Principal Accountant - Intercompany Accounting

S&P Global Mobility • Centreville, MI

1d • $125,000 - $150,000

About The Position

Mobility Global is establishing a centralized, controlled global intercompany accounting function to ensure accuracy, transparency, and timely settlement across legal entities. The Principal Accountant will support the company’s global intercompany accounting strategy and settlement framework, leading day-to-day governance, reconciliation, elimination, and settlement processes worldwide. The role partners closely with Treasury, Tax, and Global Controllership, and supports long-term process standardization.

The position oversees intercompany accounting across multiple transaction types and regions, coordinates settlement and netting operations, supports month-end and quarter-end close and consolidation, and assists with spin-off and Transitional Service Agreement (TSA) transitions. It also maintains SOX-compliant controls, contributes to ERP and consolidation-system enhancements, drives process improvements, and serves as an escalation point for intercompany accounting and settlement issues.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
• At least 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, and transfer-pricing coordination.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a publicly traded company with $1 billion or more in revenue.
• CPA preferred.
• Knowledge of Currency Translation Adjustment (CTA).
• ERP experience, particularly Oracle or SAP, strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support and maintain global intercompany accounting policies and governance.
• Oversee intercompany transactions across legal entities, including management fees, shared services allocations, cost recharges, cross-border product and service transfers, intercompany loans and interest, and equity transactions and capital movements.
• Ensure consistent accounting treatment across regions and compliance with U.S. GAAP; partner with regional accounting teams to promote global alignment and operational consistency.
• Manage centralized intercompany settlement and netting processes in coordination with Treasury.
• Oversee monthly and quarterly intercompany true-ups and settlements, ensuring timely and accurate execution in multi-currency environments.
• Monitor foreign-exchange impacts and reconciliation activities; standardize intercompany invoicing and payment practices.
• Support cash management and funding coordination with Treasury.
• Lead intercompany reconciliations for monthly and quarterly close; support accurate elimination of intercompany balances and transactions during consolidation.
• Proactively resolve out-of-balance conditions and reconciliation discrepancies; work with global controllership teams to reduce aging and disputes.
• Support accurate legal-entity and segment reporting.
• Support implementation of standalone intercompany accounting structures with Tax and Treasury.
• Oversee accounting and settlement activities related to Transitional Service Agreements (TSAs), and help implement scalable processes to replace inherited legacy structures.
• Coordinate with Tax to align operational accounting with transfer-pricing policies.
• Maintain SOX-compliant controls and ensure appropriate documentation and approval workflows; partner with SOX and Internal Audit on testing and remediation.
• Identify ways to reduce manual journal entries and improve automation.
• Support ERP and consolidation-system enhancements, standardized intercompany coding, and chart-of-accounts governance.
• Drive process improvements that reduce reconciliation cycle times and recurring disputes; evaluate automation opportunities and scalable solutions.
• Partner with Tax, Treasury, Global Controllership, FP&A, Technical Accounting, and external service providers.
• Serve as an escalation point for intercompany accounting and settlement issues; support leadership reporting and executive visibility into risks and aging trends.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package, including base salary and incentive opportunities where applicable.
• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits for employees and eligible dependents.
• Retirement savings programs, including company matching contributions where available.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior