Finance Process and Transformation Manager

About Agoda
At Agoda, we bridge the world through travel. Our story began in 2005, when two lifelong friends and entrepreneurs, driven by their passion for travel, launched Agoda to make it easier for everyone to explore the world.

Today, we are part of Booking Holdings [NASDAQ: BKNG], with a diverse team of over 7,000 people from 90 countries, working together in offices around the globe. Every day, we connect people to destinations and experiences, with our great deals across our millions of hotels and holiday properties, flights, and experiences worldwide.

No two days are the same at Agoda. Data and technology are at the heart of our culture, fueling our curiosity and innovation. If you're ready to begin your best journey and help build travel for the world, join us.

Get to know our team
Are you passionate about driving change, optimizing processes, and building something impactful from the ground up? The Finance Operations Excellence Team is a new team in Agoda Finance that plays a pivotal role in transforming our finance operations by:

• Partnering with finance and accounting teams to identify and unlock process improvement opportunities
• Leading and executing process improvement initiatives across the organization
• Fostering a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence
• Championing Lean Six Sigma and other best-in-class methodologies to solve problems and streamline workflows
• Establishing robust business process management frameworks to ensure sustainable, high-quality outcomes

The Opportunity
The Finance Operations Excellence Manager is a hands-on Finance Operations expert who leads special strategic initiatives and cross functional projects to implement new Finance processes and improve existing ones. This role requires strong practical knowledge of Finance Operations and accounting fundamentals, enabling the individual to understand the downstream impact of operational issues and process changes on financial reporting and business outcomes on Finance Operations expert functional projects

Rather than focusing purely on efficiency, this role ensures that new and improved processes are practical, scalable, and fit for purpose, supporting both operational effectiveness and reliable financial outcomes for purpose

In This Role, You Will:

• Act as a subject matter expert (SME) across Finance Operations processes (R2R, O2C, P2P).
• Identify and solve complex Finance Operations issues, including:
• Reporting inaccuracies
• Process breakdowns impacting financial statements
• Analyze the root cause and financial statement impact of operational issues and inefficiencies.
• Lead initiatives to improve or redesign Finance processes with a strong focus on:
• Accuracy and data integrity
• Controls and risk mitigation
• Audit and compliance readiness
• Lead new process implementations for Strategic Business projects from a Finance Operations and Accounting perspective. Familiar with other Finance functions such as tax and treasury to be able to connect the dots and understand the impact to Financial Statement reporting.
• Review and strengthen end to end controls, ensuring issues are addressed structurally and sustainably to end controls
• Support continuous improvement initiatives by applying basic Lean or problem solving tools where applicable solving tools
• Contribute to Finance transformation projects by bringing practical operational and accounting insight, ensuring solutions are realistic and controllable.

What You'll Need to Succeed:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related discipline.
• 7–10+ years of hands on experience in Finance Operations, Accounting, or related roles on experience
• Strong practical knowledge of R2R, O2C, and/or P2P, with clear understanding of upstream and downstream impacts.
• Solid understanding of accounting principles and financial statements.
• Demonstrated experience addressing Finance Operations issues affecting reporting accuracy and controls.
• Ability to translate operational issues into financial, risk, and reporting implications.
• Experience working with SOX related processes is a strong advantage related processes is a strong advantage.
• Familiarity with  basic Lean Six Sigma tools and methodology is preferred.
• Strong problem solving, stakeholder management, and communication skills.
• Experience in ecommerce, fintech, or similar fast paced operational environments  is highly preferred commerce, paced operational environments

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At Agoda, we pride ourselves on being a company represented by people of all different backgrounds and orientations. We prioritize attracting diverse talent and cultivating an inclusive environment that encourages collaboration and innovation. Employment at Agoda is based solely on a person's merit and qualifications. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity regardless of sex, age, race, color, national origin, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, citizenship, veteran or military status, and other legally protected characteristics.

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Disclaimer
We do not accept any terms or conditions, nor do we recognize any agency's representation of a candidate, from unsolicited third-party or agency submissions. If we receive unsolicited or speculative CVs, we reserve the right to contact and hire the candidate directly without any obligation to pay a recruitment fee.

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