Global Intercompany Accounting & Reporting Lead

Vanguard; Malvern (Chester County); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanguard is seeking a seasoned Transfer Pricing and Intercompany Accounting professional to oversee allocation engines, validate data, and drive accurate monthly financial results across U.S. and international operations.

The role focuses on governance, data integrity, and process improvements within a hybrid work model at Vanguard's Malvern location. Five+ years in accounting/financial reporting are expected, with a Finance/Accounting degree preferred.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years' related work experience in an accounting or financial reporting environment.
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience. Finance or Accounting degree is preferred.
• Transfer Pricing operations experience helpful
• Intercompany governance experience helpful.

Responsibilities

• Oversee allocation engines, models, and supporting systems (e.g., Oracle intercompany modules). Runs source data integration into accounting systems.
• Validate allocation outputs and source data to support accurate monthly financial results and reliable reporting.
• Perform variance and trend analysis, investigate unusual activity, document findings, and communicate insights to stakeholders.
• Validate intercompany balancing (i.e. eliminations), process manual intercompany entries, reconcile intercompany balance sheets and initiate intercompany settlements.
• Verify the accuracy of manual inputs and stat accounts. Ensures data accuracy. Identifies and researches critical variances and documents findings.
• Maintain key effective internal controls that support accurate financial and regulatory reporting.
• Support automation, system enhancement, and process improvement initiatives that increase efficiency, consistency, and scalability.
• Prepare audit support and respond to auditor inquiries related to assigned intercompany accounting processes.
• Recommend the development and implementation of procedural changes to improve departmental efficiency and effectiveness. Updates and maintains departmental procedures for financial reporting.
• Collaborate with colleagues and business partners to resolve issues, share knowledge, and support consistent execution.
• Participate in special projects and broader finance transformation initiatives.

Skills

Intercompany accounting

Transfer pricing

Variance analysis

Financial reporting

Data reconciliation

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting

Tools

Oracle Intercompany modules

Oracle accounting systems

Job description

Vanguard is seeking a seasoned Transfer Pricing and Intercompany Accounting professional to oversee allocation engines, validate data, and drive accurate monthly financial results across U.S. and international operations.

The role focuses on governance, data integrity, and process improvements within a hybrid work model at Vanguard's Malvern location. Five+ years in accounting/financial reporting are expected, with a Finance/Accounting degree preferred.