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KAYAK, part of Booking Holdings and the world's leading travel search engine, is seeking a Director of Finance Transformation to lead strategic direction for global finance systems. This role reports to the VP of Enterprise Systems and requires 3 days per week in the London office.
You will own KAYAK's finance systems strategy, serving as the primary authority for the NetSuite ERP ecosystem and standardizing workflows across Pontus (internal financial reporting), BlackLine, and FloQast. Key responsibilities include setting strategic direction for technology investments aligned with business goals, overseeing NetSuite governance and upgrade cycles while balancing agility with SOX compliance, and defining integration architecture for clean data exchange across transaction, billing, and reporting systems.
A major focus is leading the development of KAYAK's finance AI and automation roadmap, identifying high-impact opportunities to reduce manual work and championing AI-driven solutions for forecasting, variance analysis, close coordination, and workforce planning. You will partner with Data Engineering to build a trusted data foundation and maintain an AI use-case registry governing the full lifecycle of automations.
You will recruit, develop, and retain a high-performing team of Systems Analysts, Finance Systems Product Managers, and Solution Engineers, building clear career paths and a culture of psychological safety and continuous learning. You'll translate complex, multi-team finance transformation goals into phased delivery plans with clear milestones and success criteria, managing capital and operating budgets.
Critical to success is partnering across Accounting, Tax, Treasury, FP&A, Internal Audit, and Engineering to align systems strategy with enterprise finance priorities. You'll build data-backed business cases for technology recommendations to the CFO, CAO, and corporate controllers, represent Finance Systems in corporate architecture forums, and create internal innovation moments such as demos and automation hackathons.
Required qualifications: 10+ years in finance systems, enterprise technology, or related field with a track record of delivering complex systems at scale. Hands-on NetSuite ERP experience with familiarity of O2C, P2P, and R2R processes, including leading cross-functional transformation projects like ERP migrations. Experience implementing AI-driven or automation-first solutions in finance or enterprise contexts. Strong relationship-building and communication skills with ability to present structured recommendations to senior leadership. Proactive approach to anticipating risks. Degree in Accounting, Engineering, Computer Science, Finance, or related field (or equivalent professional experience).
