Corporate Accountant

HomeAway has an exciting opportunity for a passionate, high energy Corporate Accountant in its Austin, Texas headquarters. HomeAway, a member of the Expedia family of brands, based in Austin, Texas, is the world’s leading online marketplace of vacation rentals, with sites representing more than 1M paid vacation rental home listings throughout 168 countries. HomeAway® offers an extensive selection of vacation homes that provide travelers with memorable experiences and benefits, especially more room to relax, for less than the cost of traditional hotel accommodations. The company also makes it easy for vacation rental owners and property managers to advertise their properties and manage bookings online.

The Corporate Accountant will be an integral leader within the Finance organization, reporting to the Finance Reporting Manager in Austin. The manager will work closely with business leaders, Expedia, External Auditors and Finance to support ongoing required financial reporting and supporting tax accounting journals.

Responsibilities:

- Prepare calculations and journal entries for both routine and complex inter-company transactions for a global business as part of the month-end close process

- Prepare inter-company account reconciliations and analyze and resolve discrepancies

- Collaborate closely with other teams, including Tax and FP&A

- Assist with the preparation of financial reporting by compiling and analyzing financial statement information

- Support month-end consolidation responsibilities, particularly for foreign subsidiaries

- Preparation of various surveys and regulatory filing submissions for various federal agencies/departments

- Support quarterly/annual audits by Internal Auditors, as well as, Independent External Auditors

- Assist in special projects, initiatives and ad-hoc report and analysis requests

- Assist with tax and audit requests

Key Competencies:

- Sound understanding of US GAAP and general ledger/ month-end processes

- Knowledge of Sarbanes Oxley

- Strong communication skills and ability to multi-task in a fast paced environment

- Strong Microsoft Excel skills

- Experience with Oracle is preferred

Qualifications:

- Bachelor’s degree in accounting

- 2-3 years accounting experience; Big 4 experience preferred

- CPA or working towards certification

Benefits:

- Great Medical & Dental Plans

- Competitive Salary

- Target Annual Bonus

- Company Stock (RSUs)

- Employee Stock Purchase Program

- 4- weeks Paid Vacation

- Free Vacation Rental on a yearly basis (taxable benefit)

- Ability to work up to two weeks in any of our offices around the world on a yearly basis

- Free snacks and beverages

- Weekly company update talks with our C-Team

- Free listing on HomeAway.com

- Dynamic and fun work space including sit-to-stand desk