Key Responsibilities
1. Transfer Pricing Operational Execution
- Perform monthly, quarterly, and annual transfer pricing calculations across intercompany service, manufacturing, and intellectual property arrangements.
- Apply group-approved cost-plus and margin-based pricing models to determine intercompany charges and true-ups.
- Execute and post intercompany recharges and journal entries within the ERP system (e.g., SAP), ensuring compliance with policy and financial controls.
- Manage the annual true-up and adjustment process to ensure entity-level profitability aligns with target ranges.
- Coordinate with Cost Accounting and Operations Finance to validate cost base integrity for transfer pricing purposes.
- Maintain transfer pricing reference data (mark-up rates, cost driver allocations, entity mappings) within ERP and data warehouse systems.
2. Data Integrity, Reporting & Reconciliation
- Reconcile intercompany transaction data to ensure accuracy of transfer pricing postings and resolve mismatches or timing differences.
- Support monthly intercompany balance reviews and document variance analyses.
- Produce analytical reports for Tax, Controlling, and FP&A summarizing actual vs. target margins and intercompany profitability.
- Maintain auditable records of all transfer pricing calculations, inputs, and postings to support tax and statutory audits.
- Reconcile transfer pricing operational data with statutory reporting to ensure alignment between management and legal entity results.
3. Compliance & Documentation Support
- Assist in preparing documentation for transfer pricing audits, local files, and internal reviews.
- Ensure that transactional data and calculations align with global transfer pricing documentation maintained by the Tax function.
- Provide data extracts and calculation summaries for inclusion in Master File, Local File, and Country-by-Country Reporting (CbCR).
- Contribute to internal control documentation (SOX, internal audit) related to intercompany and transfer pricing processes.
4. Process Optimization & Systems Enhancement
- Identify and implement process improvement opportunities in transfer pricing data flows, models, and reconciliations.
- Support development and maintenance of transfer pricing calculation tools, working with IT and automation teams.
- Participate in system testing for ERP enhancements impacting intercompany or transfer pricing functionality.
- Maintain and update Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and desktop guides for all transfer pricing processes.
5. Stakeholder Management & Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Serve as the operational point of contact within the FSSC for transfer pricing execution activities.
- Collaborate with Global Tax, Group Reporting, and Manufacturing Finance to ensure consistent data and policy adherence.
- Liaise with local finance teams globally to resolve transactional discrepancies and audit queries.
- Provide analysis and commentary on intercompany performance, margin variances, and operational cost drivers.
Qualifications, Experience & Technical Competencies
Essential
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or related discipline.
- 2–4 years’ experience in Finance, Tax, or Accounting, ideally within a multinational manufacturing or engineering organization.
- Strong understanding of intercompany transactions, cost allocations, and transfer pricing operational processes.
- Proficiency with ERP systems (preferably SAP FI/CO) and advanced Excel skills.
- Experience working in a shared service or centralized finance function.
Desirable
- Exposure to cost accounting, standard costing, and manufacturing variance analysis.
- Experience supporting transfer pricing compliance (Master File, Local File, CbCR).
- Familiarity with analytics or automation tools (e.g., Power BI, Alteryx, Tableau).
- Progress toward a professional qualification (CIMA, ACCA, CPA, CTA).
Key Skills & Attributes
- Analytical Rigor: Strong quantitative and analytical skills for validating intercompany and cost allocation models.
- Attention to Detail: High accuracy in managing financial data and transactions.
- ERP & Systems Literacy: Understanding of integrated finance systems, intercompany modules, and cost centre structures.
- Process Discipline: Ability to operate within standardized frameworks and identify improvement opportunities.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Effective communication across Tax, Finance, and Operations teams.
- Compliance Focus: Commitment to process integrity and regulatory adherence.
Performance Metrics / KPIs
- Accuracy of transfer pricing calculations and postings (>99% target).
- Timeliness of intercompany recharges and true-up completion versus close calendar.
- Audit and compliance documentation quality and completeness.
- Number and impact of process improvements implemented.
- Intercompany reconciliation resolution rates and cycle time.
Career Pathway
This role provides an excellent foundation for progression within Global Tax, Finance Controlling, or Transfer Pricing disciplines. Exposure to engineering and manufacturing cost structures, intercompany pricing, and tax operations supports development toward roles such as:
- Transfer Pricing Specialist / Advisor
- Tax Operations Manager
- Regional Finance Controller
- Global Intercompany Process Lead