SAP FI Specialist, FinTech

Role Description

At Booking.com, data drives decisions, technology is at the core, and innovation is everywhere.

Team

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. The team aims 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.

About the role

As a SAP FI Specialist at Booking.com, you will be responsible for setting up new functionalities, customizing or modifying existing functionalities, and providing support and training to users by resolving incidents and managing changes.

You will partner with business owners and other FinTech teams to identify opportunities for improvement and offer an appropriate solution design to meet business objectives.

It is essential that you have a strong understanding of finance processes and integration with other systems, along with strong verbal, written, 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 take on additional challenges and responsibilities as they occur.

Key Job Responsibilities and Duties

• Setting up new functionalities, customizing or modifying existing functionalities in SAP
• Providing scalable and innovative solutions
• Supporting fast decisions in a very dynamic environment, with some level of uncertainty
• Contributing to the identification of opportunities in processes and people to improve project delivery and/or development methodologies
• Training key users and providing key user support
• Troubleshooting issues in SAP and supporting resolution
• Collaborating with business owners and FinTech engineers to translate complex business needs into elegant technical designs
• Transitioning into a subject matter expert for the SAP BRIM landscape, evolving current FI expertise to include Convergent Invoicing (CI) and Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable (FI-CA)

Qualifications & Skills

• Ability to grasp detail and manage multiple priorities in a quick-turnaround environment
• 5–7 years of SAP FI hands-on experience, including strong experience handling Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable configuration, and business process mapping in S/4 HANA environments
• Proven expertise in BCM (payment files, SWIFT) and implementing BAM and Electronic Bank Statements (EBS)
• Experience with integration of digital platforms or legacy applications with SAP via APIs and file transfers
• SAP FICA hands-on experience with knowledge of Convergent Invoicing is an advantage
• Knowledge of SAP FICA integration with SAP FI is an advantage
• ABAP code debugging capability is an advantage
• Ability to collect business requirements and translate them for technical consultants
• Hands-on experience preparing functional specifications, technical specifications, and conducting testing including UAT
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Exceptional English communication skills, with the ability to present technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Organized, flexible, proactive, and result-oriented

Benefits & Perks - Global Impact, Personal Relevance

Booking.com’s Total Rewards Philosophy is not only about compensation but also about benefits. We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package, as well as unique-to-Booking.com benefits which include:

• Annual paid time off and generous paid leave scheme including parent, grandparent, bereavement, and care leave
• Hybrid working including flexible working arrangements, and up to 20 days per year working from abroad (home country)
• Industry-leading product discounts of up to 1400 per year for yourself, including automatic Genius Level 3 status and Booking.com wallet credit
• Contributing to a high-scale, complex, world-renowned product and seeing the real-time impact of your work on millions of travelers worldwide
• Working in a fast-paced and performance-driven culture
• Opportunity to utilize technical expertise, leadership capabilities, and entrepreneurial spirit
• Promoting and driving impactful and innovative engineering solutions
• Technical, behavioral, and interpersonal competence advancement via on-the-job opportunities, experimental projects, hackathons, conferences, and active community participation
• Need more flexibility in your work week? We are happy to consider part-time and reduced working week opportunities, subject to terms and conditions