Senior Accountant (Payments Accounting)

Join <Booking.com> as a Senior Accountant in the Payments Accounting team. You will be responsible for the accurate and timely execution of accounting activities, ensuring compliance with US GAAP and internal reporting requirements. This role requires close collaboration with various stakeholders and offers a range of benefits, including health insurance, paid time off, and opportunities for career growth.

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