Senior Accountant - Tax and Compliance, Booking.com
Leading travel accommodation and experiences marketplace
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Leading travel accommodation and experiences marketplace
1001+ employees
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1001+ employees
Company mission
Booking.com's mission is to make it easier for everyone to experience the world. They do so by offering a platform that connects every part of a trip – from a great place to stay to getting there, getting around, seeing the sights and sampling local life.
Role
Who you are
- We are looking for a skilled professional with experience in accounting, including tax accounting and income tax compliance. While prior experience in tax accounting and compliance isn't obligatory, a genuine interest in learning tax accounting is valued. Additionally, a strong understanding of various functional areas within Finance such as Accounting, Statutory reporting, Financial Systems, Compliance and Risk & Controls is required
- University degree in Accounting, Business, or Economics and/or postgraduate education (RA/CPA)
- Minimum 3-5 years’ experience in finance and/or accounting, with exposure to tax accounting preferred
- Solid knowledge of US GAAP and tax principles
- Strong technical skills, including proficiency in SAP S4 HANA, OneStream, OneSource Tax Provision, and advanced MS Excel
- Experience working in a team in an international company and matrix organization
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Hands-on approach with the ability to see the bigger picture while preparing detailed calculations
- Excellent communication, organization, and stakeholder management skills
- Fluent in spoken and written English, with the ability to thrive in a dynamic and high-change environment
- Proactive, enthusiastic, and driven individual who takes ownership of responsibilities with a positive attitude towards learning and taking on new responsibilities
What the job involves
- We are looking for an enthusiastic Direct Tax Accounting Senior Specialist to join our dynamic Global Accounting team in Amsterdam. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to tax accounting and compliance projects within a collaborative environment
- As part of the Global Accounting team, you will play a vital role in supporting the Senior Controller in tasks related to tax accounting, compliance, and process improvements. Strong communication skills and a proactive mindset are essential as you collaborate with various stakeholders to achieve team objectives
- Prepare effective tax rate (ETR) computations, income tax calculations for Booking entities, including current and deferred tax provision, return to provision (RTP) adjustments, and uncertain tax positions (UTPs)
- Assist in analyzing ETR and tax provision calculations, including current tax payable and receivable, deferred tax assets and liabilities, valuation allowances, UTPs, to ensure accuracy and compliance with accounting standards
- Manage CIT compliance activities such as conducting reviews of CIT returns, addressing regulatory requirements, arranging income tax payments, etc
- Prepare tax-related balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring accuracy and completeness of financial information and supporting documentation
- Assist in documenting tax-related internal controls, ensuring effectiveness and adequacy of controls related to tax processes and financial reporting
- Support the development and maintenance of tax accounting policies and procedures
- Assist in standardizing tax accounting processes across all regions to ensure income tax compliance and accurate tax reporting
- Act as a key point of contact for external auditors regarding tax accounting matters
- Coordinate with external advisors on CIT filings and compliance for regional entities
- Identify opportunities for process improvements and contribute to driving change within the team
- Partner closely with Financial Controllers, Tax Managers, and other key Finance stakeholders to support cross-functional projects
- Support tax audits, including responding to inquiries, preparing documentation
- Act as backup for Controller as required on other tax related areas
Our take
Booking.com has established itself as a leading digital travel company. The company reaps the benefits of its status in the market and is currently in a stronger position than its up-and-coming competitors such as Expedia, Trivago and Trip.com. Airbnb represents the sharing economy and acts as a disruptive force in this market but still has ways to go to compete with Booking.com.
In recent years, there has been considerable growth in the number of travellers wishing to travel more sustainably. Booking.com is well positioned to attract these consumers, having introduced a Travel Sustainable badge on their platform which over 100,000 properties have achieved for their sustainability efforts.
The company was originally founded with a core focus on hotels, and the platform now offers more than 28 million accommodation listings. They have also expanded into different services, including flights, car rentals, and attractions.
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52% female employees
9% employee growth in 12 months
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Company benefits
- Headspace Subscription
- Anniversary Leave
- Travel Credit
- Unlimited e-learning
- Booking Cares Volunteer Days
- Local Benefits: vary by country, but often include flex time, vacation days, health insurance, retirement savings, and much much more!
Company values
- Succeed Together - We celebrate team success, through making connections, building trust and valuing the diverse perspectives of others
- Own It - We obsess about adding value for our customer – guests, partners, colleagues – to make it easier for everyone to experience the world
- Learn Forever - We are resilient, take time to reflect, and seek to learn – from colleagues, from the outside world and from our failures
- Think Customer First - We obsess about adding value for our customer – guests, partners, colleagues – to make it easier for everyone to experience the world
- Do The Right Thing - We get the right results the right way. For each other, our communities and the world around us
Company HQ
Grachtengordel-Zuid, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Leadership
Glenn Fogel
(CEO, not founder)Previously Vice President at Morgan Stanley. They joined Booking Holdings in 2000 and have held several high profile and executive positions since. They are currently the President and CEO
People progressing
Responsible for all aspects of our Accommodations business unit, including Product and Tech, as well as leading Customer Service, Partner Services (commercial), Customer Insights and Product UX
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Booking.com
- We’re committed to fostering a more inclusive Booking.com experience for the millions of travellers, partners and communities around the world who use our platform every day. This ongoing journey starts with our very own employees, who represent over 140 nationalities and a wide range of ethnic and social backgrounds, genders and sexual orientations
- Directly linked to our mission to make it easier for everyone to experience the world, Inclusion, Diversity, Belonging and Wellbeing (IDBW) have been a core part of our company culture since day one. Creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome and able to do their best work is no easy job. It’s one that evolves over time and will never officially be ‘done’. But that’s ok, because it’s both highly rewarding and vitally important.
- Our ambition is to achieve gender parity (45-55%) in all units and at all levels of our organisation
- To give back to the places that have given us so much, we created Booking Cares – an employee volunteer programme that empowers our workforce to drive inclusion, wellbeing, and sustainability via volunteering, donations, and more – all during working hours. Since the programme began in 2014, over 172,000 work hours have been donated, by almost 6,000 employees, across more than 2,100 projects worldwide.
- B.Champion is our learning and development program for women who want to prepare for the next step in their career. During the six-month program, participants are grouped together in a supportive community cohort, are paired with a senior-level mentor from Booking.com and follow a structured personal development program.
- Every year we celebrate the achievements of inspiring colleagues at Booking.com and give them a platform for recognition: the Playmaker & Inclusionist Awards. The awards seek to recognize colleagues who empower and inspire others and who have done much to promote the mission of Inclusion, Diversity, Belonging, and Wellbeing.
- Booking.com was recently ranked #3 in the Financial Times’ 2021 Diversity Leaders list of European employers, and we couldn’t be more proud. It’s a great recognition for our colleagues around the world, who effortlessly work to create a welcoming and open environment in which people can connect and learn from each other.
- Driven by our employees with the support of the Booking.com IDBW team, our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) are a driving force in creating the most open, welcoming and empowering work environment possible. Backed by members and allies, our ERGs not only foster inclusion, but drive our business goals and product evolution as well.
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