Senior Regional Accountant

Hybrid & EMEA Shifts

Job Overview

Booking Holdings is currently undergoing a Finance Transformation initiative that will drive effective finance/accounting support for business management; promote strong governance and control in the organization; and have a world-class finance organization in terms of execution and efficiency.

To support this transformation, we are hiring a Corporate Senior Accountant within the Global Business Services organization. This role, reporting to the Corporate Accounting Manager - India, will be a critical finance role responsible for the accounting for numerous BHI entities, interacting with BHI personnel at various levels, as well as internal and external auditors.

What you’ll be doing:

The Senior Corporate Accountant, India will be responsible for: 

• Accounting activities for certain areas of the corporate close not limited to, daily cash, prepaids, fixed assets, intangibles, intercompany transactions, accruals, leases, and debt transactions of the parent corporation

• Ensuring timeliness and accuracy of monthly corporate close activities 

• Providing support on both statutory and US financial audits and requests from internal and external auditors

• Managing monthly (quarterly, annual) closing process related tasks

• Reconciling assigned balance sheet accounts monthly; resolve any reconciling items on a timely basis

• Preparation of the balance sheet and profit and loss and the variance analysis for the corporate entities

• Preparation of monthly closing reports, variance analysis and reconciliations covering the Sox framework, and own the compliance aspect regarding this

• Reconciling ERP to consolidation tool on a monthly basis, and maintain roll-forwards within the consolidation tool

• Timely delivery and the integrity of the internal and/or external financial reporting 

• Overseeing all applicable SOX documentation, compliance and provide audit support to both internal and external auditors

• Comprehensive SOP documentation and periodic update and approval  of these documents  

• Ensuring adherence for defined tasks/areas assigned, all compliance requirements including Sox, tax, statutory and statistical filings and statutory audits are met to fullest satisfaction

• Partnering with other key Finance departments such as Treasury, P2P, Financial systems, Risk & Controls on tasks and projects with a cross functional impact

• Ad-hoc projects as they arise (e.g., automation, ERP implementation, etc.)

What you’ll bring :

• Minimum 5-8 years of relevant experience in corporate accounting covering general ledger, journal entries, month-end/quarter-end close, balance sheet reconciliations, accruals & provisions, and variance analysis under US GAAP/IFRS.
  • SAP experience is mandatory. Oracle and Blackline preferred. OneStream or Hyperion Financial Management a plus.
  • Strong understanding of SOX/internal controls and ability to support statutory and regulatory filings.
  • Proven track record of cross-functional collaboration (Treasury, P2P, FP&A) and process improvement/automation initiatives.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to tailor messages to various levels of the organization.

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