Role Description:Company IntroBooking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG) is the world leader in online travel and related services, provided to customers and partners in over 220 countries and territories through six primary consumer-facing brands - Booking.com, KAYAK, Priceline, agoda.com, Rentalcars.com, and OpenTable. The mission of Booking Holdings is to make it easier for everyone to experience the world.Job SummaryBooking Holdings is currently undergoing a Finance Transformation initiative that will drive effective finance 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. As part of this initiative, operational and accounting processes will be done from our Center of Excellence in Bengaluru, India. This role will be responsible for overseeing the financial close activities related to FinTech accounting, ensuring accurate and timely reporting of financial data, and maintaining robust controls over financial transactions. This role involves working closely with various stakeholders, including the FinTech Accounting team, FinTech, Financial Services & Product, and external parties such as 3rd party fintech companies such payment service providers, to ensure the integrity of financial data and compliance with accounting standards.This individual will serve as an integral member of a team responsible for the FinTech accounting of Booking Holdings and our subsidiaries, to ensure accurate and timely preparation and review of journal entries and account reconciliations. The ideal candidate will thrive in an entrepreneurial setting and take ownership of his/her work. A successful candidate will possess the communication skills and business acumen necessary to interact with multiple teams across Booking Holdings and our subsidiaries.ResponsibilityThe FinTech Senior Accountant, India will be responsible for:Accounting activities for certain areas of the fintech financial close not limited to, daily cash, receivables from payments/fintech service providers, prepaids, strategic partnerships transactions with 3rd parties and group companies, wallet liability and unrealized incentives, accruals, partner liabilities to accommodation properties, as well as attractions and flights providers, PSP fees and city taxes transactionsEnsuring timeliness and accuracy of monthly fintech accounting close activitiesProviding support on US GAAP financial audits and requests from internal and external auditorsManaging monthly (quarterly, annual) closing process related tasksReconciling assigned balance sheet accounts monthly; resolve any reconciling items on a timely basisPreparation of the balance sheet and profit and loss and the commentary for the variance analysis for the fintech accountsPreparation of monthly closing reports, variance analysis and reconciliations in accordance with US GAAP and covering the SOx framework, and own the compliance aspect regarding thisTimely delivery and the integrity of the internal and/or external financial reportingProvide input and details for SEC filing footnotes, as well as information for regulatory reporting and filingsPreparing governmental regulatory reports and statistical filings on fintech accounts for multiple entities in accordance with all internal policies and external requirements and ensuring the SOx control framework is in placeOverseeing all applicable SOX documentation, compliance and provide audit support to both internal and external auditorsEnsuring adherence for defined tasks/areas assigned, all compliance requirements including SOx, regulatory and statistical filings and US GAAP audits are met to fullest satisfactionImplement and maintain robust internal controls over financial transactions to ensure compliance with SOX and non-SOX requirementsPerform periodic accounting impact assessments and ensure the accuracy and completeness of financial data transfers between systemsIdentify opportunities for process improvements and automation within the FinTech accounting function.Collaborate with FinTech, Financial Systems, various Product teams, other non-finance stakeholders, and external stakeholders (such as PSPs) to implement system enhancements, streamline accounting processes, and to ensure the accuracy and integrity of financial data Partnering with other key Finance departments such as Treasury, P2P, Financial systems, Risk & Controls on tasks and projects with a cross functional impactAd-hoc projects as they arise (e.g., automation, ERP implementation, etc.), identify challenges and initiate improvement projects for utmost automationProvide support and guidance to junior accountants and other team members.Required SkillsSound knowledge of US GAAP/IFRS and SOx with minimum 6 years of experienceQualification : Specialized Diploma - Chartered AccountantFinTech experience, Project management and/or transformation experienceExperience in working with BigData and Data Analytics teamsAbility to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic, rapidly growing and fluidorganizationAbility to effectively communicate at various levels of the organization tailored appropriately to the audienceCandidates should demonstrate effective collaboration skills up, down and across the organizationExperience in working with tech and product teamsMaintain effectiveness in a continually evolving environmentExcellent written and verbal communication skillsCandidates should demonstrate proactive approach and strong critical thinking to identify any risks or errors in complex journal postings and reconciliationsExperience with the BigData environment, and using Internally developed FinTech systems, SAP, Blackline.
