We are looking for an analytical and proactive Associate to join our Finance & Strategy team, focusing on the company-wide headcount planning and budgeting.

Our Finance & Strategy team is at the heart of Wolt's decision-making process, ensuring that our teams across the company have access to timely, accurate, and insightful data for decision-making. At Wolt, working with data is deeply ingrained in our culture, with every team member, including our CEO, engaging with numbers daily. We work closely with various teams across Wolt and DoorDash worldwide to ensure our operational and strategic goals are met with precision.

Reporting directly to our Manager, Finance & Strategy as a trusted partner, you'll have the chance to take part in shaping the future of our workforce, helping with providing insightful analysis and contributing to data-driven decisions to ensure operational excellence and strategic alignment.

This role places you at the intersection of finance, strategy, and operations, offering a multifaceted perspective of how Wolt operates and grows, providing substantial opportunities for personal development.

The location of the role is at Wolt HQ in Helsinki.

What you’ll be doing

• Financial Forecasting, Analysis, and Reporting: Forecasting, analyzing, and reporting on headcount and other personnel-related expenses

• Insights Communication: Sharing detailed insights and analyses with senior management and business leads through monthly reports. Providing timely and regular financial outlooks, identifying risks, and highlighting opportunities

• Budget Management: Managing annual and quarterly headcount budgets, ensuring alignment with strategic business goals and financial targets

• Enhancing Headcount Modeling: Improving the quality and accuracy of headcount models, ensuring they effectively reflect both current operational needs and future business scenarios, directly impacting strategic decision-making

• Implementation of Tools: Facilitating the adoption of our workforce planning tools by providing training, troubleshooting, and support to various teams across the company

• Process Improvements and Collaboration: Contribute to streamlining headcount planning processes and enhancing cross-functional collaboration between Talent Acquisition, People, Finance, and Business teams across Wolt and DoorDash

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or a related field (preferably with honors)

• 3+ years of experience in financial planning and analysis (preferably in the tech industry)

• Strong analytical skills and proficiency in financial modeling and analysis tools ( Excel, G-Sheets, Looker or other analytical tools)

• Prior practical experience with IBM Planning Analytics or similar tools is a plus

• Experience with headcount planning and budgeting

• Ownership mindset with focus on reliability and personal accountability 

• Capability to structure and prioritize, and meet tight deadlines

• Ability to operate in an ambiguous, fast-moving environment

• Excellent interpersonal skills with a collaborative mindset

• Propensity to learn and identify opportunities for improvement

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!