Voyagu is a San Francisco-based travel management company that connects premium travelers with travel experts for better and easier trip planning, booking, and managing.
Being part of a growing billion-dollar travel industry, we already have millions in our revenue and a team of a hundred people with offices in San Francisco, Amsterdam, Warsaw, and Mexico City, and we keep expanding.
Role Overview
We are a fast-growing, sales-driven travel company. Our business is characterized by high average transaction value and complex trip economics, including supplier costs, commissions, incentives, refunds, exchanges, ADM/ACM, ancillary products, claims and post-sale adjustments.The Financial Controller will own the monthly close, accounting accuracy and preparation of the company’s financial statements.The role will consolidate revenue and gross profit data provided by the Revenue & Gross Profit Manager with operating expenses, payroll and other corporate costs to produce a complete and reliable view of the company’s financial performance.The role reports to the Finance Director and supervises the Finance Operations / AP & Treasury Specialist.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the monthly accounting close and reporting calendar.
- Prepare the actual P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Statement.
- Calculate and report actual EBITDA.
- Ensure accurate accounting for operating expenses, payroll, accruals, reserves, assets and liabilities.
- Reconcile revenue, COGS and gross profit schedules to the general ledger.
- Review accounting cutoff and ensure transactions are recognized in the correct period.
- Maintain balance sheet reconciliations and resolve aged or unexplained balances.
- Oversee AP, AR, bank reconciliations and payment operations.
- Review payment registers and supporting documentation.
- Coordinate payroll accounting, tax filings, statutory reporting and audit requests.
- Prepare monthly management reporting and explain material actual variances.
- Maintain accounting policies, reporting definitions and internal financial controls.
- Improve and automate accounting, reconciliation and reporting processes.
Candidate Requirements
- 6–10 years of experience in accounting, financial reporting or financial control.
- 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 and payment controls.
- Experience reconciling operational systems or subledgers to the general ledger.
- Experience supervising accounting or finance operations staff.
- Advanced Excel or Google Sheets skills.
- 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.
Preferred Background
- 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 is preferred but not mandatory.
What Success Looks Like
- Monthly financial statements are accurate, timely and fully supported.
- Actual EBITDA is consistently calculated and explainable.
- Revenue and COGS reconcile to the operational finance data.
- Balance sheet accounts have clear owners and reconciliations.
- Payments, taxes and statutory obligations are completed on time.
- Financial reporting no longer depends on manual knowledge held by one person.
