In the year ahead, 40.6% of finance and accounting professionals say their organizations will increase the time and effort put into intercompany accounting (ICA) management, according to a new Deloitte poll.

1. Putting intercompany
accounting back in the
spotlight: Controllership
Perspectives
Deloitte poll results
November 2022

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Methodology
3,900+
Finance and accounting professionals were
polled online during a Deloitte webcast titled
“Putting intercompany accounting back in
the spotlight: Controllership Perspectives”
on August 25, 2022. Answer rates differed by
question.
In some instances, immaterial amounts (e.g., +/-
0.1%) have been added to or removed from the
“Don’t know/not applicable” answer responses to
bring results to 100% total for each question.

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Votes received 4,021
Does your organization have an intercompany accounting program?
Don’t know / not applicable = 17.6%
Yes, our program is organization-wide
Yes, but our program is not yet
organization-wide
No
49.2%
14.5%
18.7%
63.7% have
some form of
intercompany
accounting
program in
place

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Votes received 3,939
Which poses the greatest challenge to your organization’s intercompany accounting during the next 12
months?
Don’t know / not applicable = 23.3%
Technology—Disparate systems decentralize operations and
data
Data—Decentralized, incomplete or unstructured accounting
data
M&A activity—Post-merger or post-acquisition financial integration
efforts
Geography—High number of global jurisdictions across which the
organization operates and manages risk (e.g., intercompany settlement,
transfer pricing compliance, foreign exchange/FX exposure, etc.)
Regulatory compliance—Meeting documentation, audit, tax and
other requirements
24.4%
22.5%
10.8%
10.1%
8.9%

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Votes received 4,280
Do you expect the time and effort your organization puts into intercompany accounting management
will change in the next 12 months?
Don’t know / not applicable = 21.3%
40.6%
34.1%
4.0%
Yes, increase No change Yes, decrease

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Votes received 4,089
Does your organization leverage emerging technology (e.g., analytics, automation) for intercompany
accounting management?
Don’t know / not applicable = 26.4%
Yes, we do across our entire organization
No, but we plan to begin doing so within the next 12
months
No, nor do we have plans to do so
Yes, we do in some areas, but not organization-wide
13.8%
26.0%
13.6%
20.2%
33.8% do
not leverage
emerging
technology
39.8%
leverage
emerging
technology

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Votes received 4,407
Which best describes your organization’s global operational footprint?
Don’t know / not applicable = 18.6%
34.3%
14.6%
32.5%
Domestic only Multinational—up to 5
jurisdictions in footprint
Global—more than 5
jurisdictions in footprint

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