Controller

Please note, this is a 9 month assignment for freelancers.

The pay rate is 55-95 EUR/hour.

Controller is part of the Global Accounting & Controlling organization, working together with the Corporate and Regional accounting teams, collaborating closely with various stakeholders across the Finance department and other business units. This role takes full ownership and responsibility of 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.

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

  
  

• 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.

Requirements of special knowledge/skills:

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