Manager, Costing

Job Summary

• Reporting to the Director, Operational Finance, the Manager, Costing is accountable for product costing and margins, inventory valuations, manufacturing finance, and cost analysis across multiple production facilities.
• Develop and maintain standard costs; analyze manufacturing and supply chain variances; support budgeting/forecasting; provide actionable insights to improve operational efficiency and gross margin performance.
• Partner with Brewery Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, Commercial and Finance to ensure accurate costing, inventory reporting, and manufacturing performance measurement.

• Develop, maintain, and monitor standard costs for all SKUs, packaging formats, and production facilities.
• Ensure accurate costing of raw/packaging materials, labor, overhead, utilities, freight, and co-manufacturing; lead monthly cost rollups and standard cost updates.
• Oversee inventory valuation methodologies and ensure accounting compliance.

• Manage monthly close activities related to inventory and cost of goods sold.
• Analyze and explain manufacturing variances.
• Prepare monthly facility performance reports and KPI dashboards.
• Partner with brewery leadership to identify cost savings and operational improvements.

• Develop consistent costing policies/procedures and reporting standards across locations.
• Benchmark facility performance and identify optimization opportunities.
• Lead manufacturing cost budgets and forecasts.
• Support annual operating plans and long-range financial planning.

• Maintain costing accuracy within ERP systems.
• Serve as subject matter expert for ERP implementations/upgrades/process transformation.
• Ensure controls over inventory, manufacturing costs, and COGS reporting.
• Drive continuous improvement in costing methodologies and reporting tools.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Economics, or related field.
• CPA (or equivalent) preferred.

• 4–7+ years of cost accounting or manufacturing accounting.
• Experience in beverage alcohol, brewing, food manufacturing, CPG, or related industries.
• Experience supporting multiple production facilities.
• Strong standard costing and inventory accounting knowledge.
• ERP experience (SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, JDE, Oracle, Net Suite).
• ERP implementations experience a plus.

• Advanced Excel and financial modeling.
• Manufacturing cost accounting within an ERP.
• Inventory accounting and controls.

• Expected base salary range: USD $100,000–$125,000 annually.
• PTO & Paid Personal Time Off; 401K;
  Medical/Dental/Vision & supplemental insurances; performance-based incentives;
  Employee & Family Assistance Program; growth and internal mobility opportunities.