Intercompany Accounting Specialist
The position
Are you looking for a role where you can not only apply your expertise in intercompany accounting but also contribute to process optimization and the development of innovative solutions within our new GBS Centre? Help us build an Intercompany Accounting department responsible for ensuring compliance with Service Level Agreements and executing core financial processes, including invoice posting, payment proposals, secondary business invoicing, closing activities, and reconciliations for the countries supported by the GBS.
Tasks & responsibilities
As an Intercompany Accounting Specialist, you will be responsible for:
- Executing, maintaining, and ensuring compliance with intercompany accounting standards, processes, and procedures within the GBS service portfolio, while coordinating intercompany-related topics with the Global Process Owner, local entities, and other GBS Centers.
- Ensuring operational excellence across the assigned service streams within the Intercompany team by delivering end-to-end solutions.
- Performing daily intercompany accounting tasks accurately and on time, in compliance with BI policies and procedures.
- Administering processes in accordance with published guidelines, standard operating procedures, internal control standards, and local Finance and/or Corporate policies.
- Liaising with auditors to prepare and complete audit requirements related to intercompany accounting.
- Preparing and regularly updating process documentation.
- Defining process rules, monitoring compliance with intercompany accounting standards, and identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.
- Partnering with local operating units and other GBS streams to resolve issues and deliver high-quality results.
About our future employee
You should have English proficiency at a minimum C1 level and at least two years of experience in accounting or finance. Ideally, you will have experience with end-to-end intercompany accounting processes or professional experience in Accounting to Reporting, Order Management, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Treasury, or General Ledger within a shared services, BPO, or multinational environment.
Additionally, we are looking for:
- A bachelor’s degree in accounting or completed accounting courses is preferred.
- Empathy, team spirit, accountability, an intrapreneurial mindset, and a strong customer and service orientation.
- A positive and proactive approach, with the ability to contribute ideas within our Speak-Up culture and actively support process optimization.
- Strong problem-solving skills.
- A strong focus on quality, resilience, and the ability to work independently in a changing environment.
- Good knowledge of SAP and practical experience with ERP systems, preferably SAP S/4HANA.
- Experience with in-house banking processes, including intercompany payments, netting, reconciliations, cash pooling, or intragroup financing, would be an advantage.
- Strong customer-focused presentation and communication skills.
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
- The ability to work effectively in a diverse, international environment.