Senior Financial Analyst
Booking.com
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Senior Level
- Posted
as a Senior Financial Analyst in Amsterdam. In this dynamic role, you will drive financial decision-making, support planning and forecasting cycles, and contribute to reporting and ad-hoc analyses. You will be part of the FP&A Commercial Programs & Excellence team, leading the transformation of Commercial FP&A and setting best practices for excellence. This position requires strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills, as well as a self-driven mentality and a passion for continuous improvement.
Support with forecasting, variance analysis and reporting of financial performance.
Responsibilities
- Lead projects to standardize, streamline, and scale Commercial FP&A processes across BUs and Verticals.
- Drive change management, user enablement, and training to ensure smooth adoption of new tools and processes.
Requirements
- Sees the headlines or big picture whilst having attention for the details
- Strong team-working skills with ability to work independently
- Self-driven mentality, proactively seeking to find solutions to problems and providing the best analytics possible to key decision makers
- Strong financial modeling and analytical skills
3-5 years’ experience in similar roles
- High attention to detail and ability to connect the dots and reconcile multiple data sources
- Ability to understand, work with and proactively advise business partners
- Strong communication skills and ability to present to different audiences
- Bachelor’s degree in Business/Finance or other related field (preferred)
- Structured problem-solving skills with comfort navigating ambiguous and evolving environments
- Demonstrated mindset for continuous improvement and challenging the status quo
- Experience with or strong appetite for automation driven through AI, EPM systems, and BI tools
- Strong stakeholder and change management skills with the ability to influence cross-functional teams
Preferred
- Advanced knowledge of Financial Modelling (in Excel and/or G Sheets)
- Experience participating in or leading FP&A transformation, process improvement, or operational excellence projects
