Jorge Sabater

Senior finance transformation executive with 30+ years of international experience leading SAP S/4HANA programs, ERP modernization, and global shared services across multinational organizations. Combines deep finance, governance, and operating-model expertise with the ability to align executive leadership, regional stakeholders, and system integrators to deliver transformation, process harmonization, and measurable business outcomes. Uniquely positioned at the intersection of Finance and IT, having served as Chief Financial & Information Officer (CFIO) with direct ownership of ERP roadmap, portfolio governance, and enterprise finance modernization across global operations.

Senior Director Financial Systems at Booking.com (2022-09 – 2026-03)

Led enterprise finance transformation for Booking Holdings from Financial Systems within FinTech.

• Directed Booking.com's global ECC-to-S/4HANA migration.
• Led the SAP 1909-to-2022 upgrade across the global finance landscape.
• Delivered the BHFS release in a regulated FinTech and payments environment, supporting partner-fund safeguarding.
• Acted as the primary coordination point for finance activities across ERP implementation and optimization.
• Coordinated the global CoE in Bangalore, US leadership, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Managed system integrators, including Accenture and SAP PS/PE.
• Drove process standardization, automation, and reporting modernization.
• Led governance forums and executive reporting for senior leadership.
• Managed transformation risks, dependencies, and interdependencies.
• Drove business readiness, user enablement, and finance change management.

Finance Transformation Director at WebBeds (2019-10 – 2022-08)

Led the group-wide finance transformation program.

• Standardized finance back-office processes across regions and business units.
• Modernized finance reporting and automation capabilities.
• Coordinated the ERP roadmap and finance systems transformation initiatives.
• Aligned Finance and IT leadership to ensure business-led integration.
• Provided matrix leadership across global finance process owners.
• Managed governance, risks, and stakeholder communications.
• Enabled scalable finance operations in high-volume transactional environments.

Chief Financial & Information Officer (CFIO) at World 2 Meet (2016-01 – 2019-12)

Led Finance, IT, Portfolio Management, and Program Management at enterprise level.

• Defined the ERP modernization roadmap and migration strategy.
• Established a Finance Shared Service Center across EMEA, the Americas, and Asia.
• Standardized GL, AP, AR, Treasury, Master Data, Controlling, and finance processes.
• Modernized FP&A across budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and working-capital monitoring.
• Led digitalization across Finance, HR, and employee-service platforms.
• Aligned global infrastructure, cloud strategy, and financial systems architecture.
• Managed cross-regional teams and operating models.
• Established governance frameworks to improve portfolio transparency and execution.

Head of Portfolio, Backoffice & Services at Hotelbeds Group (2015-01 – 2015-12)

Established enterprise portfolio and program management structures.

• Managed demand, capacity, development, testing, and rollouts.
• Oversaw software factory operations exceeding 20,000 hours per month.
• Managed 80+ employees and 95 contractors.
• Controlled IT Capex and Opex.
• Strengthened governance and delivery discipline across IT and finance initiatives.

Head of IT Shared Service Centre at TUI Travel (2014-01 – 2015-12)

• Created and led a global IT Shared Service Centre supporting Finance and Operations.
• Delivered finance modules including CO-PA, BI, Basis, and ERP components.
• Supported migration from Oracle Forms to ADF and SOA architecture.
• Established SDLC governance for enterprise-wide transformation.
• Managed multinational teams across Europe and offshore locations.

Finance Shared Service Centre Director at TUI Travel (2007-01 – 2012-12)

Reorganizing global finance back-office operations (AP, AR, GL, Treasury, Tax) across 100+ countries and managing 140+ employees under SAP-driven standardization initiatives.

Finance Director at Acorn International Hotels & Cadarso Group (2003-01 – 2007-12)

Led consolidated reporting under IAS, strengthening governance, and preparing organizations for strategic sale transactions.

Finance Director at AOL (2000-01 – 2003-12)

Implemented SAP R/3, led budgeting and reporting under Spanish and US GAAP, and managed end-to-end back-office operations.

Head of Capital Markets & Finance Director at Meliá Hotels International (1993-01 – 2000-12)

Executed a €200M convertible bond issue and led international finance and systems initiatives across APAC, including 18 hotel properties under management. Secured the S&P credit rating and led international financial restructuring initiatives.

Master in SAP Functional Consulting – University Ramon Llull (2020-01 – 2021-12)

Master in Business Administration (MBA) in Finance – ESADE, Barcelona (1990-01 – 1992-12)

Degree in Economics – University of Seville (1984-01 – 1989-12)

Degree in Business Administration – Central University of Barcelona (1989-01 – 1990-12)