Accounting Operations Manager (Remote)

Nestle Operational Services Worldwide SA • Town of Islip, NY

3d • $130,000 - $140,000 • Remote

About The Position

The Accounting Operations Manager is a leadership role responsible for building and strengthening accounting operations for the Holistic Health standalone business. The role oversees intercompany accounting, banking operations, fixed assets, balance sheet reconciliations, and related general accounting activities, 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. Working with Corporate Reporting, Treasury, Tax, Legal, Technology, Supply Chain, auditors, and business teams, the role strengthens governance, internal controls, close execution, audit readiness, systems, and scalable standalone capabilities. The position helps reduce financial risk, improve operational effectiveness, and build a high-performing Accounting Operations function.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 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.
• At least 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.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex financial close activities, resolve high-risk accounting matters, and oversee shared service, outsourced, and/or offshore teams.
• Experience with SAP, Oracle, or comparable ERP systems, and with consolidation, reconciliation, workflow, and/or financial close tools.
• Experience leading or supporting finance system implementations, automation, data migrations, testing, and digital transformation initiatives.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Strong analytical, communication, stakeholder management, and prioritization skills; a proactive, results-oriented approach and sound business judgment.
• Proven ability to lead in a transformational environment, demonstrate agility and adaptability, drive change, influence stakeholders, and deliver results amid evolving business priorities.

Nice To Haves

• CPA, CMA, MBA, or another relevant advanced credential.
• Experience with Power BI, Power Query, Power Automate, robotic process automation (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 to ensure timely, accurate, and efficient execution.
• Monitor compliance with the Transitional Services Agreement (TSA) with Nestlé and manage its requirements and obligations.
• Own balance sheet integrity, ensuring journal entries, reconciliations, settlements, eliminations, and reporting schedules are accurate, complete, and delivered within close timelines.
• Oversee intercompany receivables and payables, loans, interest, royalties, allocations, confirmations, settlements, and eliminations; proactively resolve aged balances and discrepancies.
• Oversee bank reconciliations and resolution of outstanding items and control exceptions; partner 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 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 setting priorities, providing feedback, and strengthening technical, analytical, digital, and business-partnering capabilities.
• Champion continuous improvement, innovation, agility, and adaptability; guide business transformation, process simplification, and digital innovation, and influence stakeholders to adopt new technologies and streamlined processes.

Benefits

• Performance-based incentives and bonus eligibility.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Healthcare coverage.
• A broad range of other benefits supporting physical, financial, and emotional well-being.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager