Risk & Compliance Officer/Team Lead

At Booking.com, our mission is to make it easier for everyone to experience the world. And while that world might feel a little farther away right now, were busy preparing for when the world is ready to travel once more. With strategic long-term investments into what we believe the future of travel can be, we are opening career opportunities that will have a strong impact on our mission.

Booking.com BV (the company behind Booking.com™, the leading online accommodation reservation service in the world) is looking for Financial System Risk & Control Officers to join the Financial System team. We continuously strive to improve all aspects of our performance, and this position represents a new and exciting opportunity for you to join a growing, motivated team of professionals in Amsterdam.

The Financial Systems team provides technology expertise to the Finance department, and is responsible for supporting SAP ERP, SAP HANA and connected external systems at Booking.com.

As a Financial System Risk & Control Officer, you will be responsible to maintain the quality of our processes and its internal controls in line with our risk appetite. You will work closely with stakeholders from multiple departments. In this position you need to be able to have a helicopter view and see the bigger picture, but you also have to be able to zoom in to details in order to understand the processes and provide the correct guidance.

This is a new role in the team, so you will have a great opportunity to build, shape and evolve the scope of the role.

B.Responsible:

• Partner with the Financial Systems teams and the wider business by providing guidance and support in designing and implementing appropriate controls to strengthen the control environment, mitigate the company risks and support the business in achieving objectives
• Identify control gaps, based on identified risks
• Coordinate a periodic internal risk assessment: identify risks and and control gaps; provide guidance on improvements to the control environment and monitor progress
• Support the team in standardizing & improving process and controls documentation
• Increase risk awareness amongst the team by providing support and training
• Support the business in ongoing compliance with SOX, COSO, GDPR and other control areas
• Monitor control performance of business controls across the company for timely and effective execution
• Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation including flow charts, process narratives and risk and control matrices, segregation of duties matrixes and any others required
• Develop and deliver training, tailored to audience at various levels and business function regarding impact of internal controls & compliance
• Support Internal and External audit teams to ensure that remediation plans are implemented on a timely basis for any deficiencies found

B.Skilled

• Minimum 6+ years of previous work experience in business analysis, auditing, corporate governance, risk management or internal controls as first line of defense.
• Experience in business analysis, auditing, corporate governance, risk management,  internal controls for SAP environments (S/4, ECC, GRC).  
• Experience in SAP GRC for User Access Management, SoD monitoring and Emergency Access Management.
• Strategic thinker with a high degree of analytical talent and business process understanding
• Thorough understanding of internal controls (e.g. SOX-audits) and experience in applying them in various business areas/functions
• Flexibility to adapt to an ever-evolving and dynamic work environment
• Self-starter with strong sense of responsibility
• Energetic and very proactive
• Quick thinker and confident in decision making
• Process, problem solving and action oriented mindset
• Strong communication and relationship building skills
• High level of integrity, confidentiality & professionalism
• Ability to develop strong relationships with business partners in order to drive risk management culture and implementation
• Previous experience at a Big 4 company is a plus.
• Experience with finance processes and/or controls is a plus
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken (other languages would be a plus)
• Project management skills a plus