Commercial Finance Analyst

<p><strong>Commercial Financial Analyst | Commercial Operations | Cluj Romania</strong></p> <p><strong>Travelport is a place of opportunity. It’s our incredible team that makes our company great – our people drive our winning culture. </strong></p> <p><strong>What’s Travelport?</strong></p> <p>Travelport is a worldwide travel retail platform that provides easy ways for businesses like airlines, hotels, and car rental companies to connect through personalized content to agencies and travelers. The world is changing, and our industry must change with it. We’re leading the change; we are the change. </p> <p>We are on a mission to power the future of travel.</p> <p>Come and be part of an organization that is committed to building a culture of inclusivity built upon a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities in which we operate.</p> <p><strong>What does a great Commercial Financial Analyst do?</strong></p> <p>We are seeking a highly motivated and organized financial analyst with keen attention to detail to join our team.  As a Commercial Finance Analyst, you will be responsible for issuing commercial sales targets, as well as actual results across the Travelport Sales Organisation, including data mining, reporting and insights, organization, and analysis of performance targets against the actual sales performance. </p> <p><strong>Responsibilities include:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Support the assignment of performance sales targets directly tied to variable commercial compensation. </li> <li>Partner closely with key stakeholders, such as commercial leadership, human resources and finance to ensure consistency, accuracy, and timeliness of Sales Compensation modeling, bonus schemes, portfolio management and annual sales targeting.</li> <li>Support monthly calculations and data trending of actual sales performance against established targets.</li> <li>Perform data reconciliation across various applications, ensuring accuracy of results across all applications.</li> <li>Ensure accuracy of customer cost centre allocation(s) needed to monitor customer activity in financial repositories, such as volume and profitability, to ensure sales targets are tracked and reported accurately. </li> <li>Ensure accuracy of monthly financial reporting and correlate to commercial bonus plans, develop insights and make recommendations for process automation and ease-of-use.</li> <li>Track, trend, report, and ensure accuracy of performance data in support of special commercial incentive initiatives.</li> <li>Support customer portfolio management across a broad range of sales/commercial team members, such as business development, account management, emerging business, and travel partnerships. </li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>Who we are looking for in this role:</strong></p> <ul> <li>A self-starter who can collate and consolidate information, ensuring data is organized and accurate.</li> <li>Curious and analytical with strong business and financial acumen.</li> <li>Familiarity with GTM, sales, and commercial variable compensation plans designed to align individual and organizational interests. </li> <li>Strong interpersonal skills and an ability to tailor approach to different people and levels within the organisation. </li> <li>Effective written and verbal communication within all levels of the organization. </li> <li>Attention to detail and accuracy within a high standard of presentation.</li> <li>Team player in proactively developing cross functional support.</li> <li>Advanced Excel, Cognos and PowerPoint skills required. </li> <li>Extensive experience of financial analysis and high-level of business financial acumen. </li> <li>A pragmatic approach towards solutions with proven experience in delivering solutions in a fast-paced, deadline-focused accounting environment.</li> <li>Previous experience working with sales variable compensation plans with a high level of complexity is a plus.</li> <li>Previous experience working in travel tech, or technology company a benefit.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Our ambition is to hire for potential not just experience, and you’re likely to succeed if you:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Are always ready to give it your all and deliver high quality work.</li> <li>Are excited to use your creativity and innovative thinking to try new things.</li> <li>Take responsibility and own your work. </li> <li>Are courageous and ambitious to challenge what’s been done before.</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p></p> <p>Travelport is a worldwide travel retail platform. Our next-generation virtual marketplace connects travel buyers and travel sellers, that share our passion for delivering exceptional travel experiences.</p> <p>Unconflicted and independent, we are re-inventing a simpler future for travel’s complex ecosystem.</p> <p>Our platform gives the industry the power to help people see the world. We make it simple for businesses like airlines, hotels, and car rental companies to connect to agencies and travelers, through personal