Accounting and Controlling

Who you are

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• Professional qualification or certification such as CIMA, ACCA, CPA, or equivalent is preferred
• Minimum of 6 years of relevant accounting experience, preferably in a complex, international, or technology-enabled environment
• Strong experience with month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes, including journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, balance sheet substantiation, and variance analysis
• Good knowledge of US GAAP and the ability to apply accounting principles to complex payment, liability,intercompany, and revenue-related transactions
• Experience executing SOx or other internal control activities and preparing high-quality control evidence
• Experience supporting internal and external audits, statutory reporting, tax requests, or regulatory reporting processes
• Comfortable working with large and complex datasets, investigating exceptions, and drawing clear conclusions from financial and operational information
• Ability to understand technical designs, system logic, data flows, and process documentation and apply that knowledge to accounting conclusions and controls
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills, with the ability to manage competing close deadlines and prioritize effectively
• Solution-oriented, self-motivated, and results-driven, with a proactive and inquisitive approach to identifying and resolving issues
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, including the ability to bridge technical details, accounting requirements, and business perspectives
• Demonstrated ownership, sound judgment, and the ability to work independently while contributing effectively in a collaborative team environment
• Strong proficiency in financial systems and reporting tools; experience with SAP S/4HANA, Blackline and Snowflake is preferred
• Fluent in written and spoken English

What the job involves

• The Senior Accountant is responsible for the accurate, timely, and controlled execution of accounting activities within the Payment Accounting Month Close team supporting Payments by Booking (PbB)
• The role owns a defined accounting scope across payment-related processes and legal entities, ensuring that financial information is complete, accurate, auditable, and compliant with US GAAP, applicable regulations, and internal reporting requirements
• The role combines hands-on month-end close execution with analytical review, control ownership, issue resolution, and continuous improvement
• It requires close collaboration with Payments Operations, Finance, Product, Engineering, Treasury, Tax, Legal Entity Controllers, and other stakeholders across the organization
• Own the end-to-end month-end close activities for an assigned PbB accounting scope, including close planning, execution, review, issue tracking, and timely completion in line with reporting calendars
• Perform monthly account reconciliations and prepare, review, and post journal entries, including accruals, prepayments, reclassifications, intercompany transactions, settlements, and other payment-accounting adjustments
• Maintain complete and accurate general ledger balances and ensure that payment-related transactions are correctly recorded, supported, and reconciled to sub-ledgers, operational data, payment platforms, and other relevant source systems
• Take ownership of complex payment accounting balances, including transactional liabilities, partner and customer-related balances, receivables, revenue, accruals, prepayments, cash and settlement accounts, and intercompany positions
• Investigate reconciling items, aged balances, unexpected movements, and data variances; identify root causes and drive resolution with the relevant business, operational, and technical stakeholders
• Prepare detailed supporting analyses, balance sheet reconciliations, flux explanations, and close documentation that provide a clear audit trail from source data through to the general ledger and financial statements
• Perform monthly profit and loss and balance sheet reviews for the assigned scope and legal entities, highlighting material or unusual movements and ensuring appropriate follow-up actions
• Analyze, compile, and validate financial information for management reporting, including balance sheet, profit and loss, cash flow, liability, and other financial or regulatory reporting requirements
• Execute and evidence assigned SOx and other key financial controls, ensuring that control activities are completed on time, are properly documented, and address identified deficiencies
• Support internal and external audits, statutory reporting, tax-related requests, and other compliance activities by providing accurate schedules, reconciliations, explanations, and supporting documentation
• Act as a subject matter expert for payment accounting and month-close topics within the assigned area, translating operational and technical process details into accounting requirements and actionable recommendations
• Partner with process owners and cross-functional stakeholders to assess the accounting impact of new payment flows, system changes, product developments, and process improvements
• Identify opportunities to improve data quality, reconciliation coverage, standardization, automation, control effectiveness, and close-cycle efficiency; support implementation of sustainable solutions
• Ensure strong working knowledge of relevant systems, accounting processes, data flows, and dependencies across multiple countries, legal entities, and stakeholder groups
• Contribute to a culture of ownership, transparency, continuous improvement, and high-quality financial reporting within the PbB Payment Accounting team
• What success looks like:
• The assigned PbB accounting scope is closed accurately, completely, and on time every reporting period
• Reconciliations, journal entries, analyses, and control evidence are clear, well-supported, and audit-ready
• Payment-related variances and aged or unexplained balances are identified early and resolved with sustainable root-cause actions
• Stakeholders receive timely, reliable insights into financial performance, liabilities, risks, and open close items
• Processes and controls become more standardized, scalable, efficient, and resilient over time

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Free access to Headspace for you and your loved ones
• Global Employee Assistance Program
• Meditation and Breastfeeding rooms at the office
• Booking Cares - 2 days per year to volunteer and learn
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Pension plan
• Annual paid time off
• Parental leave - 22 weeks
• Grandparent leave - 10 days
• Care leave - 10 days
• Bereavement leave - up to 4 weeks
• Anniversary leave
• Working from Home Furniture and Ergonomic Support
• Working from Abroad - up to 20 days per year
• Discounts & Wallet credits to spend on our products
• Upgrade to Booking.com Genius Level 3
• Friends & Family Booking.com discount vouchers
• Free access to online learning platforms
• Development and mentorship programs to support career growth
• Access to trainings and workshops
• Team development opportunities
• Local discount programs
• Game rooms in offices
• On-site meals, coffee and snacks including vegan options