Nestle

Sr Manager, Financial Reporting

Nestle • $100K — $130K *
Arlington, VA 22204In-Person
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field; CPA preferred.
  • 8-10+ years of experience in accounting, financial reporting, audit, or leadership in corporate finance.
  • Experience in consumer-packaged goods or a complex, matrixed industry is preferred.
  • Proficient in financial reporting, consolidations, and accounting for complex transactions, with knowledge of GAAP/IFRS.
  • 5-7+ years of people leadership experience.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the delivery of corporate reporting to Nestlé S.A., ensuring accuracy and insightful analytics.
  • Oversee the close and reporting process, translating results into narratives about performance, risks, and opportunities.
  • Partner with tax, legal, treasury, and supply chain teams to address complex accounting matters and reporting requirements.
  • Ensure audit readiness and execution, fostering governance and collaboration.
  • Play a key role in M&A activities to drive financial transparency and support accounting outcomes.
  • Monitor balance sheet and working capital metrics for proactive insights and decision-making.
  • Develop and inspire a high-performing team while promoting a culture of continuous improvement.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model fostering work-life balance.
  • Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.
  • Collaborative and innovative corporate culture.
  • Access to advanced financial tools and digital resources for process improvement.
Full Job Description
Position Summary:

Within Nestlé USA's Corporate Reporting team, this role leads the monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting submitted to Nestlé SA. The Senior Finance Manager provides leadership across corporate reporting, technical accounting, balance sheet analytics, audit support, and special projects, while driving process improvement and digital enablement across the function.

This role is also responsible for improving the team's ways of working through simplification, standardization, and digital solutions that strengthen first-time quality and support timely, accurate reporting.

Primary Responsibilities:
  • Lead the end-to-end delivery of monthly, quarterly, and annual corporate reporting to Nestlé S.A., ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and insightful analytics that support executive decision-making.
  • Provide leadership oversight of the close and reporting process, translating financial results into clear narratives on performance drivers, risks, and opportunities.
  • Serve as a strategic partner to tax, legal, treasury, supply chain, and cross-functional stakeholders to navigate complex accounting matters and implement evolving reporting requirements.
  • Serve as a strategic partner to ensure audit readiness and execution across multiple divisions and functions, fostering strong governance, consistency, and collaboration.
  • Play a key leadership role in M&A activities, including acquisitions, integrations, divestitures, and carve-outs, driving financial transparency and supporting purchase accounting outcomes.
  • Champion financial stewardship by monitoring key balance sheet and working capital metrics, enabling proactive insights and disciplined decision-making.
  • Build, lead, and inspire a high-performing team-developing talent, strengthening capabilities, and creating a strong succession pipeline.
  • Drive a culture of continuous improvement through simplification, standardization, and automation, partnering with finance and digital teams to enhance data quality, efficiency, and controls


Requirements and Minimum Education Level:
  • Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field; CPA strongly preferred.
  • 8-10+ years of progressive experience in accounting, financial reporting, audit, or finance leadership roles in a complex corporate environment.
  • Experience in consumer-packaged goods or a similarly complex, matrixed industry is preferred.
  • Strong knowledge of financial reporting, consolidations, and accounting for complex transactions, with experience in GAAP and/or IFRS.
  • 5-7+ years of people leadership experience is required.


Knowledge:
  • Expertise in corporate reporting, consolidations, and financial reporting systems within a complex organization.
  • Deep knowledge of IFRS and/or US GAAP, including the ability to research complex accounting issues and prepare clear documentation.
  • Strong understanding of internal controls, governance, and the business environment in a consumer products or similarly complex industry.
  • Demonstrated experience improving and automating finance processes using tools such as Excel, Power BI, Alteryx, RPA, and dashboarding solutions.


Skills:
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, project management, and documentation skills.
  • Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build effective cross-functional relationships.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment with sound judgment and strong execution.


Digital Skills and Capabilities:
  • Ability to understand data structures and improve the reliability of financial reporting data.
  • Ability to streamline processes, reduce manual intervention, and strengthen speed, quality, and control through digital solutions.
  • Ability to translate complex data into clear insights and identify opportunities to improve business outcomes through innovation and process redesign.


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Job Requisition: 406386

About Nestle

Nestlé S.A. is a Swiss multinational food and drink processing conglomerate corporation headquartered in Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland. It is the largest food company in the world, measured by revenue and other metrics, since 2014. It ranked No. 64 on the Fortune Global 500 in 2017 and No. 33 in the 2016 edition of the Forbes Global 2000 list of largest public companies. Nestlé's products include baby food, medical food, bottled water, breakfast cereals, coffee and tea, confectionery, dairy products, ice cream, frozen food, pet foods, and snacks. Twenty-nine of Nestlé's brands have annual sales of over 1 billion CHF, including Nespresso, Nescafé, Kit Kat, Smarties, Nesquik, Stouffer's, Vittel, and Maggi. Nestlé has 447 factories, operates in 189 countries, and employs around 339,000 people. It is one of the main shareholders of L'Oreal, the world's largest cosmetics company. Nestlé was formed in 1905 by the merger of the "Anglo-Swiss Milk Company", established in 1866 by brothers George and Charles Page, and "Farine Lactée Henri Nestlé", founded in 1867 by Henri Nestlé. The company grew significantly during the First World War and again following the Second World War, expanding its offerings beyond its early condensed milk and infant formula products. The company has made a number of corporate acquisitions, including Crosse & Blackwell in 1950, Findus in 1963, Libby's in 1971, Rowntree Mackintosh in 1988, Klim in 1998, and Gerber in 2007.
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