Accounting Manager (Intercompany & Transfer Pricing)

R&D Partners; United States; Remote; USD 98,000 - 110,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance – PPO, HMO & HSA

401k plan

Employee Assistance Program

Long-term disability

Weekly payroll

Online timecard approval

Job summary

R&D Partners is seeking an Accounting Manager to support intercompany accounting, transfer pricing, and SAP-driven process stabilization for a biotechnology client. The role focuses on executing recurring processes, ensuring accurate close, and testing solutions, with independent ownership of deliverables under leadership guidance.

The position is a 6-month contract, fully remote in the United States, and requires strong intercompany knowledge and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; CPA preferred but not required.
• 5–8 years of accounting or finance experience, including intercompany accounting and month-end close.
• Transfer pricing accounting and execution experience preferred.
• SAP S/4HANA experience strongly preferred; SAP PaPM experience preferred but not required.
• Strong Excel, analytical, reconciliation, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to execute assigned responsibilities independently with limited training while collaborating across teams.

Responsibilities

• Execute intercompany processes: billing, journal entries, AR/AP matching, reconciliations, and settlement.
• Support monthly and quarterly close; investigate out-of-balance items and coordinate timely resolution.
• Maintain reconciliations, documentation, and controls with regional finance functions.
• Execute cost allocations, intercompany charges, royalties, and periodic true-ups.
• Support SAP PaPM processing, validation, reconciliation, and issue resolution with SAP teams.
• Transition integration activities into stable recurring operations.
• Deliver timely intercompany information for global close and align with consolidation.
• Simplify processes, strengthen controls, and maintain SOPs.
• Support workflow testing, issue resolution, and operational readiness.

Skills

Intercompany accounting

Month-end close

Transfer pricing

Process improvement

Analytical skills

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance or related field

CPA preferred

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

SAP PaPM

Excel

Job description

We are hiring an Accounting Manager to assist our biotechnology client with intercompany accounting, transfer pricing operations, SAP process stabilization, and business integration. The role will execute and improve established recurring processes, ensure accurate accounting and timely reconciliations, support month-end close, document and test solutions, and transition new activities into sustainable operations. The contractor will independently own assigned operational deliverables and practical improvements while overall intercompany centralization strategy and major transformation leadership remain with internal leaders. Success requires strong intercompany accounting knowledge, SAP experience, problem-solving skills, and effective cross-functional collaboration.

This is a 6 month contract and is fully remote.

Responsibilities

• Execute end-to-end intercompany processes, including billing, journal entries, AR/AP matching, reconciliations, settlement, and balance clearing.
• Support monthly and quarterly close; investigate out-of-balance items, identify root causes, and coordinate timely resolution.
• Maintain reconciliations, documentation, and controls, partnering with regional Accounting, AP, Order-to-Cash, Tax, and Treasury.
• Execute cost allocations, intercompany service charges, royalties, and periodic true-ups; validate results against accounting records and approved methodologies.
• Support SAP PaPM processing, validation, reconciliation, and reporting; resolve calculation, posting, and system issues with technical teams.
• Manage interim manual workarounds while stabilization and automation improvements continue.
• Support the centralized operating model and assigned process transitions, including billing, reconciliation, settlement, and operational handoffs.
• Simplify processes, strengthen controls, reduce recurring manual work, and maintain standard operating procedures.
• Support workflow testing, issue resolution, operational readiness, and knowledge transfer.
• Business Integration & SAP Support
• Integrate acquired entities into intercompany and transfer pricing processes, including transaction-flow validation, master data, accounting requirements, and reconciliations.
• Test SAP processes and interim solutions; coordinate issue resolution with Business Accounting, regional Finance, Tax, and SAP support teams.
• Transition integration activities into stable recurring operations.
• Support intercompany reconciliations, eliminations, and resolution of consolidation and reporting differences.
• Deliver timely intercompany and transfer pricing information for global close and partner with Consolidation on related issues.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; CPA preferred but not required.
• 5-8 years of accounting or finance experience, including intercompany accounting, reconciliations, and month-end close.
• Transfer pricing accounting and execution experience preferred.
• SAP S/4HANA experience strongly preferred; SAP PaPM experience preferred but not required.
• Experience with process improvement, system implementation, or integration projects.
• Strong Excel, analytical, reconciliation, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to execute assigned responsibilities independently with limited training while collaborating across teams.

Pay

• $71.26-$79.85/hr

Why Choose R&D Partners?

As an employee, you have access to a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Medical insurance – PPO, HMO & HSA
• 401k plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Long-term disability
• Weekly payroll
• Online timecard approval

R&D Partners is a global functional service provider and strategic staffing resource specializing in scientific, clinical research & engineering. We provide job opportunities within major pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies.

R&D Partners is an equal-opportunity employer.