Airbnb was born in 2007 when two Hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to over 4 million Hosts who have welcomed more than 1 billion guest arrivals in almost every country across the globe. Every day, Hosts offer unique stays and experiences that make it possible for guests to connect with communities in a more authentic way.

The Community You Will Join: 

The CashOps team maintains the accounting and reconciliation of all platform cash related to guest and host activity on a daily basis. We track the cash record from internal platform creation through the processor to the bank. We reconcile

• 130 bank accounts
• 28 processors
• 25 settlement currencies
• 44 accepted payment currencies

The Difference You Will Make:

• As a finance team member, the Cash Operations Accountant will have broad exposure to various financial systems Airbnb and will support critical goals and deadlines.
• The ideal candidate for this position will have strong attention to detail as well as strong time management and the ability to confidently support processes within the organization.
• In addition, the ideal candidate will have cash management or accounting experience in an international, high transaction volume corporation, a strong understanding of US GAAP and the ability to work in a fast paced, hyper growth environment. This position reports to the Cash Operations Supervisor.

A Typical Day

• Monitor, analyze and report on daily cash activity including system health and resolution of data issues (both internal and external)
• Prepare and review daily and month-end journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations and supporting schedules
• Prepare and review monthly merchant fee accrual entries
• Fulfilling audit requests for internal, interim and year-end audit
• Perform fluctuation analysis for monthly reporting deliverables
• Preparation and performance of monthly and quarterly controls
• Assist with maintenance of policies and procedures for accounting and analytical tools, and accounting and reconciliation systems
• Collaborate with analysts on BI to investigate and report transaction discrepancies 
• Shift Timings (IST) - 10:00 a.m to 07:00 p.m (Candidate need to cover any business contingencies)

Your Expertise:

• Accounting Graduate / MBA Finance / Semi-qualified CA with relevant prior financial experience of minimum 7 or more years.
• Work in a multinational, matrix organization
• Work with a diverse team and across functional boundaries
• Identify root cause of issues and guide teams to full issue resolution, and collaborate in development of projects for systematic solutions
• Design operational process improvements, and ensure accurate application and integration into applicable workflows
• Facilitation and collaboration skills to gather, document, and understand requirements obtained from multiple personalities across organizational boundaries
• Experience in managing financial data. Knowledge of performance calculations and investment reporting
• Systems experience: Workday, Blackline, Oracle or Other large ERP system
• Proficiency in excel (can maintain complex spreadsheets), Word and Presentation and SQL & tableau is required
• Have an experienced thought process and to lead automation with Alteryx, Six Sigma or any other means.

Our Commitment To Inclusion & Belonging:

Airbnb is committed to working with the broadest talent pool possible. We believe diverse ideas foster innovation and engagement, and allow us to attract creatively-led people, and to develop the best products, services and solutions. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.