Manager, Intercompany

Summary

Description:

The Manager, Intercompany Accounting is the domain owner for Dovers global intercompany accounting processes within the Record to Report team. This role is accountable for the integrity, quality, compliance, performance, and continuous improvement of intercompany accounting and reporting.

The Manager leads a team of accounting professionals to deliver accurate, complete, and supportable financial results, while building a strong control environment and driving measurable improvements in process performance. This role partners closely with Corporate Accounting and Operating Companies to standardize processes, resolve systemic issues, and strengthen financial integrity across the organization.

This role is expected to operate as a true process owner, not a transactional backstop, and is accountable for both short-term delivery and long-term capability and process maturity.

Core Responsibilities:

1) Domain Ownership and Operational Leadership

• Own the end-to-end intercompany accounting process, including transaction processing, reconciliation, reporting, and close activities

• Ensure accurate, complete, and supportable financial outputs in alignment with accounting standards, company policies, and business requirements

• Establish clear accountability and expectations across the team, ensuring work is executed at the appropriate level

• Balance workload across resources to optimize productivity, reduce bottlenecks, and support consistent delivery

• Drive resolution of escalated issues through root cause identification and sustainable corrective actions

• Ensure close activities are executed with discipline and transparency; outputs that meet deadlines but fail quality or control standards are not acceptable

2) Financial Integrity, Quality, and Control Environment Ownership

• Accountable for the integrity, accuracy, and completeness of all intercompany financial outputs

• Own the design, execution, and continuous improvement of the intercompany control environment

• Ensure full compliance with SOX, US GAAP, IFRS (as applicable), and Dover accounting policies

• Embed control execution within daily processes; work that does not meet control and documentation standards is not considered complete

• Establish and reinforce a culture where quality, integrity, and policy adherence are non-negotiable

• Identify control gaps, process weaknesses, and recurring issues; drive remediation through root cause analysis

• Ensure timely and effective resolution of audit findings and control deficiencies

• Maintain high-quality documentation, process flows, and supporting evidence for key controls

3) Quality-First Close and Reporting Leadership

• Lead the team to deliver intercompany close activities with a strong emphasis on quality and financial integrity

• Ensure intercompany balances are complete, accurate, and reconciled with appropriate supporting documentation

• Drive timely identification and resolution of aged intercompany balances and discrepancies

• Exercise sound judgment in balancing timeliness and quality, ensuring quality and control requirements are not compromised for speed

• Ensure full transparency of risks and issues during close; no material issues are deferred without visibility and action plans

• Reduce rework, recurring issues, and post-close adjustments through improved process discipline and review effectiveness

4) Transformation, Standardization, and Productivity Improvement

• Lead intercompany process improvement initiatives with accountability for measurable outcomes

• Drive standardization and global alignment of intercompany processes and policies across operating companies

• Identify structural inefficiencies and implement solutions to improve scalability, efficiency, and consistency

• Initiate and lead process changes in partnership with Corporate Accounting, Transformation Lead (RTR), and stakeholders

• Use data and trend analysis to identify improvement opportunities and track results over time

• Ensure all process changes are implemented with appropriate controls, documentation, and communication

5) Stakeholder Partnership and Process Leadership

• Serve as the primary process owner for intercompany accounting with Corporate Accounting and Operating Companies

• Build strong relationships while challenging non-standard practices and behaviors that impact quality or efficiency

• Lead stakeholder discussions to drive process adherence, standardization, and issue resolution

• Provide clear, fact-based communication on performance, risks, and improvement actions

• Escalate appropriately when alignment cannot be achieved and ensure issues are resolved in a timely manner

6) People Leadership, Capability Building, and Culture

• Build and lead a high-performing team with a strong focus on accountability, development, and continuous improvement

• Set clear performance expectations for quality, ownership, and professional behavior

• Develop team capability in intercompany accounting, controls, problem solving, and stakeholder engagement

• Provide structured onboarding, coaching, and ongoing mentorship

• Differentiate performance appropriately and address underperformance proactively

• Develop future leaders and build succession readiness within the team

• Foster a culture where leaders improve systems and build capability rather than absorb transactional

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Accounting or Management Accounting required

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation is an advantage

• Strong experience in intercompany accounting, financial close, and consolidation processes

• Strong knowledge of US GAAP and IFRS

• Strong understanding of SOX and internal control frameworks

• Minimum of seven (7) years cumulative experience

• Demonstrated ability to:

• exercise sound technical judgment

• resolve complex accounting issues

• drive accountability and performance

• Experience leading process improvement or transformation initiatives with measurable outcomes

• Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in global, multi-entity intercompany environments

• Lean / Six Sigma or continuous improvement experience

• Experience with large ERP systems (Oracle, SAP, etc.)

• Experience driving process standardization across business units

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills both written and oral presentation skills

• Ability to meet deadlines and produce accurate results

• High level of customer focus and ability to maintain a positive attitude at all times

• Ability to maintain a professional demeanor at all times with customer and coworkers; fully observe Dovers Code of Ethical Conduct, Employee Handbook Personal Conduct of Employees policies and ISO Quality System Standards