Operational Transfer Pricing Analyst

As Operational Transfer Pricing Analyst, you will be part of the Tax Brenntag Group team and acts as a bridge between tax compliance and daily financial operations, ensuring transfer pricing is applied consistently, efficiently, and compliantly across the global organization.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Calculate and process intercompany (IC) service charges, ensuring alignment with IC agreements, intercompany guidelines and procedures and accurate allocation of costs

• Responsible for data quality monitoring and transactional data quality assurance, conduct peer check on data accuracy

• Prepare and post IC journal entries, including accruals for recurring transactions

• Manage end-to-end IC invoicing- issue invoices, process incoming invoices, and track invoice approval and settlement

• Support month-end closing activities but not limited to: reconciliation of IC account balances, investigation of discrepancies, and coordination with counterparties to resolve issues

• Maintain comprehensive documentation for IC transactions to support for statutory audit, internal audit, IFRS audit and ensure transfer pricing compliance (e.g., local files).

• Maintain the lifecycle of IC service agreements including management of templates of IC contracts, update of IC signatories, obtaining signatures and storage of newly concluded IC contracts

• Manages the communication on IC inquiries providing timely, clear answers to subsidiaries and internal teams and escalate to supervisor where necessary 

• Proactively identify opportunities for process improvements and automation within IC and Transfer Pricing function to streamline TP operations

• Support the day-to-day business of the central Tax Brenntag Group team in terms of ad hoc requests for intercompany transactions

Your profile

• BS or MSc in Economics (Accounting, Controlling, Finance, Tax) or a related field

• 5+ years of relevant professional experience, ideally with specialization in intercompany accounting

• Experience in a shared services center of a multinational corporation is an advantage

• Strong understanding of international accounting standards (e.g., IFRS, US GAAP) and OECD transfer pricing guidelines

• Proficient in ERP systems (e.g., SAP FI/CO, SD Module) and advanced Excel skills; experience with data analysis tools (e.g., Power BI, Alteryx) is advantageous

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving skills

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English

• Good interpersonal skills to build and maintain relationships with stakeholders to ensure consistent and accurate application of TP policies.

Brenntag provides equal employment opportunities to qualified applicants and employees of all backgrounds and identities to create a workplace where difference is valued because it forms a resilient and more innovative organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, race, religion or belief, parental and family status, or any other protected characteristic. We welcome applications from women, men and non-binary candidates of all ethnicities and socio-economic backgrounds.