Corporate Accounting & Reporting Lead

Vanguard Group, Inc.

$100K — $120K *
Legal & Accounting
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of relevant experience in accounting or financial reporting.
  • Undergraduate degree in Finance or Accounting preferred, or equivalent experience.
  • Experience in Transfer Pricing operations is a plus.
  • Familiarity with Intercompany Governance is beneficial.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee allocation engines and integrate source data into accounting systems.
  • Validate allocation outputs to ensure accurate monthly financial reporting.
  • Perform variance and trend analysis, documenting findings and communicating insights.
  • Handle intercompany balancing and process manual entries.
  • Verify data accuracy and investigate variances for stakeholder explanations.
  • Maintain internal controls for precise financial and regulatory reporting.
  • Support automation initiatives for enhanced efficiency and scalability.
  • Prepare audit support and respond to inquiries related to intercompany processes.

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment with opportunities to influence enterprise strategies.
  • Engagement with a global model that offers diverse responsibilities.
  • Participation in finance transformation initiatives.
  • Professional development and process improvement opportunities.
Full Job Description

The Global Transfer Pricing and Intercompany Accounting team plays a critical role in enabling accurate enterprise financial reporting, transparent cost allocation, strong governance, and effective decision-making across Vanguard’s U.S. and international operations. The team sits at the intersection of accounting, tax, technology, legal, reporting, and business operations, providing finance professionals with the opportunity to influence enterprise allocation strategy, strengthen controls, modernize processes, and support a scalable global operating model.

Responsibilities:

  • Oversee allocation engines, models, and supporting systems (e.g., Oracle intercompany modules). Runs source data integration into accounting systems.
  • Validate allocation outputs and source data to support accurate monthly financial results and reliable reporting.
  • Perform variance and trend analysis, investigate unusual activity, document findings, and communicate insights to stakeholders. Reports on financial balances and flux analysis both pre and post allocation.
  • Validate intercompany balancing (i.e. eliminations), process manual intercompany entries, reconcile intercompany balance sheets and initiate intercompany settlements.
  • Verify the accuracy of manual inputs and stat accounts. Ensures data accuracy. Identifies and researches critical variances and documents findings. Identify and explain variances and trends to stakeholders.
  • Maintain key effective internal controls that support accurate financial and regulatory reporting.
  • Support automation, system enhancement, and process improvement initiatives that increase efficiency, consistency, and scalability.
  • Prepare audit support and respond to auditor inquiries related to assigned intercompany accounting processes.
  • Recommend the development and implementation of procedural changes to improve departmental efficiency and effectiveness. Updates and maintains departmental procedures for financial reporting.
  • Collaborate with colleagues and business partners to resolve issues, share knowledge, and support consistent execution.
  • Participate in special projects and broader finance transformation initiatives.

Qualifications:

  • Minimum of five years9 related work experience in an accounting or financial reporting environment.
  • Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience. Finance or Accounting degree is preferred.
  • Transfer Pricing operations exp. helpful
  • Intercompany Governance exp. helpful.

Special Factors

Sponsorship

Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

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