Sr Corporate Accountant

Booking Holdings Inc.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Booking Holdings Inc. is seeking a Corporate Senior Accountant in Bengaluru to drive accounting for multiple entities within the Global Business Services organization.

The role reports to the Corporate Accounting Manager – India and interfaces with internal/external auditors. You will manage monthly closes, balance sheet reconciliations, and variance analysis under US GAAP/IFRS, while ensuring SOX compliance and cross-functional collaboration with Treasury, P2P, and FP&A.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Execute accounting activities for corporate close including cash, prepaids, fixed assets, intangibles, intercompany transactions, accruals, leases, and debt.
• Ensure timeliness and accuracy of monthly close activities.
• Support statutory and US financial audits and auditor requests.
• Manage monthly, quarterly, and annual closing tasks.
• Reconciling balance sheet accounts and resolving reconciling items promptly.
• Prepare balance sheet, P&L, and variance analysis for corporate entities.
• Oversee Sox documentation and compliance; provide audit support.
• Maintain ERP to consolidation tool reconciliations and roll-forwards.
• Deliver accurate internal and external financial reporting on time.
• Collaborate with Treasury, P2P, FP&A on cross-functional tasks and projects.
• Contribute to ad-hoc automation and ERP implementation initiatives.

Skills

Corporate accounting

US GAAP/IFRS

SOX controls

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

SAP experience

Oracle

OneStream/Hyperion

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Blackline

OneStream/Hyperion

Job description

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:

• 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; resolving 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 owning the compliance aspect regarding this.
• Reconciling ERP to consolidation tool on a monthly basis, and maintaining roll‑forwards within the consolidation tool.
• Timely delivery and integrity of the internal and/or external financial reporting.
• Overseeing all applicable SOX documentation, compliance and providing 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.

Pre‑Employment Screening

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