Intercompany Controller – Finance – CA HiPos Consulting

The Corporate Institute; Pune District; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

The Corporate Institute in Pune, India seeks an experienced Intercompany Controller to manage end-to-end intercompany accounting, recharges, and reconciliations within the Shared Services Centre. You will ensure transactions are recorded accurately, reconciled timely, and aligned with group policies, acting as main liaison across Controllership, BPO, and Group Finance during month-end close.

The role requires CA or equivalent, 12+ years in accounting, IFRS knowledge, SAP or similar ERP

Qualifications

• CA or equivalent professional qualification.
• 12+ years of accounting or controllership experience with intercompany exposure.
• Strong IFRS, transfer pricing concepts, and group reporting knowledge.
• Experience with SAP or other ERP systems; familiarity with ARCS or BlackLine is a plus.
• Proven ability to manage cross-entity relationships in a multinational setting.
• Excellent organizational, presentation, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Own the intercompany accounting process end-to-end.
• Manage intercompany recharges, cross-entity services, and shared costs.
• Ensure timely matching and reconciliation of intercompany transactions.
• Maintain robust controls and audit trails; coordinate with Controllership and BPO partners.
• Lead month-end and year-end close activities, including eliminations.
• Drive process improvements and automation in intercompany activities.

Skills

Intercompany accounting

Reconciliations

IFRS knowledge

Stakeholder Management

Process Improvement

Analytical Thinking

SAP

BPO coordination

Education

Chartered Accountant (CA)

Tools

SAP

ARCS

BlackLine

Job description

Intercompany Controller

Function: Finance

Experience: 12+ years

Job type: Permanent

Country: India

Location: Pune

Job Summary:

The Intercompany (ICO) Controller is responsible for managing the end-to-end intercompany accounting and reconciliation process within the Shared Service Centre. This role ensures that all intercompany transactions, recharges, and balances are calculated and recorded accurately, reconciled timely, and in full compliance with group accounting policies. The ICO Controller acts as a key liaison between Finance Controllership teams, BPO provider, and Group Finance to ensure a smooth and controlled intercompany process during the month end close.

Responsibilities:

• Own the intercompany accounting process, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with Group policy and reporting standards.
• Manage the calculation, booking, and documentation of intercompany recharges, including cross-entity services, shared costs, and management fees.
• Ensure timely matching and reconciliation of intercompany transactions and balances in both counterpart entities.
• Identify, analyze, and resolve mismatches and discrepancies, coordinating with Controllership teams and BPO partners.
• Maintain a robust control framework over intercompany processes, ensuring adequate documentation, approvals, and audit trails.
• Collaborate closely with Group Finance, Treasury, Tax and Regional Controllers to ensure successful and aligned month-end close.
• Support Tax reporting and profitability review activities.
• Support month-end and year-end processes, including journal entries, eliminations, and reconciliations.
• Prepare and review intercompany balance reconciliations and ensure all items are cleared or explained timely.
• Oversee the Intercompany Settlement process.
• Support other accounting processes within the scope of the team.
• Lead or support process improvement and automation initiatives to streamline intercompany activities and enhance control.
• Ensure full adherence to group accounting policies and contribute to continuous training and awareness within the Group.
• Support internal and external audits by providing relevant documentation and explanations as required.

Requirements:

• Professional qualification CA or equivalent.
• Minimum 12+ years of experience in accounting or controllership, with significant exposure to intercompany accounting and reconciliations.
• Strong understanding of IFRS, transfer pricing concepts, and group reporting principles.
• Experience working with SAP or other major ERP systems; familiarity with intercompany modules or reconciliation tools (e.g., ARCS, BlackLine) is an advantage.
• Proven experience in managing cross-entity relationships within a Shared Service or multinational environment.
• Good organizational skills, ability to manage workload to ensure all key deadlines are met.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Problem solving and a growth and enterprise mindset.
• Continuous Improvement Experience, Challenging status quo.
• Stakeholder Management.
• Analytical Thinking.
• Thrive on working in a highly collaborative and diverse culture.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Excel skills at advanced level, some experience of predictive analysis.
• Experience working in Finance/Controllership or accounting areas.
• Global Process Owner experience.
• Implementation of systems and processes.