Associate Manager, Accounting

KAYAK

Associate Manager, Accounting at KAYAK overseeing brand-level financial reporting and financial data integrity. Engaging with cross-functional teams to deliver accurate and timely reporting.

Posted 5/18/2026full-timeNorwalk • Connecticut • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $105,000 - $115,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ERP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Execute the end-to-end consolidation and close process across global entities, including foreign currency translation within NetSuite and OneStream
Ensure accuracy and integrity of financial data from subledger through consolidation and reporting
Support adherence to Parent Company timelines, including a five-business-day close cycle
Identify and resolve consolidation issues impacting reporting quality and timing
Maintain audit-ready financials and support external reporting requirements
Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual fluctuation analysis across the P&L and balance sheet
Partner cross-functionally to understand key business and accounting drivers
Deliver clear, concise commentary explaining variances, trends, and performance drivers
Facilitate close review discussions and highlight key risks, trends, and callouts
Translate financial results into meaningful business insight
Develop deep knowledge of ERP structures, entity hierarchies, and financial data flows
Support consolidation system integrity, including mappings and data alignment within OneStream
Administer close and reconciliation tools such as FloQast to support scalable operations
Investigate issues at both the system and data level and drive sustainable solutions
Identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, automate, and accelerate the close process
Oversee intercompany accounting processes, including eliminations, reconciliations, and variance analysis
Coordinate with offshore resources to ensure timely and accurate deliverables
Drive process improvements and support system transitions, including BlackLine initiatives
Review and support balance sheet reconciliations across key accounts
Serve as a key liaison across Brand, Parent Company, and cross-functional finance teams
Partner with FP&A, Tax, GL, and Financial Operations to improve upstream reporting inputs and data quality
Lead and develop a direct report while promoting accountability, prioritization, and high-quality execution
Build documentation, standardized processes, and team knowledge around systems and reporting best practices
Communicate effectively across stakeholders with varying levels of technical expertise
Bring structure, ownership, and clarity to evolving processes and areas of ambiguity.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong experience in consolidation, close processes, and financial reporting within a multi-entity environment
Demonstrated experience with fluctuation analysis, variance investigation, and financial commentary
Systems-oriented mindset with experience using consolidation and close tools such as OneStream and FloQast
ERP experience required; NetSuite preferred
Understanding of intercompany accounting, foreign currency, and global reporting considerations
Proven ability to improve processes and support scalable finance operations
Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities
Self-starter with a proactive, curious, and solutions-oriented mindset.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Work from (almost) anywhere for up to 20 days per year
Company-paid therapy sessions through SpringHealth
Company-paid subscription to HeadSpace
Company-wide week off a year - the whole team fully recharges (and returns without a pile-up of work!)
No meeting Fridays
Paid parental leave
Generous paid vacation + time off for your birthday
Paid volunteer time
Development Dollars
Leadership development
Access to thousands of on-demand e-learnings
Travel Discounts
Employee Resource Groups
Competitive retirement and health plans
Free lunch 2 days per week
Fun quarterly events such as boat trips, arcades, ski trips, Thursday happy hours, and more

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Hard Skills & Tools

consolidationfinancial reportingfluctuation analysisvariance investigationintercompany accountingforeign currency translationdata alignmentaudit-ready financialsfinancial data flowsprocess improvements

Soft Skills

highly organizeddetail-orientedproactivecurioussolutions-orientedability to manage multiple prioritieseffective communicationleadershipaccountabilitycollaboration