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's Financial Reporting team sits at the intersection of finance, technology, and storytelling translating the company's financial performance into clear, accurate, and compelling communications for the public markets. Our team is responsible for the end-to-end execution of Airbnb's SEC filings, including our quarterly and annual reports, and plays a central role in how the world understands Airbnb's financial story. As an Principal, you will work closely with a collaborative and high-performing group of finance professionals, as well as key cross-functional partners including Accounting, Legal, Tax, FP&A, Investor Relations, and external auditors
The Difference You Will Make:
The Principal, Financial Reporting will serve as a key contributor to Airbnb's external reporting function, owning significant portions of the company's SEC filings to ensure all financial disclosures are accurate, compliant, and clearly communicated. This is a highly visible, autonomous role that directly shapes how Airbnb communicates its financial narrative, requiring you to anticipate evolving regulatory challenges and implement scalable process improvements. Success in this role means delivering zero-defect SEC filings on strict deadlines, streamlining our reporting systems for continuous improvement, and acting as a trusted advisor to leadership and cross-functional teams.
A Typical Day:
- SEC Reporting, Disclosures & Earnings Support: Lead the preparation, review, and filing of Airbnb's SEC documents (primarily Forms 10-Q, 10-K), ensuring the accurate application of US GAAP, and partner with Investor Relations to validate data for quarterly Shareholder Letters and earnings call materials.
- Regulatory Disclosures & Routine Technical Accounting: Monitor the disclosure impact of new U.S. GAAP and SEC regulations (e.g., cybersecurity or ESG rules). While our dedicated Technical Accounting department owns complex technical accounting memos and corporate accounting policies, you will be responsible for independently drafting limited, low-risk, and routine technical accounting memos as needed.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration & Review: Serve as a subject-matter expert for ad hoc financial reporting requests, collaborating autonomously with Legal, Tax, and FP&A to align financial data, while providing quality control and constructive feedback on sections prepared by junior team members.
- System Integration & Continuous Improvement: Drive continuous improvement initiatives by leveraging financial reporting systems (e.g., Workiva) to automate workflows, streamline the month-end close reporting cycle, and enhance the scalability of our data infrastructure.
Your Expertise:
- 8+ years of progressive experience in financial reporting, external reporting, or public accounting, with deep expertise in SEC reporting requirements (10-Q, 10-K, 8-K) and US GAAP.
- Active CPA license strongly preferred, with a background in Big 4 public accounting highly desired.
- Proven ability to distill complex, ambiguous financial information into clear, reader-friendly external disclosures for executive leadership and the public.
- Significant hands-on experience utilizing financial reporting software (e.g., Workiva) and managing XBRL tagging within a continuous improvement environment.
- Strong understanding of SOX 404, internal controls, and auditing practices, with a track record of driving process automation and efficiency.
- Demonstrated capability to autonomously manage multiple complex project workstreams during peak reporting periods while offering mentorship and detailed review feedback to junior team members.
- Exceptional cross-functional partnership skills, specifically with Investor Relations, Legal, and executive management.
Your Location:
This position is US - Remote Eligible. The role may include occasional work at an Airbnb office or attendance at offsites, as agreed to with your manager. While the position is Remote Eligible, you must live in a state where Airbnb, Inc. has a registered entity. Click here for the up-to-date list of excluded states. This list is continuously evolving, so please check back with us if the state you live in is on the exclusion list If your position is employed by another Airbnb entity, your recruiter will inform you what states you are eligible to work from.
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.
We strive to also provide a disability inclusive application and interview process. If you are a candidate with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in order to submit an application, please contact us at: [email protected]. Please include your full name, the role you’re applying for and the accommodation necessary to assist you with the recruiting process.
We ask that you only reach out to us if you are a candidate whose disability prevents you from being able to complete our online application.
How We'll Take Care of You:
Our job titles may span more than one career level. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.
Airbnb Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Airbnb and has not been reviewed or approved by Airbnb.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay ranges and total compensation components are increasingly disclosed, and country-level pay practices avoid location-based cuts, which feedback suggests improves consistency and perceived fairness.
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Healthcare Strength — Comprehensive core health coverage for employees, mental health resources, and substantial dependent support are repeatedly highlighted as robust and a standout element of the package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Generous PTO, a winter shutdown, sabbaticals, and paid volunteer time are described as extensive, with parental leave and phased return options reinforcing time-off flexibility.
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Airbnb is a community based on connection and belonging—a community that was born in 2008 when two hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to 4 million hosts who have welcomed over 800 million guest arrivals to about 100,000 cities in almost every country and region across the globe. Hosts on Airbnb are everyday people who share their worlds to provide guests with the feeling of connection and being at home. At Airbnb, we believe that hosts, guests and the communities where we operate are all stakeholders we have a responsibility to serve, and that by serving them alongside our employees and investors, we will build an enduringly successful company.
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