Intercompany Manager

Intercompany Manager
12-Month Fixed-Term Contract
Manchester - Hybrid Working (2 days in office)
£68,000 Benefits (depending on experince)

We're partnering with a large, complex consumer business to recruit an experienced Intercompany Manager to join its high-performing Record-to-Report (RTR) function on a 12-month fixed-term contract.

This is a key leadership role, responsible for overseeing intercompany accounting activity across multiple entities and international jurisdictions, whilst leading and developing a small team.

This position offers the opportunity to work within a sophisticated, fast-paced environment where intercompany transactions form a significant part of the overall finance operation.

The Role Reporting into senior finance leadership, responsibilities will include:

• Leading and developing a team of two finance professionals responsible for intercompany accounting activities.
• Managing the end-to-end intercompany process across multiple entities, business units and international territories.
• Ensuring all intercompany balances are reconciled accurately and efficiently.
• Overseeing month-end close activities relating to intercompany transactions.
• Drive process improvements, standardisation and automation initiatives across the RTR function.
• Strengthen control frameworks, governance and compliance around intercompany accounting processes.
• Partnering closely with Treasury, Financial Control, Reporting and operational finance teams.
• Investigating and resolving complex intercompany discrepancies and accounting issues.
• Driving improvements to processes, controls and governance frameworks.
• Supporting finance transformation and system enhancement initiatives.
• Providing insight and analysis to senior stakeholders across the business.

About You We're looking for a technically strong accountant with previous intercompany experience gained within a large and complex organisation.
You will likely be:

• Fully qualified (ACA, ACCA or CIMA).
• Experienced in intercompany accounting within a multi-entity environment.
• Comfortable operating across international businesses and multiple jurisdictions.
• Proven leadership experience, including managing and developing finance teams.
• Strong understanding of month-end close, reconciliations, balance sheet control and financial reporting.
• Experience working with large ERP systems, ideally Oracle Fusion.
• Strong technically with excellent reconciliation and balance sheet control knowledge.
• Hands-on and willing to get into the detail when required.
• An effective people manager with experience leading and developing small teams.
• A confident communicator who can build relationships across finance and non-finance stakeholders.

What's on Offer?

• 12 month FTC
• Salary of £68,000
• Bonus and comprehensive benefits package
• Hybrid working arrangement
• Exposure to a complex, international finance environment
• Opportunity to lead a critical finance process area
• Genuine career development opportunities within a large organisation

This role would suit candidates from large corporate, consumer, retail, FMCG, media, manufacturing or shared service environments who have a strong grounding in intercompany accounting and enjoy operating within complex business structures.