Cost Accounting Manager

Monterey Mushrooms.•Dallas, TX

About The Position

Our simple vision is to be the best integrated mushroom company in North America by efficiently delivering superior value to our customers and consumers. We do that by creating long-term value for customers, teammates, suppliers, and the communities in which we operate. We work intentionally toward that vision with a collaborative team foundation. Our principles of trust, respect, integrity, shared vision, empowerment, teamwork, accountability, and continuous improvement spur our actions every day as we work to achieve our purpose. At the heart of our culture is a group of individuals who dedicate themselves to their work and each other day in and day out. That’s why we invest in enhancing the lives in the communities around Monterey Mushrooms locations. In our hearts, we’re humble farmers. We’re proud of our continent-wide reach from Monterey Mushrooms locations across North America — from coast to coast and Mexico — focused on our company purpose of Enhancing People’s Lives . For more information, please visit our website. www.montereymushrooms.com . Follow us on our socials! Paine Schwartz Partners (PSP) is a global sustainable food-chain investment private equity firm based in California and New York. The firm invests in middle-market companies across North America and Europe. PSP is exclusively focused on investing in food and agribusiness companies and brings a collaborative and active management approach to its portfolio companies. Over the past 20+ years, PSP (together with certain predecessor and related entities) has invested $5.7 billion of equity capital across 87 food and agribusiness investments (including 31 platform transactions), representing over $10.0 billion of total transaction value. Currently, the fund’s portfolio is comprised of 17 food and ag companies and a total of $6.5 billion in AUM. PSP recently held its final closing for Fund VI at $1.7 billion, which was above its original target of $1.5 billion and 17% bigger than its previous $1.4 billion Fund V. Of any industry, we believe food and agribusiness presents perhaps the greatest opportunity to simultaneously create value and drive positive impact through responsible investment practices. PSP is committed to addressing imminent challenges facing the food and agriculture sector by championing companies that provide innovative solutions around food security, economic growth, human rights, positive environmental impacts and health products. With an intensive focus on Sustainability & ESG, we are a proud signatory to the Principles for Responsible Investment, the global leading proponent of incorporating ESG factors in investment decisions and processes. To this end, these investments are deeply aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), such as zero hunger, clean water and sanitation and climate action, among many others. Monterey Mushrooms is a portfolio company of Paine Schwartz Partners, who invested in the business in May 2022. For more information on Paine Schwartz Partners, please visit www.paineschwartz.com. Why Join Monterey Mushrooms? Our biotechnology group is seeking a highly motivated teammate for our Accounting Manager role who will support all of our 7 locations across the United States and Canada. As a multi-facility Cost Accounting Manager, you will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and analyzing standard costs to ensure accurate inventory valuation and financial reporting. This role partners across Finance and Operations, to ensure transactions flow correctly through the ERP system, variances are analyzed, and the General Ledger remains accurate and compliant.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (CPA or CMA preferred).
4–7 years of progressive cost accounting experience in a manufacturing environment.
Strong knowledge of standard costing, variance analysis, and inventory valuation.
Proficiency with ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, JDE, NetSuite, or similar).
Advanced Excel and financial analysis skills.
Strong problem-solving, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
Advanced knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
Familiarity with government regulations and compliance requirements..
Strong management principles and advanced decision-making skills.
Advanced skills in accounting and financial reporting software.
Financial data analysis and interpretation
Root cause identification for variances
Scenario analysis for cost impacts
Advanced Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP, Power Query, macros)
Cost-volume-profit (CVP) analysis
Process improvement and efficiency analysis
Forecasting and budgeting (operational costs, inventory)

Nice To Haves

Experience with JD Edwards software
Experience in biotech

Responsibilities

Develop, maintain, and update standard costs for materials, labor, and overhead.
Lead the annual standard cost roll and support updates throughout the year.
Review and validate BOMs, routings, and cost drivers within the ERP.
Monitor transaction flows across purchasing, production, and inventory.
Collaborate with IT and Operations teams to resolve system-related issues impacting costs.
Ensure inventory is valued accurately under US GAAP.
Reconcile subledger and GL balances for raw materials, WIP, and finished goods.
Support cycle counts and physical inventory audits.
Analyze material, labor, and overhead variances, identifying root causes.
Provide timely reporting and actionable insights to leadership.
Cost modeling and margin analysis
Prepare journal entries, reconciliations.
Perform month-end and year-end close processes.
Prepare accurate monthly financial statements in compliance with GAAP
Assist with audit and tax requests and ensure compliance with internal controls.
State, and local tax filings and payments, including sales tax, ensuring full compliance with relevant regulations.
Perform other duties as assigned to support the Accounting function.