Now Hiring: Accounting Manager

Position Title: Accounting Manager - Cost Accounting Emphasis 

Reports to: Controller                                 

Location: Remote

ABOUT THE ROLE:

Force of Nature is a category disrupting brand that has quickly become the fastest growing brand in meat. Founded to accelerate the creation of a global regenerative supply network; we are revolutionizing the industry to not just improve but to create positive returns for land, for animal welfare, for communities and for consumers. We’re a growing meat CPG company entering our next phase of scale and operational maturity. We’re looking for an Accounting Manager with strong costing experience to help build, lead, and strengthen our accounting foundation.

This is a highly hands-on role where you will own and evolve our costing function while also providing leadership, oversight, and mentorship within the accounting function. You’ll play a key role in improving cost visibility, inventory accuracy, and margin insights in a complex environment that includes perishability, yield variability, and co-manufacturing.

We currently operate in an average costing environment and are looking to evolve toward a more robust standard costing framework. This role will be instrumental in helping design, implement, and govern that transition while guiding cross-functional alignment and team execution.

If you enjoy building processes, developing people, working cross-functionally, and turning operational data into financial insight, this role offers high impact and visibility. For the right person, this dynamic and fast-paced environment checks all the boxes of supporting a mission-based company with an opportunity to develop professionally.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

Costing & Inventory (Primary Focus)

• Own and enhance cost accounting processes, including developing and maintaining standard costing methodologies
• Lead the transition from average costing to standard costing, including design, implementation, and ongoing governance
• Establish and maintain standard costs across materials, labor, and overhead
• Build and enhance variance reporting (price, usage, yield, and manufacturing variances)
• Analyze yield, shrink, and spoilage, translating findings into actionable insights
• Partner with operations, procurement, and co-manufacturers to improve BOM integrity, routing assumptions, and cost drivers
• Support accurate inventory valuation, including raw materials, WIP, and finished goods in a perishable environment
• Strengthen controls around inventory movements, cycle counts, and waste tracking
• Develop SKU- and channel-level margin analysis, incorporating freight, processing, and waste factors
• Support COGS forecasting and budgeting, including commodity-driven cost fluctuations
• Provide leadership and oversight of costing processes, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and scalability across the organization
• Review and validate analyses and reporting outputs, ensuring high-quality insights are delivered to leadership
• Drive cross-functional accountability with operations and supply chain partners related to cost drivers and inventory accuracy

General Accounting & Close (Supporting)

• Support key components of the month-end close, including journal entries, accruals, and account reconciliations
• Assist with balance sheet reconciliations, particularly inventory and related accounts
• Help build and maintain scalable accounting processes and internal controls
• Support financial statement preparation in accordance with GAAP
• Assist with external audits and provide required documentation
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and automation
• Support ERP enhancements or system improvements, particularly related to costing and inventory
• Oversee elements of the close process to ensure accuracy, timeliness, and adherence to internal deadlines
• Review reconciliations and journal entries prepared by others, as applicable, to maintain strong internal controls
• Mentor and support the development of team members, fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting required
• 5-7 years of accounting experience with a strong CPG background and costing experience
• Proven experience operating in a senior or lead capacity, with people management or informal leadership experience preferred
• Deep experience with standard costing systems in a manufacturing environment
• Experience implementing or significantly improving costing methodologies (including standard costing)
• Strong understanding of inventory accounting in a perishable environment, including yield, shrink, and spoilage
• Ability to operate effectively in a company transitioning from less structured to more scalable processes
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, build-as-you-go environment
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to connect financial results to operational drivers
• Experience with ERP systems (Cin7, QBO preferred)
• Advanced Excel skills
• Operates with the highest level of integrity and is widely trusted
• Adheres to the FON values and beliefs in every interaction with employees, partners and customers during both good and tough times
• Is bright, creative and deals with complexity comfortably and is intellectually sharp, capable and agile
• Has outstanding judgment and is a strong critical thinker and problem solver. Is able to predict and prevent issues before they arise. Creates systems that are efficient, effective, practical and scalable
• Travel required
• Must be able to occasionally lift and carry up to 50lbs
• Ability to stand, squat, bend, twist, reach, walk, or lean for entirety of shift
• Passion for an active health & wellness lifestyle

Nice to Have

• CPA or CMA
• Experience with co-manufacturing or co-packing environments
• Experience in a high-growth startup or scaling environment
• Exposure to cold chain logistics and freight cost allocation

Please email cover letter and resume to: support@forceofnaturemeats.com