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 coverin