Intercompany Accounting Manager

Aston Carter • Norwalk, CT

6d • $50 - $55 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Intercompany Accounting Manager oversees intercompany transactions, reconciliations, and settlements across legal entities. The role ensures that intercompany balances are accurate, agreed between counterparties, and properly eliminated in consolidation, supporting a timely and clean month-end close. The position combines technical accounting expertise with process improvement and coordination across entities, business units, and regions.

This contract position is based in Norwalk, Connecticut, in a hybrid work environment with four days in the office and Fridays remote. The stated pay range is $50.00–$55.00 per hour. If eligible, benefits for this temporary role may include medical, dental, and vision coverage; critical illness, accident, and hospital coverage; a 401(k) retirement plan; life insurance; short- and long-term disability; a Health Spending Account; transportation benefits; an Employee Assistance Program; and time off or leave, such as PTO, vacation, or sick leave. Benefit eligibility may depend on job classification and length of employment, and benefits may be subject to plan terms and change.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field is required.
• Five years of relevant accounting or finance experience, including consolidation and financial reporting.
• Strong understanding of GAAP, consolidations, and general ledger accounting principles.
• Experience with multi-entity or multi-currency environments; ideally, experience with intercompany transaction volume.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines efficiently.
• Knowledge of accounting standards to ensure compliance with provisioning and write-offs.

Nice To Haves

• CPA is strongly preferred.
• Experience with ERP systems such as NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, or Microsoft Dynamics is preferred.
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, and Power Query.
• Experience with BI reporting tools is a plus.
• Prior public accounting experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Oversee recording and processing of intercompany transactions, including recharges, management fees, loans, cost allocations, and inventory or service transfers.
• Ensure transactions are recorded accurately, timely, and in accordance with company policy.
• Lead monthly reconciliation of intercompany receivable, payable, revenue, expense, and loan accounts across all entities.
• Identify, investigate, and resolve intercompany out-of-balances and aged reconciling items in a timely manner.
• Ensure intercompany activity is accurately reflected in consolidated financial statements and management reporting.
• Support external and internal audit requests by providing reconciliations, agreements, and supporting documentation.
• Ensure intercompany balances are fully eliminated in consolidation, including foreign currency impacts, and partner with the Controllership team to resolve out-of-balances.
• Manage intercompany settlement and netting processes, coordinating with Treasury on cash movements.
• Support ERP implementation and other transformation initiatives by defining intercompany requirements, participating in testing, and driving adoption across entities.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, if eligible.
• Critical illness, accident, and hospital coverage, if eligible.
• 401(k) retirement plan with pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available, if eligible.
• Voluntary life and AD&D insurance for the employee and dependents, if eligible.
• Short- and long-term disability coverage, if eligible.
• Health Spending Account (HSA), if eligible.
• Transportation benefits, if eligible.
• Employee Assistance Program, if eligible.
• Time off/leave, including PTO, vacation, or sick leave, if eligible.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Manager