Intercompany Accountant: Reconciliations & Consolidation

Control-Risks; Cardiff; Sur place; GBP 65 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Control Risks is seeking an experienced Intercompany Accountant to own intercompany accounting and reconciliation processes across the Group.

You will work with Finance, Tax, Legal and entity controllers to ensure accurate recording, robust documentation and timely consolidation." You will drive process improvements, automation and strong controls while supporting month-end, quarter-end and year-end reporting.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) or qualified by experience.
• Minimum five years' experience in intercompany accounting, consolidation accounting or a related finance role.
• Strong understanding of intercompany accounting principles, transfer pricing and multi-entity financial environments.
• Proven experience performing complex reconciliations and resolving accounting discrepancies across multiple entities.
• Strong knowledge of multi-currency accounting and foreign exchange considerations.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including reconciliations, pivot tables, data analysis and reporting.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret large datasets and identify trends, risks and anomalies.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet reporting deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain technical accounting matters clearly to non-finance stakeholders.

Responsabilités

• Reconcile intercompany activity across entities, ensuring completeness, accuracy and compliance with Group accounting policies.
• Monitor intercompany balances and proactively investigate and resolve discrepancies with relevant stakeholders.
• Perform monthly reconciliations of intercompany accounts, ensuring variances are identified, investigated and resolved on a timely basis.
• Prepare reconciliation schedules, supporting documentation and variance analysis for Finance leadership and external auditors.
• Improve reporting and develop automation on Intercompany balances across the Group.
• Assist in the preparation and maintenance of intercompany agreements supporting transfer pricing strategies and Intercompany loans.
• Support the tax team with information for transfer pricing computation, analyses and audit requests by providing accurate financial information and supporting documentation.
• Support the Group consolidation process by ensuring intercompany balances are reconciled and elimination entries are accurate and fully supported.
• Support the Group team with the preparation of monthly Group balance sheet, income statement and cash flow.
• Maintain comprehensive audit trails and supporting documentation for all intercompany transactions and balances.
• Provide timely and accurate information to support month-end, quarter-end and year-end reporting requirements.
• Assist with analysis of intercompany trends, balances and exposures, highlighting risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Manage and review the accounting of small UK based holding entities, including managing their audits.
• Manage intercompany accounting activities within the Group ERP system, ensuring data integrity and strong system controls.
• Contribute to the development and enhancement of intercompany billing processes, supporting documentation and operational procedures.
• Identify opportunities to automate processes, reduce manual effort and improve efficiency, accuracy and scalability.
• Support finance systems implementations, upgrades and process transformation initiatives impacting intercompany accounting.
• Develop, maintain and continuously improve intercompany accounting policies, procedures and best-practice documentation.
• Build strong working relationships with Finance Business Partners, operational teams and entity controllers across the Group.
• Partner with Tax, Partner Reward and Legal teams on regulatory compliance, transfer pricing, management the accounting of the transactions with Partners and entity structuring initiatives.
• Support external audit processes by providing timely, accurate and complete intercompany documentation.
• Communicate complex intercompany accounting matters clearly and effectively to both finance and non-finance stakeholders.
• Collaborate across teams to resolve accounting, operational and reporting issues that may impact financial reporting quality or close timelines.
• Support the Senior Manager – Group Reporting & Consolidation, with ad hoc projects, process improvements and strategic finance initiatives.
• Undertake other duties consistent with the level and scope of the role.

Connaissances

Intercompany accounting

Reconciliations

Multi-currency accounting

Data analysis

Communication

Problem-solving

Organizational skills

Formation

ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent

Outils

Power BI

Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365)

Microsoft Excel

Description du poste

Control Risks is seeking an experienced Intercompany Accountant to own intercompany accounting and reconciliation processes across the Group.

You will work with Finance, Tax, Legal and entity controllers to ensure accurate recording, robust documentation and timely consolidation." You will drive process improvements, automation and strong controls while supporting month-end, quarter-end and year-end reporting.