Senior Finance Manager

Expedia Group•Seattle, WA

3d•$155,000 - $217,000

About The Position

Expedia Group’s Marketing Finance team connects marketing performance with profitability to support smarter investment decisions. The Gross Profit team manages the metric used to assess the financial value of bookings and evaluate investment returns. It brings together finance, analytics, and technology to make Gross Profit accurate, transparent, and actionable across brands, markets, and channels. In partnership with Brands and Channel Finance, Marketing, Pricing, and Data teams, the team turns complex financial information into insights that guide investment and profitable growth. The Senior Finance Manager will lead gross profit and pricing program initiatives, develop financial models and impact analyses, improve reporting and processes, and ensure data quality and reporting accuracy. The role partners across Finance, Program Management, Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Data and Analytics, translating complex information into clear guidance and serving as a trusted advisor to stakeholders.

Requirements

At least 8 years of relevant experience with a bachelor's degree, or at least 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, and 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.

Responsibilities

Lead gross profit and pricing initiatives end to end, including defining scope, developing roadmaps and milestones, managing risks, and communicating with stakeholders.
Develop knowledge of business models and operations and use it to guide projects and analyses that support program goals.
Plan and guide complex programs using an advanced understanding of organizational processes and stakeholder information needs.
Develop financial models, forecasts, and analyses, including defining requirements in ambiguous situations and assessing the financial impact of decisions and solutions.
Improve the quality and simplicity of products and processes, and modify reports and tools to increase operational efficiency.
Expand and refine reporting tools and repositories to provide stakeholders with a clear, shared understanding of business performance.
Monitor team processes and recommend improvements.
Build controls and checks to validate data and reporting accuracy.
Translate complex financial and operational information into clear, actionable guidance.
Partner across Finance, Program Management, Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Data and Analytics to communicate priorities, address questions, manage expectations, and advance programs.
Build stakeholder relationships and act as a trusted advisor who can influence stakeholders at all levels.
Identify strategic issues and recommend solutions that address stakeholder needs and objectives.
Apply knowledge of financial systems, databases, and management reporting tools; audit outputs to confirm accuracy and ensure efficient execution and delivery.