Cost Accounting Manager Walnut Creek, CA

What’s it like to work at Kinder’s? Well, there’s a lot of snacking and geeking out over what we all cooked over the weekend. Beyond that, there’s also plenty of hard work. Because we don’t just like flavor, we’re obsessed with it.

With over 100 products sold nationwide, we’re now a top-five brand in multiple flavor categories at Costco, Walmart, Whole Foods, and more. We’re not your typical CPG company. Privately held and founder-led, we like to think of ourselves as a pirate ship in a sea of cruise ships. Our crew is adventurous and fearless. We chart our own course and chase big ideas to make food unforgettable.

As we expand globally and approach $1 billion in revenue, we need more smart-and-scrappy, flavor-obsessed people to come aboard. If you’re looking for a place where you can see the real impact of your work...
this is it!Every day, you’ll be part of a journey to add flavor to millions of meals and lives.

We are seeking a Cost Accounting Manager to own the end-to-end costing process for co-manufactured products. This role is responsible for building and maintaining accurate standard costs, auditing co-manufacturer charges, and delivering insights that support financial accuracy and operational decision-making.

While this position requires deep product costing expertise, it is far more than assembling bills of materials. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical instincts and the ability to understand cost drivers, model cost sensitivities, and offer sound recommendations when inputs are incomplete or evolving. In an environment where product specifications can shift rapidly, this individual must operate confidently in ambiguity, building cost estimates based on best-known assumptions, identifying key variables, and flagging the true impact of potential changes on financial decisions.

Success in this role requires a blend of technical excellence in cost accounting, clear and proactive communication across departments and with co-manufacturing partners, collaboration and influence to align stakeholders, and most critically, mental agility - the ability to find clarity amid complexity and support Kinder’s decision-making even when the path forward isn’t fully defined.

This is also a highly impactful role for someone who wants to own meaningful financial processes and contribute to a fast-growing business. It is also a role that requires comfort with ambiguity and proactive problem-solving. You’ll thrive in this role if:

• You enjoy solving problems in fast-moving, sometimes ambiguous environments
• You’re comfortable working with incomplete information and can build credible estimates based on what’s known today while flagging what might change tomorrow
• You bring strong technical fundamentals in cost accounting and have the mental agility to go beyond inputs and think in terms of cost drivers, sensitivities, and decision impact
• You can collaborate cross-functionally with clarity, patience, and influence, whether it’s with finance, procurement, operations, or external partners
• You’re energized by owning your work, building scalable processes, and improving things as you go

This is not the right role for someone who needs all inputs finalized before moving forward or who prefers highly structured environments with little ambiguity. Kinder’s moves fast. Some cost inputs won’t be perfect. But your ability to create clarity, offer insight, and take ownership is exactly what will make you successful - and satisfied - here.

Standard Cost Development, Governance & Maintenance

• Own the end-to-end standard costing process for all co-manufactured SKUs, including methodology, assumptions, and update cadence
• Build, review, and approve standard costs using BOMs and recipes, incorporating raw and packaging inputs, co-manufacturer tolling and processing fees, inbound freight, warehousing, and logistics costs
• Establish and maintain costing governance, including documentation standards, change logs, and approval workflows
• Partner closely with Procurement, Operations, and internal and external Co-Man teams to align on cost inputs, validate assumptions, and ensure timely updates as…