Booking Holdings Inc.

Director, Accounting

Booking Holdings Inc.$180K — $210K *
Legal & Accounting
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in accounting, ideally in a public company or Big 4
  • Bachelor's degree in a related field; CPA is preferred
  • Experience managing teams and mentoring professionals
  • Proficient in BlackLine, Oracle EBS, OneStream, and Excel
  • Strong multitasking and deadline-management skills
  • Excellent analytical skills with a keen eye for details
  • Strong verbal and non-verbal communication abilities
  • Demonstrated integrity, ownership, and alignment with company values

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with the Assistant Controller for timely month-end close and reporting
  • Lead a team of ~6, ensuring quality control in accounting processes
  • Oversee and analyze key Sales and Expense accounts
  • Manage critical accruals for diverse revenue streams
  • Supervise the application of CECL for accounts receivables reserves
  • Ensure accuracy in cash reporting and reconcile issues
  • Support financial planning by explaining variances and results
  • Identify and implement process improvements in accounting operations

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health coverage including medical, dental, and vision
  • Generous paid time off and special company-wide reset week
  • Flexible work-from-home arrangement with up to 4 weeks remote
  • Financial security programs including retirement plans and life coverage
  • Travel-related perks like employee discounts on airlines and hotels
  • A supportive company culture with various employee engagement programs
Full Job Description
Director, Accounting


This individual will serve as an integral member of the General Ledger team supporting all of Priceline’s businesses ensuring the accurate and timely submission of our results as well as ensuring appropriate controls around the related processes.

 

The successful candidate will possess the communication skills and business acumen necessary to interact with multiple teams within Priceline and Booking Holdings (Parent Company). 

 

In this role, you will be responsible for:

  • Partner with the Assistant Controller to lead an accurate and timely month-end close and related financial reporting for assigned legal entities.

  • Manage and develop a team of ~6 professionals across multiple levels, including reviewing journal entries, account reconciliations, and execution of SOX controls.

  • Oversee key Sales and Other Expense accounts, including reserves related to chargebacks, goodwill, and interchange.

  • Manage critical revenue accruals across flights, hotels, and rental car businesses, as well as other revenue streams such as direct marketing, trip protection, and ancillary products; oversee related rental car reserves.

  • Supervise the application of Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL) across key accounts receivable reserves.

  • Oversee cash, cash in transit (CIT), and unapplied cash processes, ensuring timely and accurate journal entries and prompt resolution of reconciling items.

  • Support FBO and ring-fencing reporting, ensuring customer funds are properly safeguarded and compliant with applicable requirements.

  • Partner with Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) to explain financial results and key variances versus plan and forecast.

  • Analyze and review account fluctuations, providing clear and insightful commentary; ensure the team delivers accurate and meaningful explanations.

  • Support the design, documentation, and execution of internal controls, ensuring effectiveness for assigned processes.

  • Assist with interim and year-end audit procedures.

  • Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and timeliness of accounting operations and deliverables.

 

Educational and Experience Requirements:

  • 10+ years of related professional experience, preferably within a $1B+ public company and/or Big 4 accounting firm.

  • BS in a related discipline required, CPA preferred

  • Supervisory experience, including coaching and mentoring members of the team 

  • Experience with BlackLine, Oracle EBS and OneStream desired, Excel proficiency required

  • Demonstrated ability to multitask and meet deadlines within a fast-paced environment

  • Strong analytical skills and detail oriented

  • Excellent verbal and non-verbal communication skills

  • Thrive in an entrepreneurial setting and take ownership of assigned work

  • Demonstrated history of living the values important to priceline.com: Customer, Innovation, Team, Accountability and Trust. Unquestionable integrity and ethics.

    There are a variety of factors that go into determining a salary range, including but not limited to external market benchmark data, geographic location, and years of experience sought/required. In addition to a competitive base salary, certain roles may be eligible for an annual bonus and/or equity grant.

    The salary range for this position is $180,000 - $210,000.

    #LI-Hybrid

Flexible work at Priceline

Priceline is following a hybrid working model, which includes two days onsite as determined by you and your manager (ideally selecting among Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday). On the remaining days, you can choose to be remote or in the office.

Perks & Benefits at Priceline

Our benefits are designed to support your health, wellbeing, and life inside and outside of work. Eligible Priceliners have access to:

Health & wellness coverage including medical, dental, vision, and mental health resources

Generous time off including PTO, holidays, a company-wide Priceline Pause reset week, and paid volunteer days

Work/life support including the ability to work up to 4 weeks per year from anywhere, parental leave, dependent care and family support resources, Summer Fridays, and office perks like stocked kitchens and catered meals (varies by location)

Financial security programs such as retirement plans with company contributions, life and disability coverage, and tax-advantaged accounts

Signature travel perks including employee-only discounts on hotels and flights, VIP deals, and Big Deal Bucks credits

Additional perks & discounts like travel and partner discounts, tuition support, legal support, and pet benefits

A people-first culture with Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), social events, recognition programs, and service awards that help you connect, grow, and celebrate together

Specific benefits and programs vary by location.

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About Booking Holdings Inc.

Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: PCLN), formerly known as Priceline Group, provides online travel and related services to consumers and local partners through its six primary brands which are Booking.com, Priceline.com, KAYAK, agoda.com, Rentalcars.com, and OpenTable. Collectively, Booking Holdings operates in over 220 countries and territories across Europe, North America, South America, the Asia-Pacific region, the Middle East, and Africa in over 40 languages. The mission of Booking Holdings is to help people experience the world. It was founded in 1997.

Booking Holdings Inc. Careers

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Learn more about Booking Holdings Inc.
Size
20,300 employees
Market Cap
$75.9 billion
Industry
Net Income
$59 million
5 Year Trend
+0.4%
Revenue
$6.7 billion
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