Second Nature Brands · 7 hours ago
Cost Accountant
Clinton Township, MI
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
2+ years expSecond Nature Brands is a rapidly growing, private-equity-backed consumer packaged goods company focused on scaling its business significantly. The Cost Accountant role supports the financial and operational performance of the manufacturing facility, involving product costing, variance analysis, and inventory valuation.
Consumer GoodsFood and Beverage
Hiring Manager
Taylor Moore
Responsibilities
Maintain and analyze standard costs (materials, labor, overhead) in SAP S/4HANA Cloud
Prepare and analyze manufacturing variances including PPV, usage, labor, and overhead
Support month-end close related to inventory, COGS, and manufacturing variances
Partner with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Procurement, CI, and HR on cost drivers and improvements
Support annual standard cost roll-ups and ongoing cost maintenance
Assist with capital project financial analysis
Prepare routine operational and cost reporting for plant leadership
Support budgeting, forecasting, and AOP activities for manufacturing costs
Support inventory controls including cycle counts and physical inventories
Use Excel and BI tools to analyze data and communicate insights
Provide product cost projection for R&D/Sales for potential new products/pack configurations
Review intercompany receivables to ensure proper balance across company codes/ERP’s
Analyze and validate warehouse and transportation costs
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
2–5 years of manufacturing cost accounting experience
Hands-on experience with standard costing, inventory accounting, and variance analysis
SAP S/4HANA Cloud experience required
Strong Excel skills and experience with BI / reporting tools
Understanding of procurement, BOMs, routings, and manufacturing processes
Preferred
Food or CPG manufacturing experience
High-volume manufacturing environment experience
PE-backed company experience
Company
Second Nature Brands
Second Nature Brands is a snacks and treats company that offers nuts and trail mix to consumers.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
Varagon Capital Partners
2022-05-03Debt Financing
2022-04-26Acquired
2017-04-05Private Equity
Leadership Team
Chris Caswell
Chief Financial Officer
Jacobo Capuano
Chief Supply Chain Officer
Recent News
Food Business News
2025-10-04
2025-08-04
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