Role Overview
The Financial Systems team provides technology expertise to the finance department and is responsible for SAP, HANA, and connected 3rd party systems at Booking.com. We want to change the way people work with SAP, by building a finance application platform that supports simplification of business processes, and empowers the finance community with better financial insights.
We run our SAP environment on HANA and in February 2016 we migrated to Simple Finance. In 2019 we started our journey to S4 HANA.
As a SAP Senior FI and FICA Specialist, you will be the architect of the solutions for new initiatives, day-to-day SAP optimization, setting up new functionalities, customizing or modifying existing functionalities to transform the as is processes.
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You will apply your knowledge of SAP FICO and FICA to craft solutions which meet business objectives and goals.
You will participate in the development of solution design documents, functional design documents, configurational rational, testing and deployment.
You will partner with business owners and digital teams to find opportunities for improvement and offer up appropriate solution designs to meet business objectives
Through your experience of FICA, you will translate business requirements into system configuration which meet business requirements.
You will have deep experience with the integration of FICA to SAP FICO, Account Determination and Revenue Recognition.
This role involves extensive daily interaction with functional specialists, developers in all finance and IT departments in Booking.com. It is important that you have a confirmed understanding of finance processes and integration with legacy systems and you have strong verbal/written communication and presentation skills in English.
Due to the rapid and continuous growth of the organization, the tasks and duties of this role may evolve over time. You will be keen to develop and grow within the role and to tackle additional challenges and responsibilities as they occur.
Key Job Responsibilities & Duties
- Full ownership of projects and quality of changes, from planning, communication, coordination, compliance aspects, customization and go-live hypercare;
- Analytical thinking;
- Providing scalable and innovative solutions;
- Ability to take fast decisions in a very dynamic environment, with some level of uncertainty;
- Contribute to the identification of opportunities (processes, people) to improve project delivery and/or development methodologies;
- Training of key users and key user support.
- Analyzing issues and changes;
- 5 years SAP FI hands-on experience with confirmed in handling SAP General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable configuration and business process mapping in both ECC and S4 HANA environments
- 3-4 years of SAP FICA hands on experience with excellent knowledge of integration FICA and FICO, Convergent invoicing and billing integration with legacy systems
- Experience with non-industry standards FICA solution (for e-commerce industry) is an advantage
- Experience in FI - Fixed Assets process mapping and its integration with other modules like MM, Asset under Construction Process is an advantage
- Ability to have good grasp of the detail and lead multiple priorities in a quick turnaround environment
- Experience in Controlling and Profitability Analysis is an advantage
- Good in collecting the business requirements and translating the requirement to technical consultants. Hands-on experience in preparing functional specification, technical specification and conducting testing including UAT
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills
- Good communication skills in English, both verbal and written
- Organized, flexible, proactive and result-oriented
- ABAP code debugging capability is a must (read, interpret, design program logic)
- Experience on integration of digital platforms/legacy applications with SAP is a must
- An opportunity to contribute to a high scale, sophisticated, world-renowned product, and seeing the real-time impact of your work on millions of travelers worldwide
- Be part of a truly international fast-paced environment and performance-driven culture
- Various opportunities to grow technically and personally via side projects, hackathons, conferences, and your involvement in the community
- Full relocation support for you and your family (if the case) to move to Amsterdam - one of the most cosmopolitan cities in Europe. We have fine-tuned this process by successfully relocating 300+ Technology professionals to Amsterdam in the last year alone!
- Headquarters located in one of the most dynamic cities in Europe: Amsterdam
- A performance-based company that offers 29 vacation days, career advancement, and lucrative compensation, including bonuses and stock potential
- Discount on Booking.com accommodations with the "Booking Deal" including other perks and benefits
- Company-sponsored family and social activities to help our employees become integrated with each other and Dutch culture
- Diverse and creative colleagues from every corner of the world
- With over 70 different nationalities within the technology department alone, you will be able to absorb new skills and grow your career in a multicultural environment
- We value the diversity of all types and in an open, dynamic workplace. This has been a pillar at Booking.com since day one, and something we continue to strongly believe in and build today.
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.