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To shape the future of travel, people must come first. Guided by our Values and Leadership Agreements, we foster an open culture where everyone belongs, differences are celebrated and know that when one of us wins, we all win.

We provide a full benefits package, including exciting travel perks, generous time-off, parental leave, a global hybrid work setup (with some pretty cool offices), and career development resources, all to fuel our employees' passion for travel and ensure a rewarding career journey. We’re building a more open world. Join us.

SENIOR FINANCIAL OPERATIONS ANLAYST

Private Label Solutions (PLS) is the B2B arm of Expedia Group. We bring Expedia Group's innovative technology and distribution solutions to partners across the world. These businesses include global financial institutions, corporate managed travel, offline travel agents, global travel suppliers (like major airlines) and many more.

We are seeking an innovative and collaborative Senior Financial Operations Analyst to join Expedia Group’s B2B brand. Do you enjoy collaborating with stakeholders across the organization to design, build, and deliver on key business initiatives? Are you a creative problem solver who enjoys diving into processes to identify efficiencies and improvements? Do you have project management skills to drive delivery of simplified and scalable financial processes?

You will support the rapid growth of our B2B business, proactively driving continuous improvements in execution. You will serve as a trusted advisor, working closely with many teams including Financial Operations, Commercial, Product, Technology, Finance, Accounting, Tax, Treasury, Legal, Audit, and Customer Operations.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Support implementation efforts of high value business initiatives and strategic partner launches.

• Work as part of a cross-functional team on the design and implementation of effective and efficient financial operations.

• Ensure initiatives and enhancements are delivered with sound financial operation processes and accurate financials by proactively defining the business requirements needed to business owners and partners.

• Liaise with business development teams and partners from the onset of negotiations to understand their needs and implement end to end financial operations and solutions, providing input to ensure timely and successful delivery.

• Gather, document, and deliver business requirements, use cases, and Finance User Acceptance Testing (FUAT) plans to the project team.

• Lead FUAT phases, coordinating, allocating, and reviewing test cases with testers throughout the process.

EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance; or equivalent related professional experience.

• Preferred 3+ years of progressive audit and/or accounting operations experience, public accounting experience is a plus.

• Proven ability to handle concurrent tasks and deliver against competing priorities.

• Innovative problem solver with ability to recommend solutions to address complex problems.

• Advanced Excel skills with experience building reports with complex formulas and comfortable handling large data sets.

• Strong verbal and written communications.

The total cash range for this position in Chicago is $76,500.00 to $107,000.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $122,500.00, which is the top of the range, based on ongoing, demonstrated, and sustained performance in the role.

Starting pay for this role will vary based on multiple factors, including location, available budget, and an individual’s knowledge, skills, and experience. Pay ranges may be modified in the future.

Accommodation requests

If you need assistance with any part of the application or recruiting process due to a disability, or other physical or mental health conditions, please reach out to our Recruiting Accommodations Team through the Accommodation Request.

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