Senior Manager, Global Accounting

Rainforest Alliance • New York, NY

20h • $101,390 - $126,738 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Global Accounting Operations is an important member of the Global Accounting department and reports to the Director, Global Accounting. The position provides technical accounting expertise and oversees critical global accounting functions, including accounts receivable, accounts payable, banking, balance sheet reconciliations, month-end and year-end close, audits, and tax filings.

The role guides the global accounting team to ensure complete processing of monthly financial transactions in the global accounting system. It manages the design, implementation, documentation, monitoring, and remediation of internal controls over financial reporting, including preventative and detective controls, and monitors compliance with accounting policies and control procedures. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in a country where the Rainforest Alliance is registered. The work environment is described as flexible hybrid.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related quantitative field.
• 7–10 years of accounting and financial reporting experience, including multi-entity or global accounting, month-end and year-end close, and internal controls.
• Demonstrated management skills and management experience in an accounting or finance environment.
• Proficiency with accounting system software, expertise in Excel, and report-writing software.
• Demonstrated successful project implementation experience.
• Legally authorized to work in a country where the Rainforest Alliance is registered.

Responsibilities

• Provide authority and oversight for global accounting operations, financial reporting, internal controls, and compliance activities.
• Evaluate the accounting treatment of unusual transactions.
• Ensure accurate and complete financial reporting under US GAAP, applicable local statutory frameworks, and company policies.
• Manage month-end and year-end close activities, including review of journal entries, account reconciliations, accruals, reserves, intercompany activity, and other closing procedures.
• Design, implement, document, monitor, and improve internal controls over financial reporting.
• Manage accounting staff and promote coordination with Finance, Development, HR, Markets, and other departments.
• Review accounting information submitted by regional accounting teams and ensure foreign-office transactions are submitted and recorded in the corporate accounting system.
• Consolidate financial data and monitor compliance with global accounting policies and local statutory requirements.
• Complete annual financial statement audits and other external, internal, benefit project, and regulatory audits, including preparing schedules and supporting documentation, responding to auditor requests, and resolving audit findings.
• Be accountable for successful external audits and tax filings for the headquarters entity and subsidiaries.
• Oversee the global accounts receivable team and related accountants; ensure accurate revenue recognition, deferred revenue, billed and unbilled receivables, cash application, and payment application.
• Maintain accounts receivable balance sheet integrity, resolve reconciling items, retain supporting documentation, and develop related financial statement data and disclosures.
• Oversee the global accounts payable function and accountants; ensure accurate processing and recording of expenses, vendor invoices, credit card transactions, employee reimbursements, and payable balances.
• Coordinate accounts payable, expense, and payment processes with Finance, Compliance, and regional accounting teams; ensure accurate vendor payments and manage vendors.
• Oversee banking activities, including global money market and operational banking transactions, bank reconciliations, and resolution of unusual or aged reconciling items.

Benefits

• Opportunities for professional growth and career development.
• Remote working flexibility and a flexible hybrid working environment.
• Favourable time-off policy.
• Wellbeing support and ways to promote work-life balance.
• Collaborative, respectful, and accountable culture within a global organization with an impactful mission.

What This Job Offers

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