Senior Financial Reporting Manager; Remote

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 Senior External Reporting Manager is a key finance leader responsible for corporate reporting, technical accounting, statutory financial statements, employee benefits reporting, and digital transformation initiatives. Partnering closely with business leaders, Group Accounting & Reporting, and external auditors, this role ensures accurate, timely, and compliant financial reporting while strengthening governance, controls, and reporting processes.

Leading a high-performing team, this position oversees monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting, audited consolidated financial statements for Holistic Health, U.S. GAAP technical accounting analyses, and organic growth calculations. The role plays a critical part in safeguarding the integrity and transparency of financial reporting, enabling informed decision-making on complex transactions, supporting successful audits, and driving continuous improvement, simplification, and automation. Additionally, the Senior External Reporting Manager develops organizational capability through coaching, mentorship, and leadership of a talented finance team.

Key Responsibilities :

• Lead the preparation, review, and publication of U.S. GAAP financial statements, including end-to-end coordination with external auditors.
• Oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual corporate reporting submissions, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timely delivery.
• Evaluate complex and material transactions under U.S. GAAP, document accounting conclusions, and assess the impact of new accounting standards and reporting requirements.
• Provide technical accounting guidance and support to cross-functional partners, including Operations, Tax, Legal, Treasury, and Supply Chain teams.
• Lead the evaluation and approval of restructuring activities, impairments, acquisitions, divestitures, pension benefits, hedge accounting, and other significant or non-recurring transactions.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for external auditors, leading audit planning, coordination, and successful completion of half-year and year-end audits.
• Drive the implementation of reporting systems and enhance end-to-end reporting processes, controls, and operational effectiveness.
• Lead process improvement, automation, and finance digital transformation initiatives utilizing analytics, dashboards, and robotic…