Job Description

Rocket Travel by Agoda is looking for an Accounting Manager to join our growing accounting team. In this role, you’ll work closely with our team to oversee general accounting duties related to month-end close, AP/AR processing, treasury function, and other ad-hoc requests. Web-savvy, energetic, and analytical individuals with a solid business/accounting background that are willing to be proactive and apply other skills and talents toward the company’s collective goals, are encouraged to apply. This is a Chicago-based contract position slated for a minimum of 9 months (with possible extension).

Rocket Travel is a place where you:

• Work with teammates across the globe who have a passion for finding solutions backed by data and strategy.
• Take moonshots by going above and beyond to hit and exceed our goals as a team.
• Rise together by working collectively to elevate ourselves, supporting one another and catching each other when we fall.
• Own decisions and take action that can be implemented in a matter of days (or hours).
• Share your passion for travel with equally adventurous and spontaneous teammates.
• Work within Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG) group of companies to create travel solutions that build customer loyalty through customized value propositions for partners around the world

As an Accounting Manager at Rocket Travel, you will:

• Oversee the monthly and year-end close process. This individual will oversee closing entries and review the close task list in an accurate and timely manner.

Perform high-level review of B/S and P/L accounts with the Controller to ensure financial statement completeness and accuracy

• Manage monthly account reconciliation process for B/S accounts and corresponding journal entries
• Assist our Risk & Controls Manager in implementing our SOX Readiness plan and documenting procedures accordingly.

Help with our Salesforce Optimization project by implementing best practices and metrics for the teamReview and approve journal entries by team members to ensure that items are accurately recorded and correct in the final financial statement impactOversee timely processing and reconciliation of invoices. This individual will oversee the AP functions and ensure timely processing of payments.

• Support Treasury activities. This individual will review wire/ACH payments, review wire templates, and oversee weekly cash reconciliations.
• Review A/R invoices and account statements. This individual will review AR balances and Agings and ensure that our Credit & Collections policy is adhered to.
• Monitor employee expenses. This individual will work to ensure compliance with the company expense policy and approve expenses for timely reimbursement to employees.
• Manage accounting staff team members and help to further their development in both accounting and career trajectory
• Take ownership and make a difference. We’re a smaller team and often wear many hats. Some projects may not be completely defined. This individual will take a resourceful approach to what’s needed and drive results.

About you:

• You have relevant accounting experience at a minimum of 5-8 years
• You have a business-related degree with a preference for Accounting; CPA is required
• You have a strong knowledge of Excel and SQL
• You’re familiar with our systems - Oracle and Salesforce
• You have a positive attitude and willingness to work and communicate on a small team
• You display overall well-roundedness and attention to detail in order to pick up duties quickly with accuracy
• You show an analytic approach to problem solving and can make data-driven recommendations for improvement

About Rocket Travel by Agoda

Rocket Travel by Agoda is a travel technology company founded in 2012 under our flagship consumer facing product, rocketmiles.com Since then, we have evolved to partner with some of the largest consumer travel brands in the world creating white-label solutions that allow customers to earn and redeem miles and points for booking hotels, rental cars, flights and activities. Our global partnerships range from world-class airlines to international banks to large-scale shopping platforms. We help our partners develop successful go-to-market strategies through marketing expertise and data to support their overall growth

We attract customers from every corner of the globe with a seamless user experience that's built in-house from ideation to finished product: our team includes front- and back-end developers, customer service, data analysts, designers, marketers, accountants, partnership sales, and managers.

Rocket Travel by Agoda is dedicated to creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace where everyone has the opportunity to reach new heights in their career, and expand their knowledge working alongside talented, dedicated colleagues. We encourage all applicants with a touch of wanderlust to apply to our team, as we work toward helping our travelers reach the vacation of their dreams.

Note on general employment requirements

Candidates should be authorized to accept employment in the US from any employer, should be willing to start within three weeks of accepting an offer, and should be able to work the same daily working hours as our Chicago office.

A Final Word:

To all recruitment agencies: Rocket Travel by Agoda does not accept third party resumes. Please do not send resumes to our jobs alias, employees or any other organization location. Rocket Travel by Agoda is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

There are a variety of factors that go into determining a range, including but not limited to external market benchmark data, geographic location, and years of experience sought/required.

The hourly amount for the Chicago area is $57.21 per hour (40 hours per week).

Diversity at Rocket Travel by Agoda

Rocket Travel by Agoda is dedicated to creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace where everyone has the opportunity to reach new heights in their career. We encourage all applicants looking to expand their knowledge working alongside talented, dedicated colleagues to apply to our team.

Note on general employment requirements

Candidates should be authorized to accept employment in the US from any employer, should be willing to start within three weeks of accepting an offer, and must be able to work a hybrid work schedule with 2-3 days per week in our Chicago office.

Equal Opportunity Employer

At Rocket Travel by Agoda, we pride ourselves on being companies represented by people of all different backgrounds and orientations. We prioritize attracting diverse talent and cultivating an inclusive environment that encourages collaboration and innovation. Employment at Rocket Travel by Agoda is based solely on a person’s merit and qualifications. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of sex, age, race, color, national origin, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, citizenship, veteran or military status, and other legally protected characteristics. We will keep your application on file so that we can consider you for future vacancies and you can always ask to have your details removed from the file. For more details, please read Rocket Travel by Agoda’s privacy policy. Find our applicant policy here: https://www.rockettravel.com/privacy-policy

E-Verify Program Participant

We are an E-Verify employer – meaning that your Form I-9 information will be provided to the federal government to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

For more information, please view: E-Verify Participation Poster (English/Spanish) and IER Right to Work Poster (English/Spanish)