Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Airbnb is a global hospitality and travel platform that connects guests with hosts offering stays and experiences in communities worldwide. The company is seeking a Senior Accountant to manage end-to-end accounting activities, support accurate GAAP financial reporting and controls, and improve accounting systems and processes. The role collaborates with finance, technology, product, engineering, business development, and external partners.
Responsibilities
- Manage the monthly close and financial reporting process, including preparation of routine and non-routine journal entries, reconciliations, variance analysis, and stakeholder communication
- Support lease, fixed asset, software capitalization, and other operating expense accounting impacting the income statement and balance sheet, ensuring accurate GAAP reporting and SOX compliance
- Perform financial statement variance and fluctuation analysis, identifying anomalies and documenting key drivers
- Serve as a subject matter expert for accounting policies, systems, and processes, supporting new products, features, and system changes through testing and validation
- Drive process improvements, standardization, automation, and ERP optimization to meet SLA/KPI targets and support scalable operations
- Maintain robust documentation for accounting systems, workflows, and key controls; support transitions, knowledge transfer, and cross-training initiatives
- Serves as a Subject Matter Expert for related policies and processes
- Communicating accounting requirements and frameworks to partner teams for new products and feature changes, including testing and validation
- Collaborate with Technical Accounting on research and the preparation of accounting memos and business process documentation
- Leverage data and automation tools (e.g., Alteryx, SQL, AI-enabled workflows) to analyze trends, risks, and opportunities, delivering actionable insights to improve performance and reduce risk
- Contribute to ad hoc projects, special analyses, and strategic finance initiatives, effectively communicating results and updates to leadership
Skills
- BA/BS in Accounting or Finance
- 5+ years of relevant experience, ideally including public accounting or a high-growth tech environment
- Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and revenue recognition guidance
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (pivot tables, VLOOKUP, formula logic)
- Communicate clearly, concisely, and effectively with both finance and non-finance stakeholders
- Excellent problem-solving skills and experience analyzing high volume, multi-currency transactions in a global business environment
- Capable of handling multiple projects in a fast paced, hyper growth environment
- Ability to own projects end-to-end: building out timelines, key milestones, provide regular updates to stakeholders and delivery against agreed upon specs
- Ability to define and implement internal or external controls or best practices
- Desire to continuously improve and a positive, "can-do" approach
- This position is US - Remote Eligible. The role may include occasional work at an Airbnb office or attendance at offsites, as agreed to with your manager. While the position is Remote Eligible, you must live in a state where Airbnb, Inc. has a registered entity. [Click here for the up-to-date list of excluded states. This list is continuously evolving, so please check back with us if the state you live in is on the exclusion list](https://careers.airbnb.com/) If your position is employed by another Airbnb entity, your recruiter will inform you what states you are eligible to work from
- CPA certification a strong plus
- Systems experience: Oracle or other large ERP preferred, SQL preferred
Benefits
- This role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.
- This position is US - Remote Eligible. The role may include occasional work at an Airbnb office or attendance at offsites, as agreed to with your manager.
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