Senior Cost Accountant

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.

• 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.

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