Senior Finance Manager

Expedia, Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 155,000 - 217,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Paid time off

Employee Assistance Program

Wellness and travel reimbursement

Travel discounts

IATAN membership

Job summary

Expedia Group in Seattle seeks a Senior Finance Manager to lead the gross profit and pricing program initiatives, building robust financial models and driving data-driven decisions across Marketing, Pricing, and Data teams.

Collaborate with cross-functional partners to steer forecasts, improve processes, and maintain data integrity. The role offers influence over a critical business metric within a global travel platform.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience with a bachelor's degree.
• 6+ years of relevant experience with a master's degree.
• Bachelor's or master's degree, or equivalent practical experience.
• Familiarity with financial systems such as Oracle EPM Cloud and SQL, plus Jira and Confluence.
• Experience with forecasting, scenario and sensitivity analysis, and business-case development.
• Understanding of P&L drivers and driver analysis to identify opportunities and drive outcomes.
• Ability to build data-quality checks and accuracy controls.
• Experience with cross-functional stakeholder management, process improvement, translating analytical results into financial impact.

Responsibilities

• Ownership - lead gross profit and pricing program initiatives end to end, define scope and roadmaps.
• Develop financial models, forecasts, and analyses; define requirements in ambiguous situations.
• Drive simplicity and quality by improving reports and tools; expand reporting suite.
• Monitor processes and build controls to validate data; translate information into actionable guidance.
• Work across Finance, Program Management, Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Data to align priorities.
• Apply deep knowledge of financial systems and ensure accurate delivery of work.

Skills

Financial modeling

Forecasting

Scenario analysis

P&L analysis

Data integrity

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

SQL

Oracle EPM Cloud

Program management tools

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

At Expedia Group, we help travelers explore the world, one journey at a time. As a global travel company powered by passionate people, trusted partnerships, and leading technology, we connect travelers, partners, and advertisers through our consumer brands, B2B network, and travel advertising business.

Here, you'll do meaningful work that helps millions of people discover, book, and experience travel with more ease, confidence, and joy. Our five Behaviors-Traveler First, Think Big, Operate with Excellence, Ownership Mindset, and Succeed Together-help foster a supportive environment where people can grow their careers and have the flexibility, benefits, and support to do their best work. Join us and build for travelers everywhere.

Senior Finance Manager

Marketing Finance helps Expedia Group make smarter investment decisions by connecting marketing performance with profitability. Central to this work is our Gross Profit team, which sits within Marketing and manages the metric used to understand the financial value of bookings and evaluate returns on investments. We bring together financial expertise, analytics and technology to make Gross Profit accurate, transparent and actionable across brands, markets and channels. Working closely with Brands and Channel Finance, Marketing, Pricing and Data teams, we turn complex financial information into insights that guide investment and support profitable growth. Being a part of this team offers the opportunity to shape a business-critical metric and influence decisions across Expedia Group.

Experience and Qualifications:

• 8+ years of relevant experience with a bachelor's degree
• 6+ years of relevant experience with a master's degree
• Bachelor's or master's degree, or equivalent practical experience.
• Familiarity with, or willingness to learn and use, financial systems such as Oracle EPM Cloud and SQL, as well as program management tools such as Jira and Confluence.
• Experience with forecasting, scenario and sensitivity analysis, and business-case development.
• Understanding of P&L drivers and driver analysis to identify opportunities and drive outcomes in complex and ambiguous environments.
• Ability to build data-quality checks and accuracy controls.
• Experience with cross-functional stakeholder management, process improvement, and translating analytical results into financial impact.

In this role, you will:

• Ownership - Lead gross profit and pricing program initiatives from end to end, including scope definition, road-map and milestone development, risk management, and stakeholder communications. Develop a deep understanding of the organization's business models and operations, and use that knowledge to drive projects and analyses that support program goals. Apply an advanced understanding of the processes and information that affect the organization and its stakeholders to plan and guide each step of complex programs.
• Financial Modeling and Impact Analysis - Develop financial models ranging from basic to complex, including forecasts and advanced analyses. Define requirements in ambiguous situations and apply a clear understanding of the financial impact of decisions and solutions to drive projects and analyses that support the organization's mission.
• Simplicity and Quality - Drive simplicity and implement improvements that enhance the quality of products and processes. Modify reports and tools to improve operational efficiency. Continuously expand and refine the team's reporting suite and tool repository to provide the team and stakeholders with a clearer, shared understanding of business performance.
• Continuous Improvement and Clarity - Monitor team processes and recommend improvements. Build controls and checks to validate the accuracy of data and reporting. Translate complex financial and operational information into clear, actionable guidance for the team and stakeholders.
• Cross-Functional Partnership and Trusted Advisorship - Work effectively across Finance, Program Management, Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Data and Analytics to communicate priorities and objectives, answer stakeholder questions, manage expectations, and drive programs forward. Build strong working relationships and rapport to become a trusted advisor who can influence stakeholders at all levels. Apply a thorough understanding of current business processes and challenges to identify strategic issues and recommend solutions that address each stakeholder's unique needs and objectives.
• Systems Expertise and Data Integrity - Apply deep knowledge of the organization's financial systems, databases, and management reporting tools. Audit outputs to confirm the accuracy of data and analytics, and ensure the efficient execution and effective delivery of work.

The total cash range for this position in Seattle is $155,000.00 to $217,000.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $248,000.00, 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.

Benefits and perks

Expedia Group offers benefits and perks designed to support employees and their families, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, an Employee Assistance Program, wellness and travel reimbursement, travel discounts, and International Airlines Travel Agent Network (IATAN) membership. Learn more about life at Expedia Group at https://careers.expediagroup.com/life.

Accommodation requests

Expedia Group is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruiting experience. If you need an accommodation or adjustment due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please submit a request at https://expedia.service-now.com/askeg?id=job_accommodation.

About Expedia Group

Expedia Group includes three flagship consumer brands - Expedia, Hotels.com, and Vrbo - along with a leading B2B travel business and travel advertising offerings. Across our brands and business, we help travelers explore the world with confidence and ease.

Important notice

Employment opportunities and job offers at Expedia Group will always come from Expedia Group's Talent Acquisition and hiring teams. Never share sensitive personal information unless you are confident of the recipient. Expedia Group does not extend job offers via email or messaging tools to individuals with whom we have not made prior contact. Our email domain is @expediagroup.com. The official place to find and apply for roles is https://careers.expediagroup.com/jobs/.

Equal Opportunity

Expedia is committed to creating an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. This employer participates in E-Verify. The employer will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employee's I-9 to confirm work authorization.