Intercompany Senior Analyst

Job summary

Grade IResponsible for supporting the business with accounting issues through financial reporting, forecasting/planning, advising on policy and compliance and working with relevant stakeholders and teams across the business to effectively contribute to a range of finance activities.

Key Accountabilities

• Review and Support of Monthly/quarterly reconciliations of Intercompany accounts in Accounts Receivable/Accounts Payable - Ensure the integrity and accuracy of the various Intercompany and suspense account reconciliations
• Deliver silent running by supporting the Group’s intercompany agreement and elimination process at Quarter-ends ensuring all imbalances >$500k are cleared by the end of the process, all differences <500k are resolved by WD 55.
• Ensure all reconciling items are followed up on a timely basis
• Ensure that disputes are monitored and resolved in a timely manner, intervening and escalating disputes according to Group Policies
• Handling and booking of incoming/outgoing charges – AP/AR transactions
• Monthly / Quarterly Processing and Journal review of adjustments prepared by Intercompany Analysts identified through the reconciliation process
• Take full and proactive ownership of issues and queries
• Handle intercompany transactions across multiple locations
• Reconcile intercompany accounts at Group and Statutory level
• Deliver compliant services in line with period end close deliverables
• Support and ongoing development of the Group’s intercompany website and the GEM, ICE tool, Disputes Tool and FBW Performance Reporting toolset delivering continuous and innovative improvements.
• Support the Group Disputes and Upfront Agreement (UFA) processes ensuring both tools and related processes are fit for purpose.
• Share knowledge within the wider team hold training on process changes
• Partner with and support all members of the Hub Team to deliver process silent running, continuous system and process improvements, analyze and resolve the root cause of problems.
• Support projects and connect related areas to drive process improvements.
• Maintain appropriate intercompany system documentation
• Support team mailboxes used for user queries on all intercompany issues.
• Complete all month-end system requirements and master data reconciliations
• Identification and resolution of internal control gaps
• Facilitation and maintenance of internal and external business relationships

• Handle intercompany transactions across multiple locations
• Issues or problems are varied and complex with much ambiguity
• System and process interfaces are numerous and complex to navigate
• Operating in multiple regions and time zones

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field.
• Strong Experience with Microsoft Excel (data manipulation and validation)
• Demonstrated competencies in the areas of process improvement
• 6-9 years of experience in the areas of analytical skills, numeracy and financial awareness
• Demonstrated proficiency with SAP
• Ability to meet month-end close and other deadlines
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Good organizational skills - attention to detail
• Team-focused, results oriented
• Ability to work with deadlines, under pressure with a track record of delivery.
• Partner and service-oriented thinking

• Demonstrated Intercompany trading experience
• Knowledge of G/L’s, Income Statements, Balance Sheets
• Communication-verbal & written
• Working with a global mind-set
• General accounting experience
• Experience with financial reconciliations