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Vital Farms · 13 hours ago

Cost Accounting Manager

United States

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Vital Farms is committed to fostering an inclusive and collaborative environment, and they are seeking a Cost Accounting Manager to oversee and improve the company's cost of goods sold and inventory accounting processes. This role will involve partnering with various teams and driving continuous improvement in costing accuracy and reporting.

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Responsibilities

Own the entire standard costing process including but not limited to periodic rate reviews, new product cost development, annual cost builds & rollups, & cost audits

Manage & summarize month end variances & understand their drivers. Own the capitalized variance capture & amortization process

Partner with Plant Controller, & FP&A to understand ECS overhead rates & related monthly variance & recommend actions if material variances are noted

Work closely with Plant Controller team to ensure production & inventory transactions are completed prior to period end activities & gain insights into variances or issues seen

Drive constant improvement of costing accuracy, forecasting and overall visibility of our egg and butter COGS

Support year end audit activities with our internal & external audit partners & participate in year-end physical inventory

Continuously evaluate and streamline processes and reports, working closely with the team to drive change enhancing improvements

Develop, implement, and monitor internal control processes and procedures and ensure compliance with SOX and other regulatory requirements

Be the subject matter expert on costing and drive continuous improvement

Develop deep understanding of production processes and material sourcing

Proactively identify and raise costing and process improvement opportunities

Provide leadership and training to the cost team

Collaborate with FP&A, cross-functional teams and senior management on special projects, strategic initiatives and other ad-hoc analyses/projects as needed

Support reconciliation of inventory volumes across third party manufacturing and storage facilities to ensure accuracy and alignment with financial and operational records

Qualification

Cost AccountingInventory ManagementERP SystemsExcel SkillsPeople ManagementSOX ComplianceFinancial AnalysisProcess ImprovementTeam CollaborationAttention to Detail

Required

Bachelor's degree in Business or Accounting

5-7 years of experience in cost and inventory accounting role

2+ years of people management experience required

Ability to travel 10-15% for company offsites and events, team meetings, company onboarding, training and other business needs

Excellent excel skills

Deep experience working with ERP systems (D365 is a plus)

Attention to detail: Strive for 'Zero Defect' work product

Curiosity: A drive to continuously learn and improve

You're no hero – You know the power of teamwork and celebrate the work of others before your own

You give a sh*t – You believe in acting like an owner and making Vital Farms a place to be proud of

You raise the standards – You know growth can be hard, but you strive to improve yourself and others each day

You can walk in someone else's boots – You seek to understand other's viewpoints and think that you get to better answers by sitting on the same side of the table

You don't walk on eggshells – You're not afraid to leave the bullsh*t behind and have honest conversations