Job Description

Overview:

PURPOSE & IMPACT:

Working in the Group Financial Reporting Team, this role is tasked with ensuring intercompany transactions across the Group are eliminated on consolidation at month end on a timely manner. This will be achieved through preventative measures, detective controls and resolving issues. This role is pivotal in ensuring the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of intercompany transactions and balances across our legal entities.

The candidate should possess advanced skills in spreadsheet, word processing, and finance software, with good knowledge of the intercompany process at a Group level. They bring experience in financial accounting, including working with auditors, balance sheet reconciliations, AP, AR and cash management. Additionally, they have proven expertise in people management and dispute resolution. Holding a bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field, and/or a relevant professional certification (e.g., AAT, ACA, ACCA, CIMA).
Responsibilities:
Monitor intercompany invoicing, accruals and various other journal entries on both sides to ensure postings are free from error Prepare monthly reconciliation of intercompany balances for the head office entities Prepare monthly reporting of intercompany balances and intercompany P&L for head office entities Prepare monthly Group-wide reconciliation of intercompany balances and intercompany P&L Facilitate, advise and/or adjourn on intercompany billing disputes between subsidiaries Monitoring and tracking of intercompany errors Preparing support for consolidation entries where they arise Support on calculation and posting of intercompany recharges in alignment with Transfer pricing and Controlling departments Participate in cross-departmental projects impacting on intercompany, such as cash pooling, loans, ERP enhancements and process change Identify and drive together with our team opportunities for continuous process improvements Serve as subject matter expert for intercompany accounting, managing intercompany transactions, policies and communication. Working closely with all Group functions that require intercompany billing, including Treasury, Tax, FP&A, Commercial Finance and Indirects Controlling team) Support the preparation of Head Office statutory financial statements in accordance with FRS 101 Participation in wider team deliverables to ensure continuous development Completion of financial controls in accordance with the controls framework as required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) Monitoring of monthly exchange rates used by the Group Act as the primary point of contact for intercompany-related queries during internal and external audits Prepare intercompany elimination journal entries for group consolidation purposes

Qualifications:
Graduate Solid accounting knowledge with an accounting qualification and previous finance role experience with exposure to AP, AP, Cash management, GL and budgeting Previous FMCG experience (desirable) * SAP and BPC experience (desirable)