Sr. Intercompany Accountant (COE)

Location: Hershey, PA

Payband: 1A

Department: Hershey Business Platform (HBP)

Work location: This role can support a remote candidate within the U.S.

 

 

 

Summary of Role:

The Sr. Intercompany Accountant (COE) reports to the Sr Mgr. Intercompany COE and supports the Hershey Business Platform’s mission to leverage resources on a global scale using shared services to reduce costs, maintain or increase customer service, and build new capabilities.

 

This position is primarily responsible for supporting the end-to-end global intercompany accounting, reporting and related systems, executing month-end intercompany accounting and reporting procedures, serving as subject matter expert for global intercompany accounting, and various tasks and procedures in the areas of intercompany accounting and reporting; transfer pricing condition data maintenance; and others.

 

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

·         Perform intercompany journal entries as per Company policy.

·         Create, as needed, documentation of intercompany processes and ensure documentation is current.

·         Generate internal and external reporting for intercompany.

·         Complete intercompany balance sheet account reconciliations as assigned according to the Company policies and deadlines.

·         Perform, meet, and respond to Sarbanes-Oxley and both internal and external audit requirements and requests, as necessary.

·         Create cash application reconciliations for intercompany payments.

·         Participate in the implementation of and ongoing use of Blackline Intercompany Hub to address transaction management, dispute resolution, and consistency in calculations.

·         Responding to team requests.

·         Develop strong and collaborative working relationships with relevant business stakeholders.

·         Maintain intercompany transfer pricing master data conditions.

·         Track the completion of product movements from end to end by communicating with supply planning, customer service, transportation, global trade, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and treasury.

·         Identify and lead the correction of product movements that have overages, shortages, or damages while working with the warehouses to gather appropriate support

 

 

 

 

Role Responsibilities:

Perform Global Intercompany COE responsibilities, including:

·         Adhere to global intercompany governance structure, policies, and procedures.

·         Track and ensure completion of end-to-end product movement between Hershey entities.

• Perform maintenance of intercompany transfer pricing master data
• Execute internal and external reporting for intercompany requests.
• Complete intercompany reconciliations
• Support IC month-end close.
• Post intercompany journal entries

Serve as global intercompany contact and subject matter expert and support company projects, as well as:

·         Participating in the Blackline Intercompany Hub implementation

·         Leverage technology, such as Blackline Intercompany Hub, Group Reporting, SAP ARP

·         Help maintain a central repository of intercompany agreements

Perform various intercompany activities, including:

• Address the requests of internal and externa