Finance + IT
Hands-on experience leading both sides of the table as CFIO (Chief Finance & Information Officer) and as a senior finance transformation and financial systems leader.
Executive Profile · Finance Transformation
Jorge Sabater
Finance Transformation Executive
ERP Modernization · Global Shared Services · SAP S/4HANA
“I make complex finance transformation viable at global scale.”
I align Finance, IT, operations, and system integrators to convert ERP, shared services, and operating model programs into measurable business outcomes.
Available from September 1, 2026
Madrid / Amsterdam base · international availability
Madrid / Amsterdam base · international availability
Executive delivery at the intersection of Finance and IT
30+
years of international experience
100+
countries with finance operations
3
global regions
500+
professionals led across career
Why organizations hire me
Business-led finance transformation
When Finance, IT, and the business must operate as one system, I bring the structure, finance judgment, and execution discipline required to make transformation adopted and impactful.
Governance + delivery
Executive forums, risk management, dependencies, integrators, readiness, and quality control in complex delivery environments.
Adoption + outcomes
Standardization, automation, organizational change, and sustainable operating models that survive after go-live.
- SAP S/4 global programs and multi-release upgrades
- SSC global shared services design and transformation
- CFIO executive Finance and IT leadership
- PMI PMP · PgMP · PfMP
Global transformation · S/4HANA · FinTech · Payments
Flagship case: Booking.com
Three major releases delivered in a high-volume, high-pressure enterprise environment.
ECC to S/4HANA
Global migration covering the full Booking.com business.
SAP 1909 to 2022
Major platform upgrade across the global finance landscape.
BHFS release
Booking Holdings Financial Services — FinTech and payments enablement in a regulated environment.
My role
Central orchestration point across Finance, FinTech, IT, integrators, and executive leadership.
- Global governance and executive forums
- Coordination with Bangalore CoE and U.S. leadership
- System integrators: Accenture and SAP PS/PE
- Risks, dependencies, readiness, and adoption
- Delivery quality in a demanding go-live environment
Career trajectory
A finance leader who also delivers transformation
The path is deliberately cumulative: P&L and finance leadership, shared services, portfolio governance, ERP modernization, and global transformation execution.
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1993–2007
Meliá · AOL · Acorn
International finance leadership
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2007–2012
TUI Travel
Finance SSC · 100+ countries
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2012–2015
Hotelbeds / TUI
Portfolio · IT SSC · software factory
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2016–2019
World2Meet
CFIO · Finance + IT + operating model
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2019–2022
WebBeds
Group finance transformation
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2022–2026
Booking.com
S/4HANA · FinTech · payments
Accumulated result A profile able to understand the P&L, redesign the operating model, align technology, and lead complex execution with senior stakeholders.
Proof of impact
End-to-end transformations delivered
Booking.com: ECC to S/4HANA, SAP 1909 to 2022 upgrade, and BHFS (Booking Holdings Financial Services) release in a regulated FinTech and payments environment.
Global shared services: Reorganized AP, AR, GL, Treasury, Tax, and finance processes with a 140+ person team.
Portfolio and delivery: Built portfolio, demand, testing, and rollout structures with 80+ employees and 95 contractors.
Corporate finance: Convertible bond at Meliá, debt financing, financial risk management, and international APAC finance leadership.
Execution model
How I lead transformation
My focus is not just producing plans. It is building an execution system that keeps leaders, teams, and integrators aligned through real adoption.
Diagnose and prioritize
Objectives, value case, scope, capabilities, and real risks.
Design governance
Roadmap, forums, decisions, dependencies, and quality criteria.
Execute with discipline
Cadence, tracking, blockers, integrators, cutover, and readiness.
Adopt and stabilize
Change, users, HyperCare, BAU, and continuous improvement.
Operating principles
- clear governance
- risk transparency
- interdependency management
- business readiness
- sustainable adoption
Scale and complexity
Sector depth and global reach
Experience in travel, hospitality, FinTech, payments, e-commerce, retail, and financial services.
100+countries with finance back-office operations
140+employees in Finance SSC
80+ / 95employees and contractors managed
20,000+software factory hours per month
18APAC hotels under Finance / IT leadership
€200Mconvertible bond issuance
Why scale matters Scale matters because transformations fail at the boundaries: countries, processes, systems, partners, and stakeholders. My experience is precisely in managing those boundaries.
Credentials and availability
Executive rigor and delivery credibility
Governance and delivery
PMP · PgMP · PfMP · SAP Activate Project Manager
SAP S/4HANA and Finance
Financial Accounting · Treasury · Sales · Sourcing & Procurement
Executive education
MBA ESADE · Corporate Valuation & Financial Engineering, HBS
“Jorge combines finance depth, payments knowledge, and transformation leadership to deliver complex programs with discipline, quality, and autonomy.”
Available from September 1, 2026 — To lead finance transformation, ERP, shared services, and operating model programs from Madrid or Amsterdam, with international availability.
Testimonials
Representative feedback over time
A consistent pattern across direct managers and senior leaders: finance depth, program discipline, executive presence, and the ability to make complex transformation happen.
“Extraordinary ability to define and implement change, build teams, automate processes, and strengthen controls.”
“One of the most brilliant CFOs I have worked with; a key element in digital transformation.”
“Drove S/4HANA forward with high quality, few issues, and strong finance and payments expertise.”
“Strategic clarity and operational precision: every workstream tracked, every risk surfaced early.”
“A central figure in critical finance transformation, aligning Finance, FinTech, and IT.”
Let's talk
Ready to lead your finance transformation
Available from September 1, 2026 — Madrid / Amsterdam base, with international availability.