multi-entity accounting
IFRS 16 Leases in Group Consolidation: What Multi-Entity Groups Need to Know
When the group finance director sat down to prepare the first IFRS 16 consolidated accounts, she had expected the hardest…
US GAAP Business Combinations: A Practical Guide to ASC 805 for Multi-Entity Groups
The deal closed on 1 March. A US-based professional services group had acquired a 75% controlling stake in a regional…
US GAAP Foreign Currency Translation: A Practical Guide to ASC 830 for Multi-Entity Groups
The Australian subsidiary had been running profitably for three years. In its own accounts, denominated in Australian dollars, it had…
Intercompany Naming Conventions: How to Structure Account Codes, Labels, and Journal Descriptions Across Your Group
It was month three of a new group controller’s tenure when she sat down to do the first intercompany reconciliation…
How to Consolidate Entities With Different Charts of Accounts
The three entities in Sofia’s group each had their own accounting history. Entity A was the original business, built on…
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…
Account Mapping Errors in Group Consolidation: Why Your Consolidated Gross Margin Is Wrong When Every Entity’s P&L Looks Fine
Dan is the group financial controller at Meridian Group, a services business with five operating subsidiaries. The March consolidated P&L…
Best Multi-Entity Consolidation Software in 2026: BrizoConsol, Oracle Cloud EPM, Joiin, Reach Reporting, and Konsolidator Compared
Multi-entity consolidation software solves a problem that grows in complexity with every entity added to a group: getting financial data…
How to Account for Returns in a Multi-Entity E-commerce Consolidation — And Why Getting It Wrong Inflates Group Revenue
Tom is the group controller for a three-entity fashion e-commerce business. The UK trading entity runs the Shopify store 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…