Controller in Amsterdam

Opis stanowiska

In this role you report directly to the Corporate Controller of Booking.com in the Amsterdam office.

You will work closely together with your fellow Controllers and the other members of the international Finance team.

The role involves interaction with our international offices, business managers, functional teams and other finance colleagues. Therefore it is essential that you have excellent management and communication skills in English.

You will be co-responsible for the day-to-day general ledger, accounting systems, internal management reporting and administrative processes. You will also be responsible for producing regular reports to our parent company Priceline.com Inc. (NASDAQ: PCLN) in the United States in accordance with US GAAP/SEC reporting and Sarbanes-Oxley 404 compliance.

Due to the rapid and continuous growth of the organization, the tasks and duties of this role may evolve over time. You will be keen to develop and grow within the role and to take on additional challenges and responsibilities as they occur.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support general ledger accounting for Booking.com and its various subsidiaries on a worldwide basis at both an entity and consolidated level;
• Ensuring month end accounts are accurate and timely together with detailed supporting analysis, preparation of monthly closing binder and proactive communication of potential issues to the Corporate Contoller;
• Reviewing and preparing journal entries and general ledger reconciliations including debtor provisions, intercompany balances, foreign exchange items, tax accounting, stock compensation, equity movements and consolidation entries, and reporting significant exceptions to Corporate Contoller;
• Balance sheet and profit and loss review of Booking.com BV and all of its international subsidiaries (30+);
• Perform ad hoc financial analysis and technical research for the Corporate Contoller;
• Report monthly, quarterly and annual financial information plus providing of ad hoc information or data request to corporate US office through Hyperion (Oracle).
• Keeping up to date on all significant technical and international matters in accounting, tax and reporting, liaising with Priceline.com Finance team on policy matters and ensuring accounts comply to Priceline.com accounting policies (US GAAP);
• Working with the Priceline.com Finance Team, ensure proactive consideration of SEC reporting and Sarbanes-Oxley 404 requirements;
• Co-coordinating work with Deloitte & Touche in relation to audits of all subsidiaries worldwide and Internal Audit/Sarbanes-Oxley 404 teams;
• Co-ensure all procedures and controls within the Finance department are, and remain, SOX compliant and meet Internal Audit requirements;
• Working closely with the Accounting Team to ensure team objectives are met.
• Liaison with the Manager Financial Planning & Analysis, ensure strong budgetary cost controls and reporting;
• Drive/lead projects with purpose to increase efficiency (automation) and improve quality of accounting
• Ad Hoc projects.

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Required Skills

• Hands on mentality;
• Strong technical annual report and accounting knowledge (US GAAP experience is desirable);
• Knowledge of tax (desirable)
• Knowledge of (implementing) ERP systems (SAP desirable) and Hyperion (Oracle);
• Knowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley 404 (desirable);
• Team-player;
• Accurate, able to work under pressure and to strict deadlines, and comfortable working in a quick turnaround environment;
• Ability to be an organized and proactive deliverer of results or a motivating manager/coach as and when circumstances dictate;
• Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal) in English;
• Ability to have good grasp of the detail whilst understanding the "big picture", and to manage multiple tasks and priorities simultaneously;
• Willingness to travel occasionally.

Required Experience

• Bachelors and/or Masters degree;
• Working experience in an international environment;
• 5+ years experience in (international) consolidation and management reporting;
• 2+ years of management/leadership experience;