Staff Accountant

KAYAK, part of Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG), is the world’s leading travel search engine. With billions of queries across our platforms, we help people find their perfect flight, stay, rental car and vacation package. We’re also transforming business travel with a new corporate travel solution, KAYAK for Business.

As an employee of KAYAK, you will be part of a travel company that operates a portfolio of global metasearch brands including momondo, Cheapflights and HotelsCombined, among others. From start-up to industry leader, innovation is at our core and every employee has an opportunity to make their mark. Our focus is on building the best travel search engine to make it easier for everyone to experience the world.

We are currently looking for a collaborative and detail-oriented Staff Accountant to manage intracompany/intercompany accounting, support the month-end close cycle and consolidation (OneStream), maintain FloQast, prepare transfer-pricing and support tax reporting, assist with financial reporting, and improve processes with automation/AI.

This role is required to commute to our Norwalk, CT office at least 3 times per week.

In this role, you will:

• Reconcile, analyze, and settle intracompany transactions across KAYAK legal entities monthly, including foreign currency revaluations and elimination within the ICP matrix.

• Coordinate with Billing and the Enterprise Systems (ES) team to manage autointercompany scripts, account creation, OneStream mapping, and system support needs.

• Support the intercompany accountant (Center of Excellence) to monitor/analyze intercompany partner (ICP) transactions, resolve breaks, and ensure alignment with ICPs and BHI during month‑end close.

• Prepare variance analysis on intracompany and intercompany balances; identify trends and unusual fluctuations for month‑end and management reporting.

• Prepare intercompany tax (BEAT) model and coordinate with KAYAK and BHI Tax teams; support Transfer Pricing compliance, review GL appropriateness, post entries, and produce monthly Transfer Pricing reporting.

• Maintain and update KAYAK Monthly Actuals Analysis (P&L and Balance Sheet) to reflect OneStream; support consolidated reporting packages, management reporting, and ad hoc reports.

• Analyze FX fluctuations and intra/intercompany drivers; develop DST reporting and related analyses.

• Ensure adherence to KAYAK and BHI close calendars (including five‑business‑day close), administer post‑close adjustments, and coordinate cross‑functional deadlines.

• Act as FloQast administrator: maintain reconciliations, checklists, user access/roles, monitor task completion, troubleshoot with FloQast support, and oversee FloQast alignment projects.

• Own stewardship of the global Chart of Accounts (COA): maintain descriptions, submit and coordinate account creation/cleanup, and align COA with GL accounting, FP&A, and Tax.

• Support internal and external audits by preparing schedules and providing documentation.

• Drive process improvements and automation (including AI and other tools) for consolidation, reporting, intracompany/intercompany accounting, and reconciliation processes.

• Provide backup and preparation of initial fluctuation analysis for Balance Sheet and P&L monthly/quarterly; support Associate Manager and transition ownership of rollforwards and activity checks as needed.

Please apply if you have:

• 2-4 years of work experience in Accounting or similar roles.

• A degree in Accounting or equivalent experience; progress on CPA track is an advantage.

• Strong technical skills in Excel and Google Sheets (pivot tables, XLOOKUP, macros); hands‑on experience with OneStream, NetSuite, and FloQast highly preferred.

• Demonstrated experience with intracompany/intercompany accounting, month‑end close processes, and intercompany tax/transfer pricing support.

• Experience with foreign currency revaluations and FX impact analysis.

• Proven ability to design and implement automation or AI‑driven process improvements.

• Exceptional attention to detail, strong analytical and variance‑analysis skills.

• Effective verbal and written communicator and subject matter expert mindset.

• Self‑starter capable of prioritizing multiple deadlines and coordinating cross‑functional stakeholders.

Benefits and Perks:

• Generous paid vacation + time off for your birthday

• Work from (almost) anywhere for up to 20 days per year

• Company matched retirement plans

• Health, dental and vision insurance plans

• Focus on mental health and well-being:

  • Company-paid therapy sessions through SpringHealth

  • Company-paid subscription to HeadSpace

  • Company-wide week off a year - the whole team fully recharges (and returns without a pile-up of work!)

  • No meeting Fridays

• Paid parental leave

• Paid volunteer time

• Focus on your career growth:

  • Development Dollars

  • Leadership development

  • Access to thousands of on-demand e-learnings

• Travel Discounts

• Employee Resource Groups

There are a variety of factors that go into determining a salary range, including but not limited to external market benchmark data, geographic location, and years of experience sought/required. The range for this United States-based role is $80,000 - $90,000.00.

We offer a competitive base salary and benefits including: health benefits; flexible spending account; retirement benefits; life insurance; paid time off (including PTO, paid sick leave, medical leave, bereavement leave, floating holidays and paid holidays); and parental leave benefits. This role is eligible to be considered for an annual bonus.

Inclusion

At KAYAK, we want everyone to have the space to grow, share ideas and do great work. That’s why we’re focused on hiring the best talent from all walks of life and experiences, supporting them well and making sure no one feels like they have to fit a mold to belong here.

Need any adjustments for the interview, application or on the job? No problem - just give us a heads-up. We’ve got you.

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