Manager, Intercompany Accounting
Mobility Global · Centreville, VA · 1 wk ago
AccountingFull-time
Position Overview
Mobility Global is establishing a centralized and controlled global intercompany accounting function to ensure accuracy, transparency, and timely settlement across all legal entities. We are seeking a highly operational and technically strong Manager of Intercompany Accounting & Global Settlements to support and execute the company’s global intercompany accounting strategy and settlement framework across the enterprise.
Core Responsibilities
Global Intercompany Accounting Oversight
- Support and maintain the company’s global intercompany accounting policies and governance framework.
- Oversee intercompany transactions across legal entities, including:
- Management fees
- Shared services allocations
- Cost recharges
- Cross-border product and service transfers
- Intercompany loans and interest
- Equity transactions and capital movements
- Ensure consistent accounting treatment across regions and compliance with U.S. GAAP.
- Partner with regional accounting teams to drive alignment and operational consistency globally.
Settlement & Netting Operations
- In coordination with Treasury, manage centralized intercompany settlement and netting processes.
- Oversee monthly and quarterly intercompany true-ups and settlement activities.
- Ensure timely and accurate settlement execution across multi-currency environments.
- Monitor FX-related impacts and reconciliation activities.
- Drive standardization of intercompany invoicing and payment practices.
- Support cash management and funding coordination activities with Treasury.
Close & Consolidation Support
- Lead timely intercompany reconciliations in support of monthly and quarterly close cycles.
- Support accurate elimination of intercompany balances and transactions during consolidation.
- Resolve out-of-balance conditions and reconciliation discrepancies proactively.
- Partner with global controllership teams to reduce intercompany aging and disputes.
- Support accurate legal entity and segment reporting.
Spin-Off & TSA Transition Support
- Support implementation of standalone intercompany accounting structures in partnership with Tax and Treasury.
- Oversee accounting and settlement activities related to Transitional Service Agreements (TSAs).
- Assist in implementing scalable long-term intercompany processes replacing inherited legacy structures.
- Coordinate with Tax to align operational accounting with transfer pricing policies.
SOX, Controls & Governance
- Maintain SOX-compliant controls over intercompany accounting, reconciliations, and eliminations.
- Ensure appropriate documentation and approval workflows are in place.
- Partner with SOX and Internal Audit teams on testing and remediation activities.
- Identify opportunities to reduce manual journal entries and improve automation.
Systems & Process Optimization
- Support ERP and consolidation system enhancements to improve automated matching and eliminations.
- Aid in standardized intercompany coding structures and chart of accounts governance.
- Drive process improvement initiatives to reduce reconciliation cycle times and recurring disputes.
- Evaluate automation opportunities and scalable solutions for intercompany operations.
Cross-Functional Partnership
- Partner closely with:
- Tax
- Treasury
- Global Controllership
- FP&A
- Technical Accounting
- External service providers
- Serve as a key escalation point for intercompany accounting and settlement issues.
- Support leadership reporting and executive visibility into intercompany risks and aging trends.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance (CPA preferred).
- 8+ years of progressive accounting experience.
- Significant experience with complex multi-entity intercompany accounting environments.
- Experience with global operations and multi-currency settlements.
- Strong knowledge of:
- U.S. GAAP consolidation principles
- Intercompany eliminations
- Foreign currency translation
- Currency Translation Adjustment (Preferred)
- Transfer pricing coordination
- ERP experience (Oracle, SAP) strongly preferred.