Senior Tax Accountant

About Us: At Booking.com, data drives our decisions. Technology is at our core. And innovation is everywhere. But our company is more than datasets, lines of code or A/B tests. We’re the thrill of the first night in a new place. The excitement of the next morning. The friends you encounter. The journeys you take. The sights you see. And the memories you make. Through our products, partners and people, we make it easier for everyone to experience the world.

The Revenue, Marketing and Treasury Accounting team plays a critical role in safeguarding the accuracy, completeness, and integrity of Booking.com’s financial records across several high-impact accounting streams. The team operates at the intersection of accounting, business partnership, controls, and process improvement, helping ensure that complex end-to-end processes are translated into robust financial reporting outcomes.

This role is intended to provide dedicated ownership over Marketing expense accounting while enabling continued progress on key initiatives.

Role Overview

As a Senior Tax Accountant and Compliance Specialist , you'll be right at the center of the action, owning compliance filings, driving process improvements, and helping launch new business initiatives before they ever reach the traveler. This role sits within our Global Accounting organization , working out of our Amsterdam headquarters as part of a vibrant, high-energy finance team.

You won't just be filing returns - you'll be at the heart of some of Booking.com's most talked-about tax programs. Think TaxIT , our globe-spanning engine for calculating, withholding, and remitting traveler taxes from the US to France; ACE , the ambitious tax tech overhaul rebuilding how Booking does compliance, e-invoicing, and reporting from the ground up; and the VAT puzzles behind the products millions of travelers use every day, like Flights, SmartFlex, and PYOC. And that's before you get to the bigger stage: helping steer Booking through Brazil's landmark tax reform, the EU's VAT-in-the-Digital-Age (ViDA) overhaul, Saudi Arabia's B2C invoicing, and the EU Safe Harbour initiative safeguarding hundreds of millions in tax exposure. If you want a front-row seat to one of the world's most complex and fastest-changing tax landscapes , this is it.

We're looking for someone with accounting experience, plus a strong understanding of adjacent Finance areas like US GAAP, Statutory Reporting, Financial Systems, and Risk & Controls . You'll manage Booking's global VAT compliance processes hand-in-hand with our Centre of Excellence in India, EY, and our Tax team, and you'll play a direct role in bringing new VAT and indirect tax projects to life. Building a strong internal network and trusted relationships with our Tax stakeholders is key to thriving here, and broad S/4HANA VAT experience plus a genuine affinity for big-data environments will set you up to make an immediate impact.