Principal Accountant – Intercompany Accounting

Aegistech; Virginia; Presencial; USD 150.000 - 210.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Aegistech is seeking a Principal Accountant to lead global intercompany accounting and settlement activities. You will govern policies, oversee multi-entity transactions, and ensure US GAAP compliance across regions while partnering with Treasury, Tax, and Controllership teams.

With 8+ years in intercompany accounting, you will drive standardization, manage currency translations, and support consolidation and TSAs. This role focuses on operational leadership and process optimization.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA preferred.
• 8+ years of progressive accounting experience.
• Experience in a publicly traded company ($1B+ revenue preferred).
• Significant experience with complex multi-entity intercompany accounting environments.
• Experience with global operations and multi-currency settlements.
• Strong knowledge of intercompany eliminations, foreign currency translation, and transfer pricing coordination; ERP experience (Oracle, SAP).

Responsabilidades

• Lead global intercompany accounting oversight and governance.
• Oversee intercompany transactions across legal entities: fees, allocations, cost recharges, cross-border transfers, loans, equity.
• Ensure consistent accounting and compliance with US GAAP; partner with regional teams.
• Manage centralized settlement, netting, monthly/quarterly true-ups, and multi-currency settlements.
• Lead close/consolidation support: reconciliations, eliminations, and dispute reduction.
• Support TSAs, stand-alone structures, transfer pricing alignment, and tax coordination.
• Maintain SOX controls and governance; drive automation and reduced manual entries.
• Collaborate with Tax, Treasury, Global Controllership, FP&A, and external providers.

Conocimientos

Intercompany accounting

Multi-entity experience

Foreign currency translation

Transfer pricing coordination

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Herramientas

Oracle ERP

SAP ERP

Descripción del empleo

Principal Accountant – Intercompany Accounting

Position Overview

Our client is establishing a centralized and controlled global intercompany accounting function to ensure accuracy, transparency, and timely settlement across all legal entities. We are seeking a highly operational and technically strong Principal Accountant to support and execute the company’s global intercompany accounting strategy and settlement framework across the enterprise.

This role will lead the day-to-day governance, reconciliation, elimination, and settlement processes for intercompany transactions globally, while partnering closely with Treasury, Tax, and the broader Global Controllership organization. The role will also play a critical leadership role in supporting the company’s long-term process standardization efforts.

Core Responsibilities:

Global Intercompany Accounting Oversight

• Support and maintain the company’s global intercompany accounting policies and governance framework.
• Oversee intercompany transactions across legal entities, including:
• Management fees
• Shared services allocations
• Cost recharges
• Cross-border product and service transfers
• Intercompany loans and interest
• Equity transactions and capital movements
• Ensure consistent accounting treatment across regions and compliance with U.S. GAAP.
• Partner with regional accounting teams to drive alignment and operational consistency globally.

Settlement & Netting Operations:

• In coordination with Treasury, manage centralized intercompany settlement and netting processes.
• Oversee monthly and quarterly intercompany true-ups and settlement activities.
• Ensure timely and accurate settlement execution across multi-currency environments.
• Monitor FX-related impacts and reconciliation activities.
• Drive standardization of intercompany invoicing and payment practices.
• Support cash management and funding coordination activities with Treasury.

Close & Consolidation Support:

• Lead timely intercompany reconciliations in support of monthly and quarterly close cycles.
• Support accurate elimination of intercompany balances and transactions during consolidation.
• Resolve out-of-balance conditions and reconciliation discrepancies proactively.
• Partner with global controllership teams to reduce intercompany aging and disputes.
• Support accurate legal entity and segment reporting.

Spin-Off & TSA Transition Support:

• Support implementation of standalone intercompany accounting structures in partnership with Tax and Treasury.
• Oversee accounting and settlement activities related to Transitional Service Agreements (TSAs).
• Assist in implementing scalable long-term intercompany processes replacing inherited legacy structures.
• Coordinate with Tax to align operational accounting with transfer pricing policies.

SOX, Controls & Governance:

• Maintain SOX-compliant controls over intercompany accounting, reconciliations, and eliminations.
• Ensure appropriate documentation and approval workflows are in place.
• Partner with SOX and Internal Audit teams on testing and remediation activities.
• Identify opportunities to reduce manual journal entries and improve automation.

Systems & Process Optimization:

• Support ERP and consolidation system enhancements to improve automated matching and eliminations.
• Assist with standardized intercompany coding structures and chart of accounts governance.
• Drive process improvement initiatives to reduce reconciliation cycle times and recurring disputes.
• Evaluate automation opportunities and scalable solutions for intercompany operations.

Cross-Functional Partnership:

• Partner closely with:
• Tax
• Treasury
• Global Controllership
• FP&A
• Technical Accounting
• External service providers
• Serve as a key escalation point for intercompany accounting and settlement issues.
• Support leadership reporting and executive visibility into intercompany risks and aging trends.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance (CPA preferred).
• 8+ years of progressive accounting experience.
• Experience in a publicly traded company ($1B+ revenue preferred).
• Significant experience with complex multi-entity intercompany accounting environments.
• Experience with global operations and multi-currency settlements.
• Strong knowledge of:
• Intercompany eliminations
• Foreign currency translation
• Currency Translation Adjustment (Preferred)
• Transfer pricing coordination
• ERP experience (Oracle, SAP) strongly preferred.