Director, Finance Transformation

Booking Holdings Inc.

Job Overview

Location

Remote Location - Ireland

Job Type

Full-time

Full Job Description

📋 Description

• Set the strategic direction for KAYAK's global finance systems, ensuring technology investments align with business goals and support a scalable, well-governed architecture.
• Serve as the primary authority for our NetSuite ERP ecosystem, standardizing workflows across related tools including Pontus (KAYAK’s internal financial reporting system), BlackLine, and FloQast, and own the multi-year Finance Systems roadmap with a focus on shortening close cycles, reducing reconciliation risk, and improving data integrity.
• Oversee governance for NetSuite configurations, customizations, and upgrade cycles, balancing agility with SOX requirements, and define integration architecture so that transaction, billing, and reporting systems exchange clean, reliable data.
• Lead the development of KAYAK's finance AI and automation roadmap, identifying high-impact opportunities to reduce manual work — and champion AI-driven solutions across forecasting, variance analysis, close coordination, and workforce planning.
• Partner with Data Engineering to build a trusted data foundation before applying AI or machine learning on top of financial data, and maintain an AI use-case registry that governs the full lifecycle of automations from discovery to retirement.
• Recruit, develop, and retain a high-performing team of Systems Analysts, Finance Systems Product Managers, and Solution Engineers, building clear career paths and a culture of psychological safety, continuous learning, and constructive feedback.
• Translate complex, multi-team finance transformation goals into phased delivery plans with clear milestones, owners, and success criteria, while managing capital and operating budgets and keeping scope changes transparent.
• Partner with leaders across Accounting, Tax, Treasury, FP&A, Internal Audit, and Engineering to align systems strategy with enterprise finance priorities, and build data-backed business cases to present technology recommendations to the CFO, CAO, and corporate controllers.
• Represent Finance Systems priorities in corporate architecture forums and data governance discussions, and create internal moments for innovation — such as demos, showcases, and automation hackathons — to build a culture of continuous improvement.

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in finance systems, enterprise technology, or a related field, with a track record of delivering complex systems at scale; equivalent experience, training, or transferable skills will be considered.
• Hands-on experience with NetSuite ERP and familiarity with O2C, P2P, and R2R processes, including experience leading cross-functional transformation projects such as ERP migrations or payment system implementations.
• Experience implementing AI-driven or automation-first solutions in a finance or enterprise context.
• Ability to build strong relationships across a wide range of teams and navigate complex organizational environments.
• Clear, direct communication skills, with experience presenting structured recommendations to senior leadership in both written and verbal formats.
• A proactive approach: you anticipate risks and help the organization move forward rather than waiting for problems to surface.
• A degree in Accounting, Engineering, Computer Science, Finance, or a related field — or equivalent professional experience.

🏖️ Benefits

• Work from (almost) anywhere for up to 20 days per year
• Focus on mental health and well-being: Company-paid therapy sessions through SpringHealth, Company-paid subscription to HeadSpace, Company-wide week off a year, No meeting Fridays
• Paid parental leave
• Paid volunteer time
• Focus on your career growth: Development Dollars, Leadership development, Access to thousands of on-demand e-learnings, Travel Discounts, Employee Resource Groups
• 5 weeks paid vacation + a day off for your birthday
• Private health & dental insurance
• Income protection and life assurance
• Employee Assistance Program — including 24/7 GP & free legal advice
• Pension plan contributions
• Discounted gym membership
• Bike2Work
• Season ticket loan
• Social events & Thursday happy hours
• Free lunch 2 days per week

Skills & Technologies

Remote

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About Booking Holdings Inc.

Kayak is a travel search engine and booking platform that aggregates fares and rates for flights, hotels, rental cars, and vacation packages from hundreds of travel sites and suppliers. It provides price comparison tools, price alerts, mobile apps, and itinerary management features to help consumers find and organize travel options efficiently. The company operates globally and is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.

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