Senior Accountant

Sabre is a technology company that powers the global travel industry. By leveraging next-generation technology, we create global technology solutions that take on the biggest opportunities and solve the most complex challenges in travel. 

Positioned at the center of the travel, we shape the future by offering innovative advancements that pave the way for a more connected and seamless ecosystem as we power mobile apps, online travel sites, airline and hotel reservation networks, travel agent terminals, and scores of other solutions.

Simply put, we connect people with moments that matter.

As part of the Corporate and Hospitality Solutions Accounting team, and a large global accounting team, you will be responsible for the accounting related to various aspects of Sabre’s Corporate, Hospitality and consolidated activities. In this position, you will have the opportunity to interact with a broad and diverse group that includes Treasury, Finance, Real Estate, Internal Audit and our External auditors. You will also have the opportunity to utilize established robotic processes in performing your work and present new ideas for expanding robotic processes at Sabre.  This position will report to the Manager of Accounting. Every day is a new challenge here at Sabre, and you're continually looking for ways to help our team improve upon great performance. You welcome challenges and your focus is on adhering to processes and procedures, while challenging the status quo through best practices.  You have a passion for not only learning about processes but also sharing what you know in a way that is effective, engaging, and applicable. The keys to success in this position are taking full ownership of assignments and engaging in critical thinking to independently drive workflow/results.

Responsibilities of the Senior Accountant include:

• Completion of month-end close process, preparing journal entries, reconciling general ledger accounts and resolving related issues
• Coordinate and lead the Corporate and Sabre Consolidated quarterly balance sheet analyses
• Standardize accounting policies and procedures and evaluate areas for process improvement, including through the use of robotics
• Prepare monthly CECL reserve calculations for Hospitality with the assistance of robotic processes, prepare monthly and quarterly reporting to senior management for Hospitality Solutions,
• Coordinate with internal and external auditors in their quarter/ annual audits as well as performing various key controls and supporting SOX certification processes
• Perform Segregation of Duties analyses quarterly, utilizing SAP’s GRC tool
• Initiate and validate certain activities in SAP to ensure the accurate posting of foreign exchange translation results during close
• Monitor monthly results and reporting in HFM for completeness and accuracy
• Research technical accounting issues
• Cross train on other functional areas as needed
• Perform special projects as needed.

Job Requirements

Education:

• Bachelor degree required (Masters preferred)
• CPA or parts passed preferred

Experience: 

• Minimum 4 years accounting experience, 2 years public accounting preferred
• E-commerce, technology or travel industry experience a plus

Key Duties/Responsibilities:
Specific skills: 

• Advanced MS Excel skills, including comfort with the use of pivot tables, vlookups, and other advanced formula inputs and hot keys
• SAP financial systems experience a plus 

General skills: 

• Excellent organizational and communication skills, written and verbal 
• Candidate must be detail oriented and accurate with good mathematical, analytical and critical thinking skills 
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously and work effectively & efficiently within given timelines 
• Detail-oriented with both the ambition and willingness to dive into the details necessary to accomplish responsibilities and solve problems.
• Truly exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with all levels of internal and external stakeholders.

Reasonable Accommodation

Sabre is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. Applicants applying for a Sabre position with a disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process may contact Sabre at recruiting@careers.sabre.com.

Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

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