In thisyou will be part of a dynamic, international and fast-paced team, working in the scope of the entire commercial organisation (all BUs and all Verticals). This position is based in our headquarters in Amsterdam and will report to the Senior Manager of FP&A, Commercial Programs & Excellence.
This position offers the opportunity to drive financial decision making within Booking.com. You will be required to provide strong financial and analytical support to your business unit (BU) or department’s stakeholders. You will have to bridge what the data tell you and how that could help decision-making on a wide array of topics. You will be supporting the planning and forecasting cycles for both financial and operational business metrics. This includes revenues, expenses and other important KPIs; it also includes non-financial metrics and driver metrics of performance. You will also be involved in reporting versus budget and forecast and support on ad-hoc analyses whenever there is a need from the business.
Moreover, as a Lead Financial Analyst. You will be actively contributing to wider team-excellence, and likely asked to lead and contribute to transformation and innovation initiatives across the whole of FP&A.
Due to the continuous evolution of the organization, the tasks and duties of this role will evolve over time. You will be keen to develop and grow within the role and challenge yourself to take on additional projects and responsibilities as they present themselves. This role requires a dynamic and proactive person with strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
Key Job Responsibilities and Duties:
Support with forecasting, variance analysis and reporting of financial performance;
Contribute to robust, scalable and insightful reporting of the business unit or department’s key metrics;
Proactively deliver intelligence based on data to support and advise the FP&A team and/or business partners whenever necessary;
Provide analytical support and contribute to strategic decision making;
Continuously seek ways to improve and optimize the existing reporting to fit with evolving requests from senior management;
Perform ad-hoc analysis, scenarios and benchmarking as needed.
Qualifications & Skills:
Bachelor’s degree in Business/Finance or other related field (preferred);
8+ years’ experience in a similar role;
Strong financial modeling and analytical skills;
High attention to detail and ability to connect the dots and reconcile multiple data sources;
Strong communication skills and ability to present to different audiences;
Self-driven mentality, proactively seeking to find solutions to problems and providing the best analytics possible to key decision makers
Advanced knowledge of Excel;
Experience with SQL, data mining, Microsoft VBA and reporting tools;
Ability to understand, work with and proactively advise business partners;
Sees the headlines or big picture whilst having attention for the details;
Strong team-working skills with ability to work independently;
Comfortable working in cross-functional teams and working in an unstructured environment;
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple competing priorities simultaneously and drive projects to completion.
Booking.com’s Total Rewards Philosophy is not only about compensation but also about benefits. We offer a competitive , as well unique-to-Booking.com benefits which include:
Annual paid time off and generous paid leave scheme including: parent, grandparent, bereavement, and care leave
Hybrid working including flexible working arrangements, and up to 20 days per year working from abroad (home country)
Industry leading product discounts - up to 1400 per year - for yourself, including automatic Genius Level 3 status and Booking.com wallet credit
Application Process:
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Detailed instructions on post-application requirements including any required application materials, deadlines, portfolios, coding challenges, or other assessments as defined by BU or department.
If your application is successful, your personal data may be used for a pre-employment screening check by a third party as permitted by applicable law. Depending on the vacancy and applicable law, a pre-employment screening may include employment history, education and other information (such as media information) that may be necessary for determining your qualifications and suitability for the position.
