Intercompany Accounting Supervisor

Ecolab; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Ecolab is seeking an Intercompany Supervisor I in Pune, India, to lead a 12+ person IC accounting team and oversee end-to-end intercompany processes within the Finance division. The role involves ensuring SLAs, KPIs, and SOX controls are met while coordinating with multiple divisions.

Ideal candidates bring 8+ years of accounting/finance experience, strong supervisory skills, and proficiency in SAP. The position emphasizes governance, stakeholder engagement, and continuous process improvement in

Qualifications

• Eight+ years of accounting/finance experience with at least one year in supervision.
• Strong supervisory and leadership skills.
• Solid understanding of accounting principles.
• Fluency in English and effective communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate a 12+ member intercompany accounting team delivering end-to-end RTR IC activities.
• Oversee intercompany operations, meeting SLAs and KPIs.
• Drive reconciliation quality and SOX compliance.
• Develop governance over controls and documentation.

Skills

Team Leadership

Problem Solving

Time Management

Communication

Stakeholder Alignment

Adaptability

Culture Awareness

Collaboration

Transition Exposure

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

SAP (GL/CO/BI)

Job description

At Ecolab, you can help take on some of the world’s most meaningful challenges, delivering critical insights and innovative solutions to help our customers achieve clean water, safe food, abundant energy and healthy environments. With our worldwide reach and ambitious growth plans, you will have the opportunity to own your future and impact what matters. Are you ready to make an impact?

Ecolab is searching for a driven Intercompany Supervisor I for future opportunities within our Finance division in Pune, India.

Ecolab is seeking a supervisor to join our Finance team.

This is a key role responsible for leading and coordinating the accounting projects and serving as a partner to divisions and functions across the company.

What’s In It For You

• You will join a growth company offering a competitive salary and benefits.
• The ability to make an impact and shape your career with a company that is passionate about growth.
• The support of an organization that believes it is vital to include and engage diverse people, perspectives and ideas to achieve our best.
• Feel proud each day to work for a company that provides clean water, safe food, abundant energy and healthy environments.

What You Will Do

• Lead and develop a 12+ member Intercompany accounting team delivering end‑to‑end RTR IC activities.
• Oversee end‑to‑end Intercompany operations, ensuring delivery against SLAs, KPIs, staffing, capacity, financial, and operational targets.
• Drive clearance of aged and open Intercompany items while maintaining high‑quality reconciliations and SOX compliance.
• Ensure strong governance over reconciliation quality, controls, and documentation standards.
• Provide hands‑on guidance and support to help team members achieve performance and delivery goals.
• Demonstrate strong end‑to‑end understanding of Intercompany processes and accounting flows such as CIT, GIT, Markup.
• Maintain effective stakeholder management to resolve issues and ensure business alignment.
• Collaborate and support peers to ensure overall team success and continuity of operations.
• Drive timely execution of RTR Intercompany processes, transitions, and accounting implementation projects as per company timelines.
• Plan, coordinate, and prioritize team activities to ensure accurate, timely, and efficient process execution.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including controllers and corporate functions.
• Govern preparation, review, and monitoring of KPIs and SLAs to ensure service transparency and business alignment.
• Manage team capacity and resources including leaves, vacations, attrition, and hiring support to ensure business continuity.
• Coach, mentor, and train team members to strengthen technical capability and promote a performance‑driven culture.
• Set clear performance goals, conduct regular reviews, and provide structured feedback to drive outcomes.
• Identify, analyze, document, and improve Intercompany processes to enhance efficiency, control, and scalability.
• Proactively detect improvement opportunities and initiate optimization, automation, or transformation projects.
• Support resolution of complex or out‑of‑policy issues through guidance, decision‑making, and escalation.
• Participate in development, review, and maintenance of SOPs, desktop procedures, policies, and narratives.
• Ensure effective knowledge management through documentation, updates, and cross‑training initiatives.
• Identify high‑potential talent and develop succession strategies to ensure leadership continuity.
• Support audit readiness and provide required support during internal and external audits.
• Assist staff to resolve complex or out of policy operation problems.
• Own day‑to‑day operational decisions within Intercompany processes and elevate exceptions with clear recommendations
• Act as first‑line control owner for Intercompany reconciliations, journal entries, and variance analysis in line with SOX requirements.
• Drive continuous reduction in aged Intercompany balances and audit observations.
• Work on succession plans (detect potential candidates and develop strategies).
• Support knowledge management activities by identifying and updating knowledge as requested and required.

Minimum Qualifications

• Degree in accounting or finance and eight or more years of significant work experience with at least one year of supervisory experience.
• Strong supervisory and leadership skills.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Solid understanding of accounting principles.
• Understanding of internal controls over financial reporting (i.e Sox)
• Knowledge of SAP (GL, CO, BI) and clear understanding of Intercompany Process and financial accounting processes, incl. US GAAP.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite Excel, Word and Outlook software.
• Strong written and oral communication skills with fluency in English.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of Process Improvement tools (i.e. LSS)
• Coaching abilities

Skills

• Problem Solving.
• Time Management.
• Customer Service.
• Communication and Presentation.
• Stakeholder Alignment.
• Adaptability.
• Cultural Awareness
• Team Leadership and Management
• Collaboration
• Transition Exposure

A trusted partner for millions of customers, Ecolab is a global sustainability leader offering water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services that protect people and the resources vital to life. Building on a century of innovation, Ecolab has annual sales of $14 billion, employs more than 47,000 associates and operates in more than 170 countries around the world. The company delivers comprehensive science-based solutions, data-driven insights and world‑class service to advance food safety, maintain clean and safe environments, and optimize water and energy use. Ecolab’s innovative solutions improve operational efficiencies and sustainability for customers in the food, healthcare, life sciences, hospitality and industrial markets. www.ecolab.com

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Our Commitment to a Culture of Inclusion & Belonging

Ecolab is committed to fair and equal treatment of associates and applicants and furthering the principles of Equal Opportunity to Employment. We will recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement based on individual qualifications and job performance in all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement. Ecolab will not discriminate against any associate or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin,citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, or disability.