Role 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 tasks
- Develop 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.
- Robust 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.

📌 Lead Accountant - Fixed Assets and Leases (India)
🏢 Booking Holdings
📍 India