Intercompany Sr Manager

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

Function: General Business
Experience Level: Mid-Senior Level