Senior Manager, Accounting

The role

This person will own the completeness and accuracy of the global operating expense base across the profit and loss statement and related balance sheets. They will lead a team of accounting professionals and run the global expense close end-to-end across all entities and time zones.

What you will do

• Lead the end-to-end global operating expense close cycle under US GAAP.
• Ensure completeness, accuracy, and timely delivery of all balance sheet reconciliations and reporting requirements worldwide.
• Deliver monthly and quarterly financial variance analyses.
• Partner with financial planning teams on spend trends.
• Act as the primary subject matter expert for operating expense accounting.
• Drive the continuous improvement agenda through simplification, standardization, and automation.
• Manage and develop a geographically dispersed team of accounting professionals.
• Foster collaborative relationships with procurement, finance operations, and commercial partners.

Required qualifications

• Professional accounting qualification (such as CPA, ACA, ACCA, CA, or equivalent).
• Minimum of 10 years of post-qualification experience in financial or operational accounting within a complex, multi-entity global business.
• Demonstrated experience managing the end-to-end financial close cycle, including operating expenses, accruals, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Proven track record of successfully leading, coaching, and developing teams of accounting professionals.

Nice to have

• Public accounting experience, ideally with a top 6 accounting firm
• In-depth technical grounding in US GAAP principles and corporate financial reporting standards.
• Strong proficiency in driving continuous process improvement, automation, or financial system transformations.
• Experience managing accounting operations and collaboration across multiple international entities and time zones.
• Exceptional communication and analytical skills

Benefits

• Work from (almost) anywhere for up to 20 days per year
• Company-paid therapy sessions through SpringHealth
• Company-paid subscription to Headspace
• Annual company-wide week off a year
• Paid parental leave
• 5 weeks paid vacation
• Time off for your birthday
• Paid volunteer time
• Development Dollars
• Leadership development
• Access to thousands of on-demand e-learnings
• Travel Discounts

About the company

OpenTable is an industry leader with 70,000+ restaurant partners and 25+ years of experience. It is part of Booking Holdings, Inc.