Direct Tax Accounting Controller

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the accounting activities of a specific team, collaborating with stakeholders in Finance and business
• Take full ownership and responsibility of the accounting for a defined, but limited set of Booking.com entities within scope of responsibility, in accordance with US GAAP, local GAAP and compliance with both internal and external requirements
• Sign off on the quality and integrity of the balance sheet and profit and loss for and the variance analysis for defined, but limited set of entities and complete the overall analysis
• Be responsible for the timely delivery and the integrity of the internal and/or external financial reporting
• Initiate and own the strategic goals of the team / region in line with the accounting roadmap and OKRs of the department. Specific areas normally include the development and maintenance of planning and budgeting systems, analysis and interpretation of trends requiring management's attention, the preparation of financial and management reports and procedures, and the presentation of findings and specific recommendations to Senior Management
• Produce finance-related reports for Senior Management and for Head Office and overseas regulators where applicable. Liaise with the regulatory authorities and maintain good relations with them. May be involved in the budgeting and financial strategy process
• Identify, develop and make improvements to new ideas, techniques, procedures, services, products or cross-functional innovation and improvement projects in accounting
• Support and provide oversight to the accounting team with the monthly (quarterly, annual) closing process, review a specific area or team and take ownership for their performance
• Manage the balance sheet and profit and loss for the region and complete the overall (regional / multiple entities) analysis
• Be responsible for monthly closing reports, variance analysis and reconciliations for multiple entities / region in accordance with US GAAP and covering the Sox framework, and own the compliance aspect regarding this
• Manage the annual returns and / or various statutory and statistical filings for multiple entities / region in accordance with all internal policies and external requirements and ensuring the Sox control framework is in place
• Ensure adherence for a defined set of entities all compliance requirements including Sox, tax, statutory and statistical filings and statutory audits are met to fullest satisfaction.

• Regulatory authorities
• (E)LT and executives
• External accounting firms in the region

• Information - Maintain advice, respond to inquiries and good relationships
• Cooperation / Information / Persuasion - Act as an advisor on finance and accounting matters
• Cooperation - Own the relationship and to organize relevant audits, tax, and overall accounting issues

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• Bachelor degree

• Accounting, Business, Economic degree and/or Specialized Certification, such as CRA or CPA

• Advanced Knowledge (5 - 8 years)

• Experience in Finance and/or accounting preferably within a Big4 environment and/or multinational corporate environment
• Sound knowledge of US GAAP/IFRS and SOx
• Experience managing teams, coaching, and providing training on the job
• Enthusiasm about developing and leading people
• High levels of personal effectiveness, particularly communication, organization and the ability to focus on achieving project deadlines
• Enthusiasm to work in a fast paced, highly diverse, continuous developing and informal high achieving environment
• Proven ability and the credibility to persuade and influence in effecting changes within an organization
• Strong interpersonal skills and stakeholder management
• Enthusiastic, proactive and driven
• Fluent in spoken and written English
• Strong IT experience in financial systems, including SAP, is preferable
• Ability and willingness to travel internationally is required