Accounting Manager

Insomnia Cookies•New York City NY, NY

About The Position

As our Accounting Manager – Bakeries/4-Wall, you will play a critical role in owning bakery-level accounting across locations, with responsibility for each bakery’s P&L. This role oversees the major components of bakery expenses, primarily cost of goods sold, labor, and utilities and waste. As a manager, this role will partner with operations, finance, and project teams to support decision-making and drive financial discipline across the organization.

Requirements

Bachelor’s in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
CPA strongly preferred.
6+ years of accounting leadership experience — ideally with a combination of public accounting and industry experience, specifically in the consumer products sector.
Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP and practical application of technical accounting.
Experience working cross-functionally and handling multiple stakeholders and workstreams simultaneously.
Strong communications and presentation skills — the ability to tell a story and not just report out numbers and results.
Comfortable working in a fast-moving environment, with tight timelines, iteration, and results-driven mindset.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Workday ERP and inventory management systems, a plus.

Responsibilities

Drive process, systems, and scalability improvements to support company growth, including new bakery openings.
Own the bakery/4-wall accounting for each bakery location, ensuring accurate, timely results, and clear variance explanations against forecast and prior periods.
Manage inventory and cost of goods sold, including inventory valuation, shrink/waste tracking, and margin analysis across locations.
Oversee bakery labor accounting — accruals, reconciliations, and reporting — in partnership with Payroll and Operations.
Account for utilities, waste, office expense, and other bakery-level operating costs, including accruals and vendor accrual validation.
Lead the multi-unit month-end close for the bakery portfolio, standardizing processes and close timelines across locations.
Prepare, review, and approve journal entries and account reconciliations and ensure the integrity of the general ledger in accordance with US GAAP.