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Intercompany Management Fee Eliminations: How to Remove Intragroup Charges From Consolidated Accounts
Management fees are one of the most common intragroup transactions in any multi-entity group — and one of the most…
How to Handle a Subsidiary That Has Not Completed Its Month-End Close
It was 4:30 pm on the day of the group close deadline. Marcus had seven of his eight subsidiary trial…
The Intercompany Elimination Schedule: How to Build the Register That Runs Your Group Close
Three weeks after the year-end close, the external auditors asked a straightforward question: could the group controller produce a complete…
Why Intercompany Journal Volume Explodes as Your Group Grows — and Which Journals to Automate First
Ollie is the management accountant at Meridian Services Group, a seven-entity professional services business. At the start of each month-end…
How to Build a Consolidation Review Checklist
Ben joined as group financial controller of a six-entity manufacturing group in March. His predecessor had left a generic consolidation…
How to Review a Consolidation Before Final Sign-Off
Victoria had run the group close for six years. Her consolidation model was well-built, her adjustment schedule was complete, and…
How to Manage Consolidation When Every Subsidiary Has a Different Excel Template
It is the third working day of the month. James has seven trial balance files in his inbox. One is…
How to Prepare a Consolidation Adjustment Schedule
Patrick had been running the group consolidation for two years when the audit firm changed. The outgoing team had known…
Introducing the BRIZO Consolidation Methodology
A finance professional can know every consolidation standard cold — IFRS 10, IFRS 3, IAS 21, the lot — and…
Intercompany Reconciliation for Multi-Entity Groups: How to Match Balances and Close Faster
At almost every multi-entity group, the same conversation happens on day four or five of the month-end close. The consolidation…