Intercompany Sr Manager

About the Position

We are seeking an Intercompany Senior Manager to oversee intercompany balances, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and dispute resolution across NIQ entities.

Responsibilities

• End-to-End IC Ownership

  • Own end-to-end IC close readiness, execution, and ageing performance
  • Ensure IC balances across entities are accurate, aligned, and fully supported
  • Drive consistency in IC accounting and reconciliation practices globally

• Counterparty Alignment & Mismatch Resolution

  • Drive alignment between counterparties across entities
  • Ensure timely resolution of IC mismatches and disputes between entities
  • Enforce accountability and ownership for break resolution

• Reconciliation Governance & Certification

  • Govern IC reconciliations and maker-checker processes
  • Ensure all reconciliations are complete, accurate, supported with audit-ready evidence, and certified in OneStream within close timelines
  • Maintain high standards of documentation and traceability

• Dispute Management & Escalation

  • Enforce a disciplined IC dispute management framework
  • Drive structured escalation and resolution of complex mismatches and cross-entity disputes
  • Ensure clear ownership and decision-making for issue resolution

• Journal & Adjustment Governance

  • Ensure IC journals, adjustments, and corrections meet documentation and compliance standards
  • Validate consistency of IC accounting treatment across entities

• Controls, Compliance & Audit

  • Ensure compliance with SOX / ICFR controls and 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

• Stakeholder Management & Cross-Tower Alignment

  • Partner with RTR SDL / Close Governance teams, Controllers, Regional Finance Leads, Tax / Transfer Pricing teams, AP / AR Tower Leads, and RTR Quality & Controls Lead
  • Ensure alignment across IC processes, settlement mechanisms, elimination and reporting requirements
  • Manage dependencies impacting close and consolidation

• 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, and build team capability and succession readiness

• 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)

• 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

Requirements

• 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)

• Qualifications & Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
  • CA / CPA / ACCA (preferred)
  • 8–12 years of experience in R2R / Intercompany / Financial Accounting
  • Strong understanding of intercompany accounting and eliminations, transfer pricing fundamentals
  • Experience with ERP systems (SAP) and reconciliation tools (OneStream / BlackLine)
  • Proven leadership experience in team management, stakeholder engagement, and close governance

We Offer

• Flexible working environment
• Volunteer time off
• LinkedIn Learning
• Employee-Assistance-Program (EAP)

About the Company

NIQ is the world’s leading consumer intelligence company, delivering the most complete understanding of consumer buying behavior and revealing new pathways to growth. In 2023, NIQ combined with GfK, bringing together the two industry leaders with unparalleled global reach. With a holistic retail read and the most comprehensive consumer insights-delivered with advanced analytics through state-of-the-art platforms-NIQ delivers the Full View™. NIQ is an Advent International portfolio company with operations in 100+ markets, covering more than 90% of the world’s population.

For more information, visit NIQ.com

Our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

At NIQ, we are steadfast in our commitment to fostering an inclusive workplace that mirrors the rich diversity of the communities and markets we serve. We believe that embracing a wide range of perspectives drives innovation and excellence. All employment decisions at NIQ are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. We invite individuals who share our dedication to inclusivity and equity to join us in making a meaningful impact. To learn more about our ongoing efforts in diversity and inclusion, please visit the Diversity and Inclusion page.