Senior Finance and Strategy Analyst

**About The Team**
The Finance and Strategy team's core mission is to help Deliveroo make more effective decisions. We aim to build long term company value, and we achieve this by setting company strategy, facilitating world-class execution, understanding and sharing the drivers of our business, delivering accurate financial results, all while managing risks and keeping an eye out for opportunities. Finally, it's critical that we continually foster and evolve a team culture to allow for each team member to thrive and grow.


**About The Role**
The senior FP&A Analyst will play a key role in supporting Deliveroo’s growth in Italy by driving financial planning, business analysis, and turning data into actionable insights for the local leadership team. Reporting to the FP&A Manager, you will own the forecasting process and ensure accurate reporting that supports both operational performance and strategic initiatives.


This role requires a highly analytical finance professional with an FP&A experience in fast-paced, international environments. You’ll be a trusted partner to leadership, helping shape business performance through data-driven insights and rigorous financial analysis.


**What You'll Be Doing**

- Financial Planning & Forecasting: Contribute to the financial forecasting process, working in close collaboration across all functions of the business to ensure accuracy & exhaustivity of the forecast. Support annual budgeting and long-term planning cycles, linking business initiatives to financial outcomes.
- Financial Analysis & Insights: Deliver in-depth business analysis to the Country Leadership team, leveraging financial, analytical, and strategic expertise. Monitor and explain business performance versus targets, prior year, and forecasts. Guarantee accurate P&Ls and performance metrics, and provide insights that help the leadership team drive growth and efficiency.
- Business Partnering: Collaborate across functions (Commercial, Operations, Marketing, etc.) to link financial performance with business drivers. Work with the FP&A Manager to deliver clear, concise analysis for the Italy management team and CFO.
- Operational Excellence: Build and improve tools and processes to drive efficiency in forecasting, reporting, and analysis. Ensure data integrity and timely delivery of financial reporting.
- Ad-hoc Projects: Work closely with HQ Finance & Strategy teams in execution of company wide projects and initiatives

**Requirements**

- 2-3 years of proven FP&A experience in an international, fast-paced environment, including ownership of financial models, forecasting accuracy, and variance analysis to support decision-making.
- Analytical problem-solver and critical thinker, with experience working with large data sets, strong attention to detail, and the ability to turn complex financial data into actionable insights.
- Adaptable and proactive, comfortable managing tight deadlines and multiple priorities in a fast-changing business environment.
- Solid understanding of key financial processes, including forecasting, expense tracking (purchase orders, marketing budgets), and P&L management.
- Strong communicator and collaborator, able to ask the right questions, interpret information effectively, and build relationships with cross-functional teams (Marketing, Finance, Operations) and senior management.
- Fluent in Italian & English, with proven ability to present findings (revenues, costs, opex drivers) clearly and concisely to diverse stakeholders, both in writing and orally.
- Advanced Excel and/or G-Suite skills, with hands-on experience in reporting automation, financial modeling, and leveraging data analysis tools to improve forecasting accuracy.

**Why Deliveroo**
Our mission is to transform the way you shop and eat, bringing the neighbourhood to your door by connecting consumers, restaurants, shops and riders. We are transforming the way the world eats and shops by making access to food and products more convenient and enjoyable. We give people the opportunity to buy what they want, as they want it, when and where they want it.


We are a technology-driven company at the forefront of the most rapidly expanding industry in the world. We are still a small team, making a very large impact, looking to answer some of the most interesting questions out there. We move fast, value autonomy and ownership, and we are always looking for new ideas.


**Workplace & Benefits**
At Deliveroo we know that people are the heart of the business and we prioritise their welfare. Benefits differ by country, but we offer many benefits in areas including healthcare, well-being, parental leave, pensions, and generous annual leave allowances, including time off to support a charitable cause of your choice. Benefits are country-specific, please ask your recruiter for more information.


**Diversity**
At Deliveroo, we believe a great workplace is one that represents the world we live in and how beautifully diverse it can be. That means we have no judgement when it comes to any one of the things that make you who you are - your gender, race, sexuality, religion or a secret aversion to coriander. All you need is a passion for (most) food and a desire to be part of one of the fastest-growing businesses in a rapidly growing industry.


We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion in all aspects of our hiring process. We recognise that some candidates may require adjustments to apply for a position or fairly participate in the interview process. If you require any adjustments, please don't hesitate to let us know. We will make every effort to provide the necessary adjustments to ensure you have an equitable opportunity to succeed.