Financial Analyst in London

Company Intro

Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG) is the world's leading provider of online travel and related services, provided to consumers and local partners in more than 220 countries and territories through five primary consumer-facing brands: Booking.com, Priceline, Agoda, KAYAK and OpenTable. The mission of Booking Holdings is to make it easier for everyone to experience the world.

Booking Holdings Financial Services (BHFS) provides financial services in the form of payment services and e-money products across all the brands. BHFS is committed to conducting its business in compliance with applicable laws, regulations and guidelines, with integrity and to the highest ethical standards.

Job Summary

Booking Holdings Financial Services is building out a finance team that has experience within a regulated financial services environment, helping to deliver a world-class payments operation to support the global brands of Booking Holdings Inc. Reporting to the Head of Finance (Senior Finance Manager), the successful candidate will be a part of the finance team who will be responsible for the day-to-day financial operations of the BHFS UK entity. The finance team is responsible for ensuring that the daily processes, reconciliations and controls are completed in compliance with the regulatory requirements for safeguarding funds. The finance team is also accountable for the delivery of timely, complete and accurate financial statements, regulatory and tax returns, management reporting and financial analysis. This is a hybrid position requiring a minimum of two days per week in the office.

Key Responsibilities

• The job holder will be one of two analysts covering the finance and accounting activities of the BHFS UK entity. We are looking for the job holder to have experience in one or more of the following areas:
• Safeguarding & Regulatory Operations

• Ensure the daily reconciliations are complete, accurate, timely and performed in line with the regulatory obligations for safeguarding.
• Take ownership of unreconciled items and ensure that they are investigated and tracked to completion.
• Perform the safeguarding processes in line with the control environment set within the payments group.
• Support liquidity monitoring and internal cash management reporting.

• Preparation of accruals and other journal entries.
• Preparation and reporting on monthly financial performance (including variance analysis & balance sheet reporting).
• Preparation & Review of balance sheet reconciliations.
• Analytical review of costs billed to the entity.
• Preparation of monthly revenue invoices & analysis.

• Supporting the preparation and review of statutory accounts.
• Provide information and support for the external audit engagement.
• Provide information to be used in the VAT and corporation tax returns and perform analytical review of the computations.
• Compile data to generate the required reports to be used in the submission of regulatory returns.

• Documentation of operational processes and work instructions.

Knowledge and Skills

• Strong knowledge of financial accounting systems (e.g SAP, Oracle, Hyperion).
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment with tight deadlines.
• Attention to detail.
• Financial modelling & data analysis.
• Experience of working in regulated financial services. Ideally in payment services but not essential.

Booking Holdings Financial Services UK Limited is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are committed to treating all employees equally, regardless of gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, religious belief, age, disability, race or membership of the traveler community. We believe embracing equality and diversity in the workplace benefits not just our organisation but also individual employees, departments and our customers.

This policy extends to every phase of the employment process including, but not limited to, recruitment, selection, placement, transfer, training and development, position elimination, restructure, promotion, compensation, benefits, layoffs, termination, and all other conditions or privileges of employment. Booking Holdings Financial Services UK Limited is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.