Booking Holdings is currently undergoing a Finance Transformation initiative that will drive effective finance support for business management; promote strong governance and control in the organization; and have a world-class finance organization in terms of execution and efficiency.

Key drive for this role is to improve the end to end flow, from moment of onboarding until payment execution, ensuring amazing Partner experience.

Therefore we are hiring for a Director GPO of Payments within the Order to Cash Organization.

• Collaborating with IT, CFOs, Controllers, GBS, and Finance Transformation Office on system implementations and enhancement initiatives
• Providing SME knowledge for Payments process, including current ways of working
• Drive with Financial systems for a long term roadmap to shape our payments systems architecture.
• Reviewing end-to-end process performance and providing ongoing governance for process adoption and business demand
• Execute delivery on strategic programs and projects
• Participating in governance management boards to provide input on items such as process scope and service delivery and assist in resolving operational issues
• Building business cases to quantify the cost and value of process opportunities and advocate for funding as necessary

The Ideal Candidate Will Have Experience

• In depth understanding of Payments processes and systems
• Leading large programs across departments and companies
• Implementing new systems supporting payments, PSP’s
• Prioritizing process related improvements and opportunities and building business cases to quantify cost/ benefit position
• Leading change in operating model
• Driving major process redesign efforts and be accountable for implementation
• Managing effectively through times of change and ambiguity

Qualifications

• BS degree in Accounting, Finance, or General Management (CPA, or MBA preferred)
• Program and project management experience required
• Formal continuous improvement (e.g. LEAN / Six Sigma) and project management (e.g. PMP) certification/training desirable.
• Minimum 8 years of Finance and Accounting experience in a complex multinational organization, ideally related to management of Order-to-Cash processes
• Experience leading and supporting cross functional business services with an emphasis on Finance and Accounting functions
• Experience with Shared Services and/ or Outsourced Service Delivery Models
• Demonstrated experience working in a matrixed global environment
• Demonstrable experience of executing process transformation initiatives or delivering enterprise systems
• In-depth understanding of Order-to-Cash leading practices and experience with Oracle, SAP, trade promotion management systems and associated tools
• Experience with application and implementation of RPA and AI technologies within Order-to-Cash process desirable
• Proven Leadership of teams and order to cash process
• Ability to influence and drive change at all levels of the organization