Description:

About the Organization

A leading global industrial solutions company with operations across multiple countries is looking to hire an experienced Intercompany Controller to strengthen its finance controllership function within the Shared Services environment. The organization operates in a highly collaborative global setup and offers significant exposure to multinational finance operations.

Job Summary

The Intercompany (ICO) Controller will be responsible for managing the end-to-end intercompany accounting and reconciliation process within the Shared Service Centre. The role ensures that all intercompany transactions, recharges, and balances are accurately recorded, reconciled on time, and compliant with group accounting policies.

The role will work closely with global finance teams, controllership teams, and external partners to ensure smooth and controlled intercompany processes during month-end close cycles.

Key Responsibilities

- Own and manage the intercompany accounting process, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with group accounting policies and reporting standards.

- Manage the calculation, booking, and documentation of intercompany recharges, including cross-entity services, shared costs, and management fees.

- Ensure timely reconciliation and matching of intercompany balances across entities.

- Identify, analyze, and resolve intercompany mismatches and discrepancies, coordinating with regional controllership teams and BPO partners.

- Maintain a robust internal control framework around intercompany processes including documentation, approvals, and audit trails.

- Collaborate closely with Group Finance, Treasury, Tax teams, and Regional Controllers during month-end closing.

- Support tax reporting and profitability analysis related to intercompany activities.

- Prepare and review intercompany balance reconciliations ensuring timely resolution of open items.

- Oversee the intercompany settlement process across global entities.

- Support month-end and year-end closing activities, including journal entries, eliminations, and reconciliations.

- Drive process improvements and automation initiatives to enhance efficiency and controls.

- Ensure adherence to group accounting policies and standards.

- Provide documentation and support for internal and external audits.

Key Requirements

- CA or equivalent professional qualification.

- 12+ years of experience in finance, accounting, or controllership roles.

- Strong experience in intercompany accounting and reconciliations within a multinational environment.

- Strong understanding of IFRS, transfer pricing concepts, and group reporting frameworks.

- Experience with ERP systems such as SAP; exposure to reconciliation tools like BlackLine, ARCS, or similar platforms is advantageous.

- Experience working within Shared Service Centers or global finance structures.

- Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills.

- Excellent analytical and problem-solving capabilities.

- Ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced global environment.

Preferred Skills

- Advanced Excel and data analysis capabilities.

- Experience in global process ownership or finance transformation initiatives.

- Exposure to process automation and finance systems implementation.

What the Role Offers

- Opportunity to work with global finance leadership and international teams

- Exposure to complex multinational intercompany structures

- Involvement in process transformation and finance automation initiatives

- A collaborative, diverse, and high-performance work culture