Accounting Operations Manager (Remote)

Nestlé S.A.; Town of Islip (NY); Remote; USD 130,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Nestlé Health Science is seeking an Accounting Operations Manager to lead and strengthen the standalone accounting operations, overseeing intercompany accounting, banking, fixed assets, and balance sheet reconciliations, with a focus on accuracy, timeliness, and control.

The role partners cross-functionally with Corporate Reporting, Treasury, Tax, Legal, Technology, and Supply Chain; it requires 8–10 years' experience, CPA/MBA preferred, and hands-on leadership to drive standardization,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field required; CPA, CMA, MBA, or other relevant advanced credential preferred.
• 8–10 years of progressive accounting or finance experience, including intercompany accounting, financial reporting, banking, fixed assets, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• 3+ years of people leadership, supervisory, or comparable team leadership experience.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, intercompany accounting and eliminations, fixed asset accounting, financial reporting, internal controls, and audit requirements.
• Experience with SAP, Oracle, or comparable ERP systems, as well as consolidation, reconciliation, workflow, and/or financial close tools.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills; experience with Power BI, Power Query, Power Automate, RPA, or comparable tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end accounting operations across intercompany transactions, banking, fixed assets, balance sheet reconciliations, and other assigned general accounting areas.
• Manage month-end and quarter-end close processes, ensuring timely, accurate, and efficient execution; Monitor compliance with the TSA with Nestlé.
• Own balance sheet integrity, ensuring journal entries, reconciliations, settlements, eliminations, and reporting schedules are accurate and timely.
• Oversee intercompany receivables and payables, loans, interest, royalties, allocations, confirmations, settlements, and eliminations, resolving aged balances and discrepancies.
• Oversee bank reconciliations and treasury-related activities, including cash reporting and banking transitions.
• Oversee fixed asset additions, transfers, disposals, depreciation, reconciliations, and reporting per policy.
• Strengthen accounting policies, controls, and documentation to support audit readiness and effective shared services.
• Build cross-functional partnerships across Finance, Treasury, Tax, Legal, Technology, Supply Chain, Shared Services, Audit; lead and develop the Accounting Operations team.
• Drive continuous improvement, automation, and digital transformation while guiding stakeholders through changing priorities.

Job description

At Nestlé Health Science, we believe that nutrition, science, and wellness must merge, not collide. Here, we embrace the intrinsic connections of these three pillars, harnessing their collective strength to empower healthier lives. Our broad product portfolio includes renowned brands like Garden of Life®, Nature's Bounty®, Vital Proteins®, Orgain®, Nuun®, BOOST®, Carnation Breakfast Essentials®, Peptamen®, Compleat Organic Blends®, and more. We also have extensive pharmaceutical expertise, offering innovative medicines that aim to prevent, manage, and treat gastrointestinal and metabolic-related diseases.

At Nestlé Health Science, we bring our best for better lives. Our people are challenged to bring fresh, diverse views and make bold moves to empower healthier lives through nutrition. We know brilliant ideas can come from anyone, anywhere. Here we embrace the entrepreneurial spirit and collaborate with teams that champion focused and forward thinking. We are committed to fostering professional growth and celebrating the achievements of our people along the way. We offer dynamic career paths, robust development, opportunities to learn from talented colleagues around the globe, and benefits that support physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing.

Join us to innovate for impact and reimagine the future of health and nutrition for patients and consumers.

Position Summary :

The Accounting Operations Manager plays a pivotal leadership role in building and strengthening the accounting operations of the Holistic Health standalone business. This role oversees intercompany accounting, banking operations, fixed assets, balance sheet reconciliations, and related accounting activities while ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant accounting and financial reporting.

The Manager leads and develops the Accounting Operations team, resolves complex accounting matters, and drives standardization, automation, and continuous improvement across the function. Partnering closely with Corporate Reporting, Treasury, Tax, Legal, Technology, Supply Chain, auditors, and business teams, this role strengthens governance, internal controls, close execution, audit readiness, systems, and scalable standalone capabilities. Through strong cross-functional leadership and talent development, the Manager helps reduce financial risk, improve operational effectiveness, and build a high-performing Accounting Operations function positioned for long-term success.

Key Responsibilities :

Lead end-to-end accounting operations across intercompany transactions, banking, fixed assets, balance sheet reconciliations, and other assigned general accounting areas.

Manage month-end and quarter-end close processes, ensuring timely, accurate, and efficient execution.Monitor compliance with the Transitional Services Agreement (TSA) with Nestlé, ensuring requirements and obligations are effectively managed.

Own balance sheet integrity, ensuring journal entries, reconciliations, settlements, eliminations, and reporting schedules are accurate, complete, and delivered within monthly, quarterly, and annual close timelines.

Oversee intercompany receivables and payables, loans, interest, royalties, allocations, confirmations, settlements, and eliminations, while proactively resolving aged balances and discrepancies.

Oversee bank reconciliations and the resolution of outstanding items and control exceptions, partnering with Treasury on cash reporting, bank governance, access, payments, and banking transitions.

Oversee fixed asset additions, transfers, disposals, depreciation, reconciliations, and reporting in accordance with capitalization and accounting policies.

Strengthen accounting policies, procedures, controls, and documentation to support audit readiness, compliance, and effective shared service performance.

Build strong cross-functional partnerships across Finance, Treasury, Tax, Legal, Technology, Supply Chain, Shared Services, Audit, and business teams.Lead, coach, and develop the Accounting Operations team by establishing clear priorities, providing timely feedback, and strengthening technical, analytical, digital, and business-partnering capabilities.

• Champion a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, agility, and adaptability, guiding through business transformation, process simplification, and digital innovation while influencing stakeholders to embrace new technologies, streamlined processes, and evolving business priorities.

Experience & Education Requirements :

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field required; CPA, CMA, MBA, or other relevant advanced credential preferred.

8–10 years of progressive accounting or finance experience, including experience in accounting operations, intercompany accounting, financial reporting, banking, fixed assets, and/or balance sheet reconciliations.

3+ years of people leadership, supervisory, or comparable team leadership experience.

Strong knowledge ofU.S. GAAP, intercompany accounting and eliminations, fixed asset accounting, financial reporting, internal controls, and audit requirements.

Demonstrated ability tolead complex financial close activities, resolve high-risk accounting matters, and oversee shared service, outsourced, and/or offshore teams.

Experience withSAP, Oracle, or comparable ERP systems, as well as consolidation, reconciliation, workflow, and/or financial close tools.

Experience leading or supportingfinance system implementations, automation, data migrations, testing, and digital transformation initiatives.

Advanced Microsoft Excel skills required; experience with Power BI, Power Query, Power Automate, robotic process automation (RPA), or comparable tools preferred.

Stronganalytical, communication, stakeholder management, and prioritization skills, with a proactive, results-oriented approach and sound business judgment.

• Proven ability to lead effectively in a transformational environment, demonstrating agility, adaptability, and strategic leadership while driving change, influencing stakeholders, and delivering results amid evolving business priorities.

Salary:$130,000.00 to$140,000.00 per year

Bonus Eligibility:Yes

Thepay rangeprovided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to knowledge, skills and abilities as well as geographic location. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at top of range.

Nestlé offers performance-based incentives and a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k with company match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits. Incentives and/or benefit packages may vary depending on the position. Learn more at https://www.nestlejobs.com/nestle-in-the-us-benefits

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