The Need for Intercompany Matching and Reconciliation (ICMR)
Intercompany reconciliation is labor-intensive and time-consuming. Data discrepancies require offline communication to find the root causes and resolve them.
After data release, the group accountant receives a large volume of data making it impossible to explain why inconsistencies and mismatches arose.
As a result, there is a:
struggles to find sufficient data to identify and explain discrepancies.
lack of transparency between the subsidiaries and between the subsidiaries and the parent company.
Challenge to avoid significant delay in closing the books.
To help you overcome these problems, SAP offers Intercompany Matching and Reconciliation (ICMR) supporting you to speed up the intercompany reconciliation process from company close to corporate close.
ICMR is a single tool in the reconciliation process that can be used for:
Local financial close of companies.
Group financial close of a corporate group based on organizational dimensions such as consolidation unit, profit center, and segment.
ICMR – Process Breakdown
The figure above shows the process steps in the ICMR tool.
The following figure details the advantages of Intercompany Matching and Reconciliation:
ICMR Process Steps
The figure gives a quick overview of the four main ICMR process steps:
