Business Controller, Booking.com
FinTech & BHFS
Leading travel accommodation and experiences marketplace
Job no longer available
Leading travel accommodation and experiences marketplace
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
1001+ employees
Company mission
To shape the future of travel through cutting edge technology, to make it easier for everyone to enjoy amazing experiences wherever they go.
Role
Who you are
- This role requires a dynamic and proactive person with strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or other related field
- Additional professional certification (CPA/RC/CIMA/CMA) or studying is a plus
- 5+ years of relevant (business control) experience
- Medium-to-advanced knowledge of Excel
- Project cost controlling experience
- Financial modeling and analytical skills
- Ability to listen, work with and proactively advise business partners - stakeholder management
- Sees the headlines whilst having attention for the details
- Ability to be a reliable, hands-on deliverer of quality results
- Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal) in English
- 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
- Organized, proactive and results oriented
- Flexible mindset
What the job involves
- In this role you will be part of a dynamic, international and fast-paced team, working in the scope of the Fintech department
- You will lead the financial planning and control cycle activities for your area(s), whereby there is a clear emphasis on bridging innovative business strategies into solid financial plans
- On the basis of detailed business analysis you proactively take the lead in advising stakeholders on their departments’ financial performance, expenses, FTE growth and other relevant KPIs
- Ad-hoc analyses and business cases are part of the scope whenever there is a need from the business
- You will also work on enhancing ways of working within our team
- Think about standardizing processes, automating financial reporting, or strengthening planning & control processes with other departments like Accounting or Procurement
- Lastly, you will also work on Booking.com broad cost optimization projects
- You will be involved in all stages of these projects, from development to execution, in close cooperation with other Business Controllers, the Business, and relevant teams outside of FP&A
- Due to the rapid and continuous growth 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 position is based in our headquarters in Amsterdam and will report to the Manager FP&A Business Control FinTech & BHFS
- Drive both the short and long-term business planning process to create solid financial plans for key corporate function departments
- Work with accounting and business teams on month-end close to accurately report business results and provide insightful explanatory commentary
- Provide reporting in an insightful and actionable way to the departmental leadership, including business performance presentations for all close and planning cycles
- Proactively deliver intelligence based on data and support and advise your business partners on identified opportunities
- Program Budget planning and variance analysis for relevant stakeholders
- Project cost control, analysis and reporting on all big initiatives in FinTech & BHFS
- Planning, tracking, analysing and reporting on Capex & Capitalized IDS on a project base
- Perform ad-hoc analysis, scenarios and benchmarking as needed and contribute to new business/expansion/cost control projects and process improvement as and when business requires
- Continuously seek ways to simplify and enhance our planning and control processes
- Identify what drives (financial) success for the different sub departments and develop measures for these drivers
Our take
Booking.com has established itself as a leading digital travel company. The company reaps the benefits of its status in the market and is currently in a stronger position than its up-and-coming competitors such as Expedia, Trivago and Trip.com. Airbnb represents the sharing economy and acts as a disruptive force in this market but still has ways to go to compete with Booking.com.
In recent years, there has been considerable growth in the number of travellers wishing to travel more sustainably. And Booking.com is well positioned to attract these consumers, having introduced a Travel Sustainable badge on their platform which over 100,000 properties have achieved for their sustainability efforts.
The company was originally founded with a core focus on hotels, and the platform now offers more than 31M accommodation listings. It has also expanded into different services, including flights, car rentals, and attractions.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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Company benefits
- Health insurance
- Free access to Headspace for you and your loved ones
- Global Employee Assistance Program
- Meditation and Breastfeeding rooms at the office
- Booking Cares - 2 days per year to volunteer and learn
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Pension plan
- Annual paid time off
- Parental leave - 22 weeks
- Grandparent leave - 10 days
- Care leave - 10 days
- Bereavement leave - up to 4 weeks
- Anniversary leave
- Working from Home Furniture and Ergonomic Support
- Working from Abroad - up to 20 days per year
- Discounts & Wallet credits to spend on our products
- Upgrade to Booking.com Genius Level 3
- Friends & Family Booking.com discount vouchers
- Free access to online learning platforms
- Development and mentorship programs to support career growth
- Access to trainings and workshops
- Team development opportunities
- Local discount programs
- Game rooms in offices
- On-site meals, coffee and snacks including vegan options
Company HQ
Nieuwmarkt en Lastage, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Leadership
Glenn Fogel
(CEO)Previously Vice President at Morgan Stanley. They joined Booking Holdings in 2000 and have held several high profile and executive positions since. They are currently the President and CEO
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