Sr. Corporate Accountant

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.