Sr. Cost Accountant

The Role

We are seeking an individual who will participate and contribute to our growth, and who will enjoy our dynamic and focused business environment.

The Sr. Cost Accountant will be an integral member of the Accounting team reporting to the Accounting Director. This position requires someone with great communication skills and who works well with others.

The ability to interact with internal business partners and influence change is vital. The role is a combination of having strong technical accounting ability, in addition to demonstrating a strategic mindset to improve the overall effectiveness and contribution of the department.

The end goal is for the Sr. Cost Accountant to record and report accurate accounting transactions, while also acting as a strategic business partner, providing guidance, and influencing business decisions.

The position will be based out of our spacious, modern Emeryville, California office. WE ARE A HYBRID WORK ENVIRONMENT WITH FLEXIBLE NORMS THAT EQUATE TO ROUGHLY 3 - 4 DAYS ON-SITE FOR THIS ROLE WITH FULLY REMOTE-ONLY DURING HIGHER COVID CASE RATES IN THE COMMUNITY.

The expected pay scale for this role is $95k to $105k, which may vary based on relevant experience, qualifications, geographic area (if applicable), and internal equity for the role.

You’re excited about this opportunity because your time will be filled with

Performs key steps within the cost card approval process : 30% of TIME

• Review BOM’s received from the co-manufacturer
• Review Cost cards

PO and Invoice issues resolution : 35% of TIME

• Triages issues between the three-way match between PO, Invoice and Item Receipt and directs the issues to the correct group.
• Analyzes root causes for PO and Invoice issues and coordinates resolution across the organization.

Co-manufacturer reconciliations : 15% of TIME

Coordinates, reviews and verifies timely coman reconciliations related to waste, PPV and true ups.

Raw material reserves and write off process : 15% of TIME

Oversees raw material reserves and write-off process with Supply Planning.

Drive Cross Functional Improvements : 5% of TIME

• Collaborate with Operations teams to improve the cost accounting process.
• Train business partners on accounting topics and methodologies
• Lead special projects as assigned

Qualifications

What are we looking for?

Education :

BS / BA in Accounting / Finance required, or relevant business experience.

Experience :

5+ years relevant Cost accounting experience required

Skills :

• Strong computer skills : Excel required and NetSuite (or similar) ERP Accounting system preferred
• Team Player with excellent customer service and strong communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced environment; self-motivated and detail oriented
• Organized, manages time well to meet deadlines, and able to multi-task
• Ability to work independently and remotely when necessary
• Attention to detail, data integrity, and accuracy

So, if after reading through this long list you’re thinking I’m not sure I meet 100% of these requirements, should I still apply?

YES if you embody a growth mindset, see challenges as opportunities to develop, and find innovative ways to get the real work that matters done, you sound like our kind of candidate!

Five capabilities that differentiate this role and are key to candidate success :

• Emotional intelligence
• Being all-in
• Drive and own results
• Be a builder
• Embody a strategic mindset

You will thrive here and may just do the best work of your life if

• You want to be an integral part of shaping and nurturing an amazing work culture
• You can be flexible in your approach to people challenges and abandon past practices if they don’t make sense or would lead to a poor outcome
• You enjoy making people-centric decisions and finding ways to say yes’ as often as possible to impactful and important priorities for the business or team
• You can do periods of focused, deep work on projects that drive the needle

This may not be your ideal next career move if

• You like order, hierarchy, command and control management
• Dealing with ambiguity or experimentation are not your jam
• You tend to chase whatever shiny object presents itself during the day even if non-strategic

If we haven’t convinced you to apply already, here are some of our favorite perks and benefits :

• Friday afternoons off (and of course a hefty PTO package plus 11 holidays)
• 401K match. Literally free money
• Hybrid work with an average of 3 days a week in the office for local folks
• All jobs are bonus-eligible
• Free custom lunch twice a week. Plus plenty of snacks and shakes.
• 2 weeks of work from anywhere time to move your Big Rocks
• Quarterly team building events / happy hours (city-wide scavenger hunt, bowling, ropes course, putt-putt)
• Bring your dog to work (3 days / week)
• Extended paid parental leave regardless of gender or familial make-up

Here’s the deal with our not-so-standard, um standard interview process because we know you are the curious type, which is why you’re still reading this

• Quick 30 min phone chat with a high energy member of our Talent Acquisition team to do a quick overview of your background and answer any burning questions you have
• Team interviews are kept to a minimum to foster a more efficient, candidate-friendly process (too many interviewers yields little value and drags out the process for you and who wants that, right?) :
• A short series of in-person or video interviews in a 1 : 1 setting; these are usually with the hiring manager, one or two other team members, and a person from another team to get broader perspectives (note : we don’t do panel interviews because they don’t give interviewers a chance to ask you unique questions, and we assign interviewers different roles so we’re probing different capabilities)
• A case study or job task to simulate what you’d actually be doing in the role (since your job is not actually to be interviewed for a living, why is that the thing companies rely on so much?

Yes, there will be a small panel for this one so you don’t have to do it more than once, and yes, they might ask you some kind yet probing questions at the end after the raucous applause stops.

Once your interview concludes, the team will meet for an in-depth consultative process to ensure we are hiring the right person for the right job.

Interviewers must come in with a strong yes or no vote beforehand to avoid groupthink with supporting reasons. The collective thoughts on your candidacy will be discussed in an environment of safety to challenge ideas respectfully, debate.

and be open to all important qualifications of the candidates. A trained, disinterested bias blocker will be present to help mitigate bias so the team can make a sound hiring decision.

The moment of truth arrives when the hiring manager makes the big decision. If you nailed the interviews and the case study was brilliant, guess what?

The offer is all yours! And the ball is in your court. Will you accept? We sure hope so because this place is the real deal, and don’t just believe us just ask the 93% of our people who said this is a great place to work in our most recent employee survey.