Intercompany Accounting Manager - The Boston Consulting Group
Boston, MA
About the Job
The position is a member of the Global Accounting and Control ("GAC") team under the direction of the Global Accounting Director and the Global Finance Executive Director & Corporate Controller. The GAC team has various responsibilities including consolidating and reporting BCG's financial information on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis. In addition, GAC is responsible for establishing and communicating various accounting policies and procedures globally. The team is responsible for the dissemination of meaningful and accurate financial information on a consolidated basis, as well as on an individual affiliate office basis.
This role is responsible for the oversight of BCG's complex intercompany system. This includes internal cost sharing, allocations, invoice processing as well as understanding the impact of transactions on management, statutory and tax reporting. A key component of the role includes managing the internal cost sharing inputs, reporting, and queries raised by various BCG businesses and shared service centers. The Intercompany team is responsible for the execution of intercompany transactions including invoicing and related accounting for these transactions. The team is also responsible for maintaining the integrity of intercompany processes throughout BCG and refining these processes when necessary. The team maintains responsibility for performing allocation calculations and instituting replicable processes. The team is an integral provider of documentation and back up support required for tax audits that may occur in any jurisdiction. Listed below are the responsibilities of this role:
- Lead end-to-end process for internal local cost sharing (ILCS) and allocations for planning and actuals.
- Calculate annual ILCS rates for worldwide offices and collaborate to understand local office costs.
- Collaborate with global business units, affiliate offices, and global and regional teams for alignment and fairness on various intercompany topics across the organization.
- Analyze plan vs actuals for global and regional costs allocated to various affiliate offices.
- Thought partner with senior stakeholders to collaborate on business milestones and outcomes, including leveraging innovative analysis.
- Drive discussions and provide support to senior finance leaders over plan and actual results.
- Coach and train cross functional teams on cost sharing processes including responding to queries timely.
- Challenge the status quo and strive for reporting automation and process improvements including simplification and optimization.
Ideally you will bring experience and confidence that will help drive new ways of thinking and further improve our own financial maturity across various areas.
Source : The Boston Consulting Group