Senior Analyst, Merchant Finance & Strategy

About Wolt

At Wolt, we create technology that brings joy, simplicity and earnings to the neighborhoods of the world. In 2014 we started with delivery of restaurant food. Now we’re building the delivery of (almost) everything and you’ll find us in over 500 cities in 30 countries around the world. In 2022 we joined forces with DoorDash and together we keep on dreaming big and expanding across the globe.Working at Wolt isn’t always easy, but it’s definitely exciting. Here you’ll learn more, build more, and ship more than in most other companies. You’ll be challenged a lot, but also have a lot of fun on the way. So, if you’re a self-starter with drive and entrepreneurial spirit, this could be the ride of your life.

Our Merchant partners, such as restaurants and retail stores, are vital to Wolt’s success. Through our platform, we help them grow while offering our customers exciting new options. Today, we work with over 100,000 Merchants across 30+ countries.

To support this ecosystem, we have a Global Merchant team that collaborates with local teams to improve how we acquire, onboard, and manage Merchants while ensuring a best-in-class experience. This is where you come in.

As part of the Merchant Finance & Strategy team, your role is to support the financial and operational performance of our Merchant activities. You'll be involved in everything from annual planning to weekly performance reviews. You’ll lead business review processes and take on deep-dive projects to identify opportunities and risks across all 30+ Wolt markets spanning from Finland to Greece and from Germany to Japan.

You'll work closely with the five-member Merchant F&S team, partner with Global and Local Merchant teams, and collaborate with regional Finance & Strategy colleagues who oversee country-level P&Ls. The items we’re mainly engaged with include e.g. commissions and other Merchant fees, headcount and payroll for the local Merchant teams, advertising activities and other vendor services. 

• The Finance & Strategy (F&S) team ensures that our top management, both central and in the 30+ countries that we operate in, have timely, correct and insightful information at hand for decision making. We strive to help and challenge our stakeholders to make sure we’re optimizing all aspects of the business.
• We’re responsible for Wolt’s management reporting, P&L analysis, forecasting & planning processes and related systems. Our stakeholders vary from our investors and top executives to country and functional leadership, as well as the wider finance team that we’re an integral part of. 
• We at Wolt make decisions based on analysis and data, and thus the ability to work with numbers is part of our DNA. Most people at Wolt crunch data on a daily basis, including our CEO. In this company figures really matter, which makes your role all the more important.

• Run and develop our performance review processes for weekly and monthly cycles for the Merchant financials and operational performance
• Highlight insights from what you see in the performance and work together with the team to understand root causes for deviations
• Work on ad hoc projects to support our business counterparts in sizing up opportunities and risks in Merchant domain
• Develop our planning model that we use for making annual financial plans, tying together operational drivers with financial outputs

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related field
• 3+ years of experience in a highly analytical role like financial planning and (business) analysis
• Very strong analytical skills and proficiency in financial modeling and analysis tools (e.g. Excel, Looker, Power BI). Experience and ability to work with large amounts of data
• Good understanding of data flows, structures and databases are a must (knowledge of SQL or Python an advantage)
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present complex financial information in a clear and concise manner, in English
• Knowledge of accounting principles and financial reporting standards considered an advantage

If you're interested in this position and meet the qualifications listed above, we encourage you to apply today!

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! 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!

• Opportunity to be part of building something exceptional, in an international environment
• Lots of learning and growth in a globally scaling tech company

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

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We’re committed to growing and empowering a more inclusive community within our company, industry, and cities. That’s why we hire and cultivate diverse teams of people from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We believe that true innovation happens when everyone has room at the table and the tools, resources, and opportunity to excel.