POSITION: Senior Manager, Global Accounting
LOCATION: We will only consider candidates legally authorized to work in countries where the Rainforest Alliance is registered.
WORKPLACE TYPE: Flexible hybrid working environment
CLOSING DATE: 20 November 2026
JOB LEVEL: 16
SALARY:
- Netherlands salary range: €70,501 - €88,126
- UK salary range: £51,904 - £68,000
- US salary range: $96,886 - $121,107
- New York salary range: $101,390 - $126,738
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Senior Manager, Global Accounting Operations is an important member of the Global Accounting department working under the Director, Global Accounting. This position provides technical accounting expertise and oversees critical accounting functions. These include:
- Accounts Receivable
- Accounts Payable
- Banking
- Balance Sheet Reconciliations
- Month-End Close
- Year-end Close, and accountability for audits and tax filings
The Senior Manager, Global Accounting will work with and guide our global accounting team to ensure the complete processing of monthly financial transactions into our global accounting system. You will manage the design, implementation, documentation, monitoring and remediation of internal controls over financial reporting, including preventative and detective controls, and monitors compliance with established accounting policies and control procedures.
The Senior Manager, Global Accounting reports to the Director, Global Accounting.
WHAT YOU WILL DO:
General:
- Authority for global accounting operations, financial reporting, internal controls and compliance activities (freedom to act, accountability, global organizational influence)
- Evaluate accounting treatment of unusual transactions
- Ensure financial reporting is accurate, complete, and prepared following US GAAP, other local statutory accounting / reporting framework and applicable company policies
- Responsible for month-end and year-end close activities including review of journal entries, account reconciliations, accruals, reserves, intercompany activity, and other closing procedures to ensure accurate reporting
- Design, implement, document, monitor, and improve internal controls over financial reporting
- Daily management of accounting staff
- Promote productive coordination, collaboration and communication with other departments, such as Finance, Development, HR and Markets
- Review accounting information submitted by regional accounting teams
- Ensure submission of foreign-office transactions
- Ensure transactions are recorded in the corporate accounting system
- Consolidate financial data
- Monitor and enforce compliance with applicable global accounting policies and local statutory requirements
- Complete annual financial statement audits and other external, internal, benefit project and regulatory audits including preparation of schedules, supporting documentation, delivering complete and accurate responses to auditors requests and successful resolution of audit findings
- Be accountable for successful external audits and tax filings for our HQ entity and our subsidiaries
Accounts Receivable:
- Accountable for the global accounts receivable team and the related accounts receivable accountants
- Ensure complete and accurate global revenue recognition, deferred revenue, billed accounts receivable and unbilled accounts receivable
- Accountable for complete and accurate cash application to issued bills to our funders and customers
- Ensure complete and accurate payment applications to accounts receivables
- Accountable for balance sheet integrity, investigation and resolution of reconciling items, and appropriate supporting documentation
- Develop financial statement data and disclosures related to revenue and accounts receivables
Accounts Payable:
- Accountable for the global accounts payable function and delivery from global accounts payable accountants
- Ensure complete and accurate processing and recording of expenses, vendor invoices, credit card transactions, employee expense reimbursements and related accounts payable balances
- Coordinate with Finance, Compliance, regional accounting teams regarding accounts payable, expense, and payment processes
- Ensure complete and accurate payment issuances to vendors
- Accountable for vendor management
- Accountable for balance sheet reconciliations of related balance sheet accounts
Banking:
- Accountable for oversight of banking activities
- Responsible for global banking activities including money market and operational banking transactions
- Accountable for bank reconciliations and investigation and resolution of unusual or aged reconciling items
WHAT YOU BRING:
- Bachelors degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related quantitative field
- 7 - 10 years accounting and financial reporting experience, including experience with multi-entity/global accounting, month-end and year-end close, and internal controls
- Demonstrated management skills and management experience in accounting or finance environment
- Proficiency with accounting system software, expertise in Excel and report writing software
- Demonstrated successful project implementation experience
BENEFITS OF WORKING AT THE RAINFOREST ALLIANCE:
- Be a part of a global organization with an impactful mission and a collaborative, respectful, and accountable culture.
- Enjoy opportunities for professional growth and career development.
- Benefit from remote working flexibility and flexible hybrid working environment.
- A favourable time‑off policy.
- Prioritize your wellbeing. We have numerous ways to promote work-life balance.
Apply now and lets grow together. We look forward to hearing from you and exploring how your skills can help us advance our mission.
If you have any questions about the job vacancy, please contact the HR department: recruitment@ra.org The Rainforest Alliance encourages diversity and inclusion across the global organization. With this commitment to diversity, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, color, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, ages, disability and any other protected group.