Tower Leader, Senior Manager - RTR, GBS chez Booking Holdings

About Booking Holdings

Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG) is the world’s leading provider of online travel and related services, serving customers and partners in over 220 countries and territories through six primary consumer brands: Booking.com, KAYAK, Priceline, Agoda, Rentalcars.com, and OpenTable.

Our mission is simple yet powerful: to make it easier for everyone to experience the world.

The Opportunity

As part of our Finance Transformation journey, we are re-designing the way we deliver finance services globally  creating more consistent, efficient, and technology-enabled processes that allow us to focus on what matters most: insights, governance, and business partnership.

We are looking for an RTR Senior Manager to lead this change from our Finance COE in Bangalore. This role goes beyond managing day-to-day operations: you will be at the heart of shaping how RTR evolves, driving digital transformation, embedding global standards, and leading a high-performing team through change.

What You’ll Be Doing

As an RTR Senior Manager, you will:

• Lead with transformation: Partner with the GBS RTR Director at HQ to drive the Global Finance Transformation Agenda, embedding new ways of working, digital tools, and automation.
  
  

• Oversee end-to-end RTR operations, ensuring accuracy and timeliness of close, and support for statutory and US audits.
  
  

• Manage the transition of new processes into the COE, ensuring smooth onboarding and successful stabilization.
  
  

• Champion process harmonisation, standardisation, and automation — driving efficiency gains and improving KPIs across global markets.
  
  

• Use technology (SAP, Blackline, RPA, AI/ML) to re-imagine RTR delivery and create best-in-class solutions.
  
  

• Act as a business partner to global stakeholders, providing insights, foresight, and governance beyond transactional support.
  
  

• Coach and develop a team of people managers to lead with agility, resilience, and a transformation mindset.
  
  

• Serve as the final escalation point for complex accounting challenges, ensuring pragmatic and globally aligned resolutions.
  
  

What You’ll Bring

We’re looking for a transformation-minded leader who can balance operational excellence with future-focused thinking:

• Education/Qualifications:
  
  

  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting required
    
    

  • CPA/CA preferred
    
    

• Experience:
  
  

  • 15+ years of progressive finance experience, with strong RTR domain expertise
    
    

  • Proven success in finance transformation or large-scale change projects
    
    

  • Experience in shared services/GBS with multinational organizations
    
    

  • Strong people management experience leading managers and large, global teams
    
    

  • Solid grounding in US GAAP/IFRS, SOX compliance, and ERP systems (SAP required; Blackline mandatory; OneStream/Hyperion a plus)
    
    

• Skills:
  
  

  • Strong program and project management capability, especially in transformation initiatives
    
    

  • Ability to manage ambiguity and lead teams confidently through change
    
    

  • Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills across levels and cultures
    
    

  • A problem solver who is equally comfortable designing new solutions and running stable operations
    
    

Why Join Us?

This is a rare opportunity to join a global company at the center of its finance transformation. You’ll be more than a custodian of RTR, you’ll be a shaper of its future.

At Booking Holdings, you’ll have the platform to:

• Lead a global function in transition and leave your mark on how we operate worldwide
  
  

• Collaborate with senior leaders across brands and regions
  
  

• Drive impact through technology, innovation, and process re-design
  
  

• Grow as a leader in a diverse, inclusive, and purpose-driven environment
  
  

 Be part of something bigger, help us re-define finance at Booking Holdings India COE. Apply today.