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Senior Cost Accountant

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The Senior Cost Accountant is a key member of Spindrift’s finance team, responsible for building and maintaining the cost accounting framework that supports informed decision-making across the business. This role is ideal for a detail-oriented, analytically minded professional who thrives in a fast-moving CPG environment and is passionate about driving financial clarity across manufacturing, supply chain, and operations.

Responsibilities

Reporting to the Controller, the Senior Cost Accountant’s primary responsibilities are:

Cost Accounting & Inventory Management

  • Own and maintain standard costing for all SKUs, including raw materials, packaging, co-manufacturing, and overhead; update standards on a defined cycle and analyze variances.
  • Manage inventory accounting, including periodic physical inventory counts, cycle counts, and reconciliations between the ERP and warehouse management systems.
  • Record and analyze cost of goods sold (COGS) on a monthly basis; investigate and explain variances vs. standard and prior periods.
  • Maintain accurate bill of materials (BOMs) and routing data in the ERP system in collaboration with Operations and Supply Chain.
  • Support month-end close by preparing COGS schedules, inventory roll-forwards, and related journal entries.

Financial Planning & Analysis (Cost-Focused)

  • Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, and Procurement to develop annual cost budgets and quarterly forecasts.
  • Provide variance analysis and actionable insights on manufacturing costs, freight, waste, and yields to support operational efficiency initiatives.
  • Model cost impacts of new product launches, packaging changes, sourcing shifts, and contract manufacturing agreements.
  • Support the annual operating plan (AOP) process by building detailed cost build-ups by product and channel.

Controls, Documentation & Continuous Improvement

  • Ensure cost accounting activities comply with GAAP and internal control standards; support audit requests and external audit procedures related to inventory and COGS.
  • Partner with the broader accounting team to ensure accurate financial reporting and consistent application of accounting policies.
  • Identify and lead opportunities to improve cost accounting processes, reporting tools, and data integrity across systems.
  • Document cost accounting policies and procedures to support scalability and cross-functional knowledge sharing.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of accounting experience, with at least 2 years in cost accounting or manufacturing finance; CPG, food & beverage, or consumer products experience strongly preferred.
  • Strong understanding of cost accounting principles, average costing, variance analysis, and inventory valuation (FIFO/weighted average).
  • Experience managing month-end close processes and preparing COGS and inventory-related schedules.
  • Intermediate to advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, financial modeling); experience building reports from ERP data.
  • Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills; comfortable presenting financial data to non-finance stakeholders.
  • CPA or CMA preferred but not required.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required.

Preferred Tools & Experience

  • Experience with NetSuite or similar ERP/accounting systems (NetSuite strongly preferred).
  • Familiarity with co-manufacturing or contract manufacturing environments.
  • Prior exposure to trade promotion accounting or deduction management in a CPG environment is a plus.

Working Conditions

  • Must be able to work from our Newton, MA office at least 4 days a week.

Benefits

The salary range for this position is $75,000 to $90,000 and is dependent upon the candidate’s experience prior to joining Spindrift. In addition, we offer the following compensation and benefits:

  • Short-term incentive programs specific to level and department
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance, with a current employer contribution rate of 80% towards monthly premiums, regardless of plan type selected
  • Company-paid life insurance, and a 401k retirement savings plan with a company match
  • Monthly cell phone allowance
  • Annual allowances for personal use of Spindrift product, health and wellness, professional development, and social justice education
  • A host of voluntary benefits including but not limited to additional life insurance, short-term disability and long-term disability insurance
  • In addition to any paid leave benefits required by regulation, the company provides paid parental leave, vacation, sick, personal, bereavement, community service, and holiday time
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