Intercompany Sr Manager

Job Description

Role Summary 

The Intercompany Senior Manager is accountable for the accuracy, ageing hygiene, and dispute-resolution discipline of intercompany balances across NIQ entities. 

This role ensures that: 

• IC accounting, reconciliations, and settlement mechanisms are  

• Accurate  

• Independently supported  

• Timely certified in OneStream  

• Fully compliant with SOX / ICFR / IPE standards  

The role drives end-to-end IC governance, ensuring counterparty alignment, disciplined escalation, and audit-ready outcomes across the global organization. 

 

🎯 Role Purpose 

To deliver clean, aligned, and controlled intercompany balances by: 

• Owning IC close readiness, execution, and ageing performance  

• Driving counterparty alignment and dispute resolution  

• Ensuring high-quality reconciliations and certification discipline  

• Leading teams and stakeholders to achieve first-time-right IC outcomes  

 

🔑 Key Responsibilities 

1. End-to-End IC Ownership 

• Own end-to-end IC close readiness, execution, and ageing performance  

• Ensure IC balances across entities are:  

• Accurate  

• Aligned  

• Fully supported  

• Drive consistency in IC accounting and reconciliation practices globally  

 

2. Counterparty Alignment & Mismatch Resolution 

• Drive alignment between counterparties across entities  

• Ensure timely resolution of:  

• IC mismatches  

• Disputes between entities  

• Enforce accountability and ownership for break resolution  

 

3. Reconciliation Governance & Certification 

• Govern IC reconciliations and maker-checker processes  

• Ensure all reconciliations are:  

• Complete and accurate  

• Supported with audit-ready evidence 

• Certified in OneStream within close timelines  

• Maintain high standards of documentation and traceability  

4. Dispute Management & Escalation 

• Enforce disciplined IC dispute management framework  

• Drive structured escalation and resolution of:  

• Complex mismatches  

• Cross-entity disputes  

• Ensure clear ownership and decision-making for issue resolution  

 

5. Journal & Adjustment Governance 

• Ensure IC journals, adjustments, and corrections:  

• Meet documentation and compliance standards  

• Are accurately recorded and supported  

• Validate consistency of IC accounting treatment across entities  

 

6. Controls, Compliance & Audit 

• Ensure compliance with:  

• SOX / ICFR controls  

• IPE evidence standards  

• Maintain audit-ready IC processes and documentation  

• Lead internal and external audit interactions and issue resolution  

• Ensure complete evidence integrity, traceability, and control adherence  

 

7. Stakeholder Management & Cross-Tower Alignment 

• Partner with:  

• RTR SDL / Close Governance teams  

• Controllers and Regional Finance Leads  

• Tax / Transfer Pricing teams  

• AP / AR Tower Leads  

• RTR Quality & Controls Lead  

• Ensure alignment across:  

• IC processes  

• Settlement mechanisms  

• Elimination and reporting requirements  

• Manage dependencies impacting close and consolidation  

 

8. Team Leadership & Performance Management 

• Lead IC preparers, reviewers, and SMEs  

• Establish clear accountability for IC quality, ageing, and controls  

• Drive a culture of:  

• Ownership  

• Discipline  

• Continuous improvement  

• Build team capability and ensure succession readiness  

9. Close Governance & Performance Delivery 

• Ensure disciplined execution of month-end IC close activities  

• Deliver against:  

• SLA / CSL metrics  

• Close timelines and quality checkpoints  

• Monitor and improve IC performance metrics (match rates, ageing, breaks)  

 

10. Continuous Improvement & Transformation 

• Identify and implement improvements in:  

• IC matching quality  

• Ageing reduction  

• Dispute resolution efficiency  

• Drive automation, standardization, and process enhancements  

• Reduce manual effort, errors, and repeat issues  

 

🏆 Top Skills for Success 

• Intercompany accounting expertise (eliminations, transfer pricing awareness)  

• Controls, Compliance & Audit (SOX / ICFR / IPE)  

• Reconciliation governance and certification discipline  

• Dispute resolution and stakeholder alignment  

• Problem solving (RCA / CAPA) and escalation management  

• Close governance and SLA delivery  

• ERP & reconciliation tools (SAP, OneStream, IC dashboards)  

• Analytical skills (variance, ageing, mismatch trends)  

 

📊 Key Outcomes / Success Measures 

• Healthy IC balances with disciplined ageing control and minimal mismatches  

• Clean, audit-ready IC reconciliations with consistent OneStream certification  

• Strong SOX/IPE compliance with complete evidence and traceability  

• Faster IC dispute resolution through clear escalation and ownership  

• Improved IC match rates and reduced repeat issues  

🧰 Tools & Systems 

• SAP / ERP (IC transactions & reporting) — High  

• OneStream (IC reconciliations & certification) — High  

• IC trackers & mismatch dashboards — High  

• Microsoft Excel (analysis & ageing management) — High  

Qualifications

🎓 Qualifications & Experience 

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field  

• CA / CPA / ACCA (preferred)  

• 8–12 years of experience in R2R / Intercompany / Financial Accounting  

• Strong understanding of:  

• Intercompany accounting and eliminations  

• Transfer pricing fundamentals  

• Experience with ERP systems (SAP) and reconciliation tools (OneStream / BlackLine)  

• Proven leadership experience in:  

• Team management  

• Stakeholder engagement  

• Close governance  

Additional Information

Our Benefits

• Flexible working environment
• Volunteer time off
• LinkedIn Learning
• Employee-Assistance-Program (EAP)

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About NIQ

NIQ is the world’s leading consumer intelligence company, delivering the most complete understanding of consumer buying behavior and revealing new pathways to growth. In 2023, NIQ combined with GfK, bringing together the two industry leaders with unparalleled global reach. With a holistic retail read and the most comprehensive consumer insights—delivered with advanced analytics through state-of-the-art platforms—NIQ delivers the Full View™. NIQ is an Advent International portfolio company with operations in 100+ markets, covering more than 90% of the world’s population.

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