Senior Accountant, Consolidations

Airbnb

6d•$106,000 - $125,000•Remote

About The Position

Airbnb's Consolidations & Intercompany team, within Accounting & Reporting, consolidates financial results across global legal entities and manages intercompany activity to ensure accurate, US GAAP-compliant books and timely close. The Senior Accountant will support day-to-day intercompany and consolidation accounting, particularly during month-end close, and serve as a resource on intercompany topics across Finance. The role partners with Treasury, Tax, and Finance Systems on funding, transfer pricing, and process optimization, and supports internal, external, and statutory audit requests. The position is US remote eligible, subject to living in a state where Airbnb, Inc. has a registered entity. Occasional work at an Airbnb office or attendance at offsites may be required as agreed with the manager. Core working hours are 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM Pacific Time, with additional flexibility required during month-end close.

Requirements

BS/BA in Accounting.
CPA or Chartered Accountant.
At least 4 years of accounting experience, including at least 1 year in month-end close.
Experience automating accounting or close work, including using AI tools to drive efficiency gains.
Advanced Excel skills for analyzing large data sets.
Experience improving controls and reconciliation processes as volume and complexity increase.
Experience owning an assigned close area or workstream end to end with minimal oversight.
Track record of identifying problems early and proposing fixes that go beyond the minimum.
Ability to learn a new accounting area or system quickly and apply it in a live close.
Ability to work with Finance partners to resolve issues and communicate clearly in English, both verbally and in writing.

Nice To Haves

Public accounting experience.
Direct intercompany accounting experience, especially capital transactions and FX accounting under US GAAP (ASC 830).
SQL or another database query language.
Experience with a large-scale ERP.

Responsibilities

Own assigned close areas from start to finish, preparing and posting monthly intercompany and consolidation journal entries and reconciliations by close milestone dates.
Account for global funding and settlements, ad hoc cash transfers, recharges, and eliminations, including intercompany profit.
Prepare and post journal entries for foreign currency transactions, redenominations, and translation adjustments.
Work with Treasury on cash pool and intercompany funding accounting, including FX settlements, accrued and capitalized interest, and reconciliations.
Work with Treasury, Tax, and other Controlling teams to clear intercompany imbalances and close blockers, raise risks early, and propose fixes.
Serve as a resource on intercompany topics, including consolidation and eliminations (ASC 810), foreign currency, and capital transactions.
Keep documentation, workpapers, and SOPs current, repeatable, and audit-ready, and respond to internal, external, and statutory audit requests.
Reduce manual work and improve close processes within the team and with Tax, Treasury, and other partners to shorten the close and reduce control risk.