Cost Accountant

Join us at M2 Ingredients where we're not just a company; we're pioneers in harnessing the incredible power of mushrooms for healthier lives. As a leading producer of certified 100% organic mushroom powders our commitment to innovation and quality sets us apart. If you're a passionate Cost Accountant ready to dive into the heart of our cuttingedge operations in Vista California join our team and be part of a movement that's transforming wellness worldwide.

M2 Ingredients

Founded in 2010 M2 Ingredients is a leading producer of certified 100% organic whole food mushroom powders with the full spectrum of bioactive compounds to support daily health sports performance recovery and cognition.

Our cuttingedge innovation in product development is made possible by our team’s extensive technical expertise and our proprietary growing methodology. The certified 100% organic mushrooms are grown dried milled and packaged in our cGMP certified stateoftheart indoor farm in Carlsbad California.

Our awardwinning and scientificallystudied mushroom powders have been used in supplements and food products for people and animals throughout the world. With more than 60 years of experience growing functional mushrooms the M2 Ingredients team has an enormous depth of knowledge and expertise. Won't you join us

What You Will Do

Reporting to the Controller the Cost Accountant is responsible for performing the daytoday accounting activities relating to Inventory for the company and shall assist in additional responsibilities as back up to the Controller and CFO. They will work directly with the Controller and Chief Financial Officer to ensure accurate financial entries and presentations are in accordance with and in compliance with US GAAP.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze production costs including raw materials labor and overhead to ensure accuracy and identify cost drivers
• Conduct regular cost variance analysis to compare actual costs with budgeted or standard costs
• Investigate and explain variances to management highlighting areas for improvement or corrective action
• Monitor inventory levels and valuation reconciling discrepancies and ensuring accuracy in inventory records
• Assist in developing inventory policies and procedures in collaboration with the production and procurement teams to optimize inventory turnover while minimizing carrying costs minimize excess or obsolete inventory
• Calculate and maintain standard costs for manufactured products incorporating material costs labor expenses and overhead allocations
• Provide support for pricing decisions by accurately estimating the cost of new products or changes to existing products
• Prepare and present periodic financial reports related to manufacturing costs including variance analysis and costsaving initiatives
• Assist in the preparation of budgets and forecasts providing insights into cost trends and potential impacts on profitability
• Identify opportunities for cost reduction and process improvement within the manufacturing operations
• Work with crossfunctional teams to implement costsaving initiatives such as improving efficiency reducing waste or optimizing resource utilization
• Continuously evaluate and recommend enhancements to costing methodologies and systems
• Perform monthly accounting close procedures such as journal entries account reconciliations and variance analysis
• Complete company and departmental budget to actual comparisons and analyze key variances to plan
• Perform fixed asset accounting and reporting including maintaining fixed asset schedules and calculating depreciation asset addition and disposal
• Assists in the preparation of audit schedules for annual external audit and liaises with external auditors
• Apply appropriate accounting procedures and maintain effective internal controls
• Assist with special projects as needed

Who You Are

We are seeking a detailoriented accounting professional with a strong background in cost accounting within a manufacturing environment. Also a candidate who thrives in analyzing complex production costs and driving improvements in cost efficiency.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and or Finance from an accredited university
• 4 years in a Cost Accountant role
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Outlook Word Excel and PowerPoint)
• Experience working in NetSuite specifically with accounts payable inventory and general ledger modules
• Experience with manufacturing environments
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to communicate and distill complex information effectively to audiences with varying levels of accounting knowledge
• Ability to work crossfunctionally with members of Operations Demand Planning Warehouse and Operations teams
• Ability to work in a hybrid capacity working 3 days a week in office

Benefits

This fulltime role will receive a competitive salary benefits including medical dental vision PTO 401k match. This position's anticipated annual pay range is $100000$125000 plus bonus. Various factors are considered when determining an individual's compensation–including a candidate’s professional background education certifications experience professional licenses and location. Final offer amounts may vary from the amounts listed. We neither ask for nor take into consideration the salary history of applicants.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression pregnancy age national origin disability status genetic information protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.