Junior Financial Analyst
At Booking.com, our mission is to make it easier for everyone to experience the world. And while that world might feel a little farther away right now, we’re busy preparing for when the world is ready to travel once more. With strategic long-term investments into what we believe the future of travel can be, we are opening career opportunities that will have a strong impact on our mission.
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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.We are currently looking for an entrepreneurial Junior Financial Analyst to be part of the dynamic and fast-paced Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) team. In this role you will report directly to a Senior Global Staff Controller of the Workforce Management Unit FP&A team. You will be based out of our recently opened Amsterdam Campus.
You will work closely with various stakeholders responsible for Booking.com staffing where you serve as the point of contact for workforce related financials. You will be required to provide advisory and consulting input towards your main business partners. You will have to act as a bridge between (financial) data and decision making on a wide array of topics.
You will be responsible for forecasting, analyzing and reporting the performance of the Global workforce costs of Booking.com. You will also be involved in reporting and explaining variances versus budget and forecast. Ad-hoc analyses are part of the scope whenever there is a need from the business.
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.
As Junior Financial Analyst you will be responsible for
- Assist with business planning, financial forecasting, and variance analysis;
- Contribute to robust, scalable and insightful reporting of key metrics;
- Continuously seek ways to improve existing processes and reporting to fit with evolving requests from senior management;
- Work with accounting and business teams on month-end close to accurately report results including explanatory comments;
- Proactively deliver intelligence based on data and support and advise the business partners whenever there is an opportunity;
- Communicate proactively to help stakeholders understand market/business trends;
- 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.
As Junior Financial Analyst you will have:
- Bachelor’ degree in Business, Finance, or other related field;
- 1-3 years’ experience in a similar role;
- Medium to advanced knowledge of Excel;
- Excellent communication skills;
- Financial modeling and analytical skills;
- Knowledge of SQL, data mining and Microsoft VBA is a plus;
- Some experience with business partnering is a plus;
- A critical mindset and a strong desire to aid in data-driven decision making;
- The motivation to aid in problem solving and providing the best analytics possible to the key decision makers
- A strong team player who also has the 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.
Pre-Employment Screening:
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.
