About Us
Ocado Group is a global technology leader reinventing retail through AI and Robotic Engineering. While our technology powers the world’s most advanced fulfilment centres, our people drive our international growth.
We are now launching a new Global Shared Service Centre in Sofia. This hub is the strategic heart of our international finance and people operations, and we are looking for leaders to contribute to building the global team from the ground up.
The Opportunity
As a Revenue Accountant, you will serve as a strategic contributor within our team, driving the Finance Operations engine to ensure delivering accurate and timely recognition of revenue in compliance with IFRS 15. You will own the revenue month-end close process, review complex customer contracts, and act as a key business partner to our Sales, Legal, and FP&A teams.
Requirements
- Timely and accurate completion of the month-end and year-end closing revenue accounting processes, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting
- Responsible for revenue accounting and reporting, including revenue recognition, revenue streams, account reconciliations, accruals, and adjustments.
- Calculate deferred and accrued revenue and post journal allocations
- Review complex high-value sales contracts and agreements to determine appropriate revenue recognition treatment
- Preparation of account and variance analysis, provide insights into financial trends affecting business operations.
- Collaborate with external auditors, preparation of various audit schedules and gathering of audit support.
- Ensure compliance with IFRS, tax regulations, and internal policies.
- Assist FP&A colleagues explaining deviations versus forecast month over month/year over year
- Seek continuous improvement and constantly challenge self to maintain the highest of standards
Essential Criteria
- Financial qualification - Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance or other relevant field
- Experience in revenue accounting role at least 3 years
- Knowledge of IFRS 15 (more precisely IFRS 15)
- An understanding of core financial processes and relevant systems
- Experience in a fast-paced similar sized environment
- Experience in delivering great customer / user experience
- Ability to set and achieve stretch goals prioritise tasks and work closely with colleagues
- Ability to complete work to a high standard whilst identifying opportunities for further improvement
- Mindset to own and drive their development plans: to improve their technical and soft skills and their understanding of the business
- Strong attention to detail; able to provide accurate and timely data/reporting
- Adaptability to change and positive mindset
- Ability to build trusted relationships
Why you should join us
Sofia is the cornerstone of our global operations. You will work in a fast-paced environment where your work directly impacts the stability and growth of our international teams. This role offers high visibility across the entire finance function. You will collaborate closely with Group Finance on technical reporting, provide critical support to Commercial Finance Partners, and maintain a broad network of internal stakeholders—including FP&A, Tax, Treasury, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable etc. to drive operational excellence.
What We Offer You:
- Hybrid office attendance policy that sees you onsite 60% of your time
- 30 days of “Work from anywhere” program
- 25 days of annual leave
- 150 EUR monthly allowance for wellbeing or flexible expenses
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave policy
- Medical plan including health & dental coverage
- Life and disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
Equal Opportunities Ocado Group is an equal opportunities employer and as such makes every effort to ensure that all potential employees are treated fairly and equally, regardless of their sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, age, or disability or union membership status.
