Associate Principal, Control Testing

Airbnb was born in 2007 when two hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to over 5 million hosts who have welcomed over 2 billion guest arrivals in almost every country across the globe. Every day, hosts offer unique stays and experiences that make it possible for guests to connect with communities in a more authentic way.

The Community You Will Join

Airbnb Capability Center was set up in 2017 in Gurgaon. We provide specialized operational services which allow Airbnb&aposs business and responsibilities across the world. These include Finance Technology, Finance Shared Services, Analytics, Engineering, amongst other verticals. Our offices are home to multi-experienced teams with an understanding of our business and community. We&aposre hospitable, fun and we welcome all with open arms.

The difference you will make

In the role of Associate Principal, Control Testing, the successful candidate will be responsible for continued development of our compliance program for Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. You will support design and testing of key business and entity level SOX controls in a rapidly changing and growing company and technology environment within the AirControl Financial Controls group. You will evaluate the design and effectiveness of SOX controls, provide guidance to process and control owners over controls, and lead coordination with other SOX stakeholders and external auditors.

You will work directly with control owners in the business (e.g. accounting and finance teams) to evaluate the controls and support business partners in the implementation and maintenance of the controls and interact and support efforts of the Company's independent auditor. As part of the annual control evaluations, you will perform walkthroughs over processes and controls to evaluate the design, test samples to evaluate the operating effectiveness, evaluate gaps, and drive the remediation of deficiencies.

The role requires a well-rounded controls focused professional with accounting and operational expertise. Excellent communication, resource allocation and project management skills are critical, as well as the ability to influence across functions and various levels. The position reports to the Director, Financial Risk & Controls that rolls up to the Head of Global Risk and Internal Audit.

A typical day

• Participate in annual scoping and risk assessment exercises and determine testing approach for manual controls within the business processes
• Execute design and operating effectiveness testing over manual and entity level controls
• Evaluate changes made to key business processes and provide best practice recommendations on controls
• Apply a new perspective on existing controls to recommend efficiencies in testing and evaluation approaches
• Support business partners in maintaining internal control documentation over key processes
• Participate in annual 404 compliance activities with the external auditors, including identification, evaluation, and remediation of deficiencies
• Support the quarterly 302 certification process

Your Expertise

Our Commitment To Inclusion & Belonging

Airbnb is committed to working with the broadest talent pool possible. We believe diverse ideas foster innovation and engagement, and allow us to attract creatively-led people, and to develop the best products, services and solutions. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.

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Skills Required

Risk Management, coso framework , pcaob standards , External Audit