Accountant

Expedia Group brands power global travel for everyone, everywhere. We design cutting-edge tech to make travel smoother and more memorable, and we create groundbreaking solutions for our partners. Our diverse, vibrant, and welcoming community is essential in driving our success.

Why Join Us?

To shape the future of travel, people must come first. Guided by our Values and Leadership Agreements, we foster an open culture where everyone belongs, differences are celebrated and know that when one of us wins, we all win.

We provide a full benefits package, including exciting travel perks, generous time-off, parental leave, a global hybrid work setup (with some pretty cool offices), and career development resources, all to fuel our employees' passion for travel and ensure a rewarding career journey. We’re building a more open world. Join us.

Introduction to the team

Global Finance drives decisions and unlocks growth for EG by owning the balance sheet, providing data-driven insights, and expanding margins. The Global Accounting team, within Finance, ensures that the company’s financial reporting and operations across multiple countries are accurate, compliant, and strategically aligned. Consisting of 170 smart, creative and business-savvy professionals, located in offices around the globe, we take the time to understand our businesses and business partners, and we are trusted and valued partners. While we are laser-focused on helping the business achieve its goals, we never miss an opportunity to learn… or to have a little fun!

In This Role You Will

• Learn about the company’s financial and management accounting policies, procedures, and systems.
• Demonstrate basic knowledge of journal entry preparation and posting.
• Demonstrates a basic understanding of account reconciliations and sub-ledgers.
• Acquire a basic understanding of how the department operates and fits into the larger organization. Demonstrates basic awareness of the policies, practices, trends, and information that impact the organization and its customers.
• Work with internal and external auditors
• Participate in month-end processes, including reporting and reconciliations
• Support business teams by providing accounting guidance and analysis support
• Work on non-routine projects - such as process improvements, cross functional projects, system implementation and creating processes for new assignments
  
  

Experience And Qualifications

• 0-3 years accounting experience preferably in a large growth oriented international organization or high-tech company
• Bachelor degree in Accounting or Finance or equivalent experience
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Must be able to articulate clearly complex processes to audiences with differing levels of understanding
• Attention to detail and proactive approach
• Team player with multi-tasking skills, ability to remain flexible in a fast paced and rapidly changing environment
• Ability to identify potential process improvements and implement projects and processes
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Intermediate to Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (pivot tables, functions) as well as the ability to work with large amounts of data
• Experience working with complex systems and processes preferred
  
  

The total cash range for this position in Springfield is $51,500.00 to $72,000.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $82,500.00, which is the top of the range, based on ongoing, demonstrated, and sustained performance in the role.

Starting pay for this role will vary based on multiple factors, including location, available budget, and an individual’s knowledge, skills, and experience. Pay ranges may be modified in the future.

Accommodation requests

If you need assistance with any part of the application or recruiting process due to a disability, or other physical or mental health conditions, please reach out to our Recruiting Accommodations Team through the Accommodation Request.

We are proud to be named as a Best Place to Work on Glassdoor in 2024 and be recognized for award-winning culture by organizations like Forbes, TIME, Disability:IN, and others.

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Expedia is committed to creating an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. This employer participates in E-Verify. The employer will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employee's I-9 to confirm work authorization.

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