Financial Controller (Travel)

Location: Warsaw, Poland — Hybrid (remote and in person)

Company

A San Francisco-based travel management company connecting premium travelers with travel experts for trip planning, booking, and management.

What you will do

• Own the monthly accounting close and reporting calendar.
• Prepare actual P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow Statement, and EBITDA reporting.
• Ensure accurate accounting for operating expenses, payroll, accruals, reserves, assets, liabilities, revenue, COGS, and gross profit.
• Maintain balance sheet reconciliations, review cutoff, and resolve aged or unexplained balances.
• Oversee AP, AR, bank reconciliations, payment operations, payment registers, and supporting documentation.
• Coordinate payroll accounting, tax filings, statutory reporting, audit requests, management reporting, financial controls, and process automation.

Requirements

• 6–10 years of experience in accounting, financial reporting, or financial control, including at least 3 years in an Accounting Manager, Reporting Manager, Financial Controller, or similar role.
• Strong experience preparing P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow statements.
• Strong knowledge of monthly close, accruals, cutoff, reconciliations, and balance sheet control.
• Experience with AP, AR, payroll accounting, taxes, payment controls, and reconciling operational systems or subledgers to the general ledger.
• Experience supervising accounting or finance operations staff.
• Advanced Excel or Google Sheets skills and experience with ERP or accounting systems and reporting tools.
• Strong ownership, attention to detail, and ability to challenge unsupported financial data.
• Strong written and verbal English.

Nice to have

• Experience in travel, marketplace, e-commerce, payments, hospitality, or another transaction-based business.
• Experience with supplier liabilities, customer receivables, refunds, and payment processors.
• ACCA, ACA, CPA, CIMA, or equivalent qualification.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work combining remote and in-person work in Warsaw.
• Work within a growing travel management business operating in a billion-dollar industry.
• International office presence in San Francisco, Amsterdam, Warsaw, and Mexico City.