Lead Accountant - Fixed Assets and Leases

Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG); Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Booking Holdings is seeking a Lead Accountant for Fixed Assets & Lease Accounting to oversee global accounting activities across brands. The role collaborates with senior Directors, FP&A, and Controllership to ensure accurate asset and lease accounting under US GAAP and SOX.

The candidate will manage month-end close, balance sheet integrity, and provide timely financial reporting, while guiding a global team and driving process improvements in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Formal accounting qualification (CA/CPA/ACCA) and strong US GAAP/IFRS knowledge.
• Experience with SOX compliance and corporate-wide controls.
• Ability to work with global teams across time zones.

Responsibilities

• Lead global lease and fixed assets accounting across brands.
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
• Oversee month-end close, journal entries, and reconciliations for fixed assets and leases.
• Ensure accurate financial reporting, balance sheet integrity, and variance analysis.
• Support internal and external audits and maintain SOX documentation.

Education

CA/CPA/ACCA Certification

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

OneStream

Blackline

Microsoft Office

Google Workspace

Job description

Company Intro

Booking 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.

Responsibilities

The Fixed Assets & Lease Accounting Lead Accountant will be responsible for:

• Lead the global/cross brand accounting activities for Lease accounting and Fixed assets accounting including Internally Developed Softwares (IDS) / Cloud Computing Arrangements (CCA).
• Collaborate closely with senior stakeholders Directors, Sr. Directors, Project Managers, FP&A, Controllership within Finance and across the brands.
• Oversight of global transactions and processes for Fixed Assets & Lease Accounting, ensuring compliance with accounting policies.
• Act as a SME collaborating to drive operations, engagement and development with a large group of stakeholders located in diverse worldwide locations (BHI, Brands, COE).
• Guide the team in handling and solving complex bottlenecks and issues, for all matters impacting fixed assets & lease accounting.
• Own final issue resolution for items with potential global impact.
• Monitoring and reviewing the month-end closing activities to ensure accurate and timely accounting records are maintained, including the review of monthly journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Sign off on the quality and integrity of the balance sheet and profit and loss accounts for and the variance analysis for fixed assets & leases globally and complete the overall (global/cross brand) analysis.
• Sign off on the regular and timely preparation of all required financial reports and schedules for defined brands/functions.
• Responsible for monthly closing reports, variance analysis and reconciliations for fixed assets & leases in accordance with US GAAP and covering the SOx framework, and own the compliance aspect regarding this.
• Be responsible for the timely delivery and the integrity of the internal and/or external financial reporting.
• Manage footnote information for SEC filings, as well as information for local statutory filings.
• Supporting internal and external audit requirements.
• Ensuring execution of standardized control procedures, and ensuring internal controls are effectively maintained for assigned tasksDevelop and review monthly fixed assets & lease metrics/KPIs with business process owners and business stakeholders, to improve processes and resolve issues.
• Manage all applicable SOX documentation, compliance and provide audit support to both internal and external auditors.
• Ensuring SOX compliance by adhering to internal control requirements, maintaining documentation of key processes and controls, and enhancing the control environment with effective controls.
• Partnering with the Global Process Owner on various initiatives.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including Tax, FP&A, P2P, Real Estate and Technology.
• Driving improvements to the efficiency of accounting processes and timeliness of deliverables.
• Other duties and special projects as required (e.g., analysis, automation, process standardization, etc.).

Skills & Qualification

• Experience in Finance and/or accounting preferably within a Big4 environment and/or multinational corporate environment.
• Specialized Diploma - Chartered Accountant, Certified Public Accountant(CPA), ACCA
• Sound knowledge of US GAAP/IFRS and SOX
• Understanding of US GAAP.
• Experience with ASC 350-40, and ASC 360.
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA, OneStream, and Blackline
• Experience with Microsoft Office and Google Workspace tools*
• Experience working with global teams in different time zones.
• Detail-oriented, strong analytical skills.
• Strong written, verbal communication, and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to multitask and meet deadlines within a fast-paced environment.
• Accountability and Trust.
• Unquestionable integrity and ethics.

Pre-Employment Screening

If your application is successful, your personal data may be used for a pre-employment screening check by a third party as permitted by applicable law. Depending on the vacancy and applicable law, a pre-employment screening may include employment history, education and other information (such as media information) that may be necessary for determining your qualifications and suitability for the position.