Cost Accounting Manager
About The Position
This is an individual contributor role with no direct reports, serving as the lead financial/accounting manager for our manufacturing facility. The position primarily reports to the Controller based in San Rafael, CA, with a dotted line to the Plant Director based in Madera, CA. The role involves owning the cost accounting for all manufactured SKUs in NetSuite, maintaining inventory items, building bills of materials (BOM), developing standard costs for direct labor, indirect labor, and overhead by SKU, as well as for seaweed storage, transport, and shipment of finished products. It also includes developing scrap factors, managing the work order process, and providing financial oversight of the purchase order process for raw materials and equipment. The role supports Bill.com manufacturing invoice approvals for bill payment.
Requirements
- Strong understanding of cost accounting for a manufacturing facility
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail
- Experience working cross-functionally with Manufacturing, Finance, and Operations
- Strong communication skills with the ability to clearly explain financial and operational insights
- High ownership mindset with a proactive, solution-oriented approach
- Comfortable navigating ambiguity and operating effectively in a fast-paced, evolving business
- Ability to identify process inefficiencies and drive continuous improvement initiatives
- Experience working with ERP (NetSuite preferred) cost accounting, WMS and MRP systems
- Advanced Excel and data manipulation capabilities
- Demonstrated ability to leverage automation, AI, and scalable processes to improve operational efficiency
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
- 10+ years of cost accounting experience, ideally in CPG or food manufacturing
- Experience working with co-manufacturers
- Experience with ERP systems (NetSuite preferred)
- Advanced Excel and data manipulation skills
Nice To Haves
- Bilingual in English and Spanish a plus, given the manufacturing floor environment in Madera, CA
- CPA or CMA preferred
Responsibilities
- Own the cost accounting for all manufactured SKUs in NetSuite
- Maintain inventory items in NetSuite
- Build bills of materials (BOM) for all finished product
- Develop standard costs for direct labor, indirect labor, and overhead by SKU
- Develop standard costs for seaweed storage and transport, and shipment of finished products to 3PL
- Develop scrap factors for raw materials by SKU
- Develop and manage the work order process for production
- Provide financial oversight of the purchase order process for raw materials and equipment to ensure compliance with accounting requirements
- Support Bill.com manufacturing invoice approvals for bill payment
- Collaborate with the Plant Director, Operations (corporate), and Financial Planning & Analysis (corporate) to develop annual budgets for the Madera manufacturing facility
- Determine projected production volumes by SKU
- Develop standard costs for all SKUs
- Plan for additional headcount requirements, general and administrative expenses, fixed asset requirements, and inventory (cash flow) requirements
- Analyze monthly variances (actual vs. budget)
- Develop a monthly financial scorecard to review with Plant Director
- Update SKU standard costs and BOMs quarterly
- Prepare P&L and cash flow forecasts as necessary
- Support long-range planning
- Prepare new SKU costing estimates for customer P&L analyses
- Prepare financial analyses for cost savings initiatives
- Lead manufacturing plant month-end close activities, including inventory reporting, manufacturing accruals, and variance analysis reporting
- Perform monthly inventory reconciliation and investigate any inventory variances in partnership with supply chain team
- Oversee year-end physical inventory counts and periodic cycle counts
- Determine required inventory reserves and the approval process for inventory write-offs and adjustments
- Support internal and external audit requests by preparing supporting analyses and documentation as needed
- Maintain strong financial controls and standard operating procedures (SOPs)
Benefits
- bonus opportunity
- stock options
- medical
- dental
- vision
- 401(k) match
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
