Controlling Team Leader

About Wakacje.pl

We are an organization that has been fulfilling the travel dreams of Poles for 25 years. Wakacje.pl is the largest e-commerce platform in Poland and a network of travel agencies offering a wide range of travel products. Since 2015, we have been part of Wirtualna Polska Holding – the largest Polish group of media and e-commerce companies. At Wakacje.pl, we offer thousands of domestic and international trips, as well as travel insurance, airport parking, and holiday vouchers. We constantly expand our offer to best meet our customers' needs. If you approach life with #ENERGY, value #HONESTY AND OPENNESS, focus on #CUSTOMER UNDERSTANDING and #COLLABORATION at work, carry out your tasks with high #EFFICIENCY and #RESPONSIBILITY, and want to play a key role in making us #INNOVATIVE – join us!

Job description

About us:

We are building a controlling team that actively supports the business in decision-making processes. We operate in an international environment, working closely with key business areas while ensuring high data quality, process consistency, and strong business partnership. We value independence, accountability, and an approach that combines a financial perspective with a solid business understanding of the organization.

Key responsibilities:

• Leading and motivating an international team, including setting priorities, ensuring quality and timeliness of deliverables, and supporting the development of team competencies,
• Directly supporting the Head of Controlling in day-to-day operational activities and acting as a key partner in managing the controlling area,
• Actively participating in the budgeting and forecasting process, including preparing assumptions, analyses, and recommendations to support planning,
• Coordinating and developing processes related to revenue provisions and variable cost provisions, with a clear understanding of their impact on financial results and gross margin,
• Analyzing, controlling, and ensuring consistency of all P&L lines related to revenues, revenue cancellations, and variable costs from a business perspective,
• Harmonizing revenue recognition, cancellations, and cost provisioning processes across all geographies and business lines,
• Standardizing the approach to accounting for various types of revenues, including travel and insurance products, and developing consistent rules for recognizing items impacting gross margin,
• Cooperating closely with international finance and business teams to implement shared controlling standards and build a unified approach across the organization,
• Preparing analyses, insights, and recommendations to support management in business decision-making.

Requirements

Requirements:

• Minimum 5 years of experience in financial controlling, including at least 1 year of people management experience, ideally in a fast-changing environment with complex settlement processes,
• Very good knowledge of the profit and loss statement (P&L) and the ability to analyze revenues, variable costs, and margins,
• Experience in revenue recognition, provisions, budgeting, and forecasting,
• Advanced knowledge of MS Excel (Power Query, Power Pivot),
• Ability to combine analytical thinking with a strong business understanding of processes and their impact on company results,
• Independence, accountability, and excellent work organization skills,
• Highly developed communication skills, including collaboration with stakeholders at various levels of the organization,
• Readiness to work in a role combining operations, leadership, and development of the controlling area,
• Very good command of Polish and English.

Nice to have:

• Experience in the e-commerce industry,
• Experience in standardizing and improving controlling processes within an international organization,
• Knowledge of Power BI,
• Experience working with distributed teams.

We offer

What do we offer:

Workplace safety and comfort:

• Employment based on an employment contract,
• Full support during the onboarding period under the supervision of an engaging leader/buddy.

Business agency and agility:

• Real influence on business decisions, the ability to take initiatives and implement your ideas.

Development within the organization:

• Individual Development Plan,
• Participation in training courses and conferences to enhance professional competencies.

All-inclusive for Employees:

• A benefits package that you can use according to your preferences – Lux Med medical care, Health and Life Insurance (PZU and Warta), Multisport card, shopping and lunch vouchers, and many other cafeteria offers available on the Worksmile platform,
• Study Tour – trips abroad to explore our product offerings (destination tours and hotel audits),
• A training and webinar package supporting professional and personal development,
• Discounts on our products for employees and their families,
• Work in the modern Alchemia office complex – Neon building, 100 meters from the Gdańsk Przymorze-Uniwersytet SKM station,
• Mini events, delicious coffee, and on Mondays, hot chocolate,
• Casual dress code.

Ready to join the team with a #travelmindset? We’re waiting for you!