Remote Accounting Operations Leader

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

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,