FP&A Business Controller (For independent contractors)

Move beyond compiling data and help tell the story behind the numbers. This position offers the opportunity to drive financial decision making within Booking.com.

In this role you will be part of a dynamic, international and fast-paced team, working in the scope of the People and Real Estate 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 role requires a dynamic and proactive person with strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills. This position is based in our headquarters in Amsterdam and will report to the Director of Business Control within the Financial Analysis & Planning department.

Responsibilities

• 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;

  
  
  

• 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.

Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or other related field;

  
  
  

• Additional professional certification (CPA/RC/CIMA/CMA) or studying is a plus;

  
  
  

• 3+ years of relevant (business control) experience;

  
  
  

• Medium-to-advanced knowledge of Excel;

  
  
  

• Financial modeling and analytical skills;

  
  
  

• Ability to listen, work with and proactively advise business partners;

  
  
  

• 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.