Principal Technical Accountant

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Fort Worth, TX, USA
In-Office
Senior level
Information Technology • Software • Travel
The Role
This role requires expertise in technical accounting, supporting transactions, providing advisory, and ensuring compliance with US GAAP and regulatory standards.
Summary Generated by Built In

Powering the agentic revolution in travel. Sabre is an AI-native technology leader, backed by one of the world’s largest travel data clouds. Built on an open, modular, cloud-native architecture, Sabre serves as the backbone for both established leaders and bold, new disruptors, guiding them to the next age of travel retailing through intelligent, connected, and personalized experiences. With AI at its core and operating at unparalleled scale, Sabre transforms insights into innovation, empowering airlines, hoteliers, agencies and other partners to retail, distribute and fulfill travel worldwide.

If you are a technical accounting expert who thrives on variety and execution in a technology-centric environment, we want to hear from you.

As a key leader within Sabre’s Accounting team, you will navigate a dynamic landscape of complex transactions and evolving regulatory standards. This isn't just about "doing the books"—it's about staying on the cutting edge of US GAAP, providing strategic transaction advisory, and delivering best-in-class technical analysis. You have a passion for technical accounting and, more importantly, an ability to translate that passion into clear, actionable insights for stakeholders across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

  • Transaction Advisory: Conduct and document insightful research of non-routine accounting transactions to conclude on the appropriate application of US GAAP beyond auditor reproach.
  • Subject Matter Expertise: Provide technical support for high-impact areas including contracts with customers (ASC 606), debt, M&A, divestitures (including transition services), derivatives, capitalized software, leases, and contingencies.
  • AI & Innovation: Leverage the Company’s suite of AI-driven tools and automation platforms to streamline research workflows, enhance reporting throughput, and optimize the team’s overall productivity.
  • Global Guidance: Provide technical guidance to international locations, interpreting US GAAP within the context of IFRS and other local GAAP differences.
  • External Audit Liaison: Support the external auditor’s testing procedures for complex transactions and related internal controls over financial reporting (SOX).
  • Regulatory Monitoring: Actively monitor FASB, SEC, and PCAOB activities to identify potential impacts and lead the implementation of new accounting standards across the global organization.
  • SEC Reporting Support: Assist in drafting critical footnotes and disclosures for quarterly (10-Q) and annual (10-K) filings, specifically regarding debt, fair value, and intangibles.
  • Cross-Functional Partnership: Act as a strategic consultant to Treasury, Finance, Investor Relations, Corporate Development, Legal, Tax, and Senior Management.

Education & Certifications

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting (Required)

CPA License (Required)

Required Experience & Skills

  • Technical Depth: At least 6 years of applicable technical accounting experience. Several years within a “Big 4” or comparable professional services firm is strongly preferred.
  • Complex Problem Solving: Proven track record of researching and documenting non-routine concepts into concise, defensible technical memorandums.
  • Communication Mastery: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with a specific ability to translate complex accounting concepts for non-CPA business partners.
  • Operational Agility: Ability to successfully manage multiple high-priority projects simultaneously with a sense of urgency and attention to detail.
  • Analytical Mindset: A "deep dive" mentality—willing to get into the granular details to solve problems while maintaining a view of the big-picture strategic goals.

Benefits/Perks:

  • Competitive compensation  
  • Generous Paid Time Off (5 weeks PTO your first year!)  
  • 4 days (one per quarter) of Volunteer Time Off (VTO) 
  • Year-End break from Dec 26th – Dec 31st   
  • We offer comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and Wellness Programs 
  • Paid parental leave  
  • An infrastructure that allows flexible working arrangements
  • Formal and informal reward, recognition, and acknowledgment programs 

Reasonable Accommodation

Sabre is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. Applicants applying for a Sabre position with a disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process may contact Sabre at [email protected].


Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.


Equal Employment Opportunity
Sabre is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to providing employment opportunities to minorities, females, veterans and disabled individuals. EEO IS THE LAW


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Skills Required

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Accounting
  • CPA License
  • At least 6 years of applicable technical accounting experience
  • Several years in a Big 4 or comparable professional services firm

Sabre Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Sabre Corporation and has not been reviewed or approved by Sabre Corporation.

  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Time off is expansive, with five weeks of PTO from day one, eight paid holidays, floating holidays, and a companywide year‑end break. Paid volunteer time further broadens available leave.
  • Parental & Family Support Parental leave provides 12 weeks fully paid for birth or adoption, complemented by generous bereavement leave up to 15 paid days. Disability coverage and dependent eligibility to age 26 reinforce family support.
  • Retirement Support A 401(k) with a strong company match underpins long‑term savings. This foundation strengthens overall financial security alongside core benefits.

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The Company
HQ: Southlake, TX
8,150 Employees

What We Do

We are a software and technology company that powers the global travel industry. With decades of revolutionary firsts, our team of experts drive innovation and ingenuity in the industry. Today, we are creating a new marketplace for personalized travel. We partner with airlines, hoteliers, agencies and other travel partners to retail, distribute and fulfill travel. We are committed to helping customers operate more efficiently, drive revenue and offer personalized traveler experiences with next-generation technology solutions. Positioned at the center of the business of travel, our platform connects people with experiences that matter in their lives. Sabre's technology powers the nearly US$8 trillion travel industry. Our technology and data-driven solutions help our airline, hotel, travel agency and corporate customers grow their businesses and transform the traveler experience. The scale, breadth and depth of our technology is unmatched and sustains a complex industry. We provide an open and stable platform to deliver flexible, reliable and scalable solutions. Over the years, we have shaped and modernized the travel industry. We pioneered online travel agencies, corporate booking tools, revenue management, and web and mobile itinerary tools, to name a few. Our travel marketplace transacts more than US$120 billion of travel spend per year. And we are the world’s largest provider of airline and hotel technology. We have been named to the InformationWeek 500 list of the most innovative technology companies for 11 consecutive years. And InformationWeek named Sabre seventh on its list of the “Greatest Software Ever Written.”

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