Finance & Strategy Associate

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 Finance and Strategy Associate to join our London team. In this role, you’ll provide analytical driven insight to support decision-makers and model strategic initiatives to lead the long-term growth of the business.

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

You’ll be joining the Finance & Strategy (F&S) team. Reporting to the FP&A Manager, you will act a key business partner to our central functions including Finance & Legal responsible for cost management across both People & Non-People costs.

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

• Strategic Business Partnering: Act as a key advisor to stakeholders up to VP level, providing proactive, high-quality analysis to influence the top and bottom line.

• Planning & Budgeting: Play a lead role in the Annual Planning process for a strategic department, translating initiatives into robust targets and long-range plans.

• Performance Management: Manage monthly P&L reporting and commentary for business reviews, identifying risks and opportunities against the annual plan.

• Insight Generation: Use advanced modelling to understand underlying performance drivers and provide the "why" behind the numbers to senior management.

• Proven Analytical Impact: Significant experience in an analytical, strategic, or commercial role (such as investment banking, consulting, or a high-growth tech environment).

• Senior Stakeholder Management: Proven ability to influence senior leaders and present complex financial data with confidence and clarity.

• Advanced Financial Modelling: Strong expertise in building complex models in GSheet or Excel to solve difficult, unstructured problems.

• Financial Qualification: Qualified Accountant (CIMA / ACCA / ACA) and/or an MBA.

• Commercial Acumen: A strong understanding of P&L drivers and the ability to translate business actions into financial outcomes.

Nice to Have:

• Experience working within a dynamic, three-sided marketplace.

• Previous experience in a "Business Partnering" specific capacity.

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.

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.

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!