actively shape the vision and direction of Accounting and Reporting at Marley Spoon as well as the overall finance function.
- Joining an international and diverse team of high-achieving and fun colleagues.
- Helping grow an organization committed to solving everyday problems in a sustainable way.
- Fun team events and a flat organization structure.
- Discounted meal kits delivered home for you to try!
- Delicious food occasionally delivered from the test-kitchen (location dependent).
