Staff Accountant

Premier Nutrition: The Good Energy People; Emeryville (CA); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Gym with rock-climbing wall

Free onsite parking

Onsite café

Job summary

Premier Nutrition: The Good Energy People is seeking a Staff Accountant to join our hybrid Emeryville team. You will prepare monthly financial statements, coordinate with Finance, Logistics, Sourcing, and IT, and ensure GAAP-compliant recording and reporting.

The role emphasizes accruals, classifications, and serving as a liaison to Bellring Brands during monthly closes and audits. 2+ years of accounting experience and strong Excel/NetSuite skills are preferred.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2+ years accounting experience.
• Experience with GAAP and month-end close workflows.

Responsibilities

• Lead monthly close process and financial statement preparation.
• Record accruals and prepaids, including freight, rebates, inventory.
• Perform GL reconciliations with appropriate supporting documentation.
• Provide flux analyses and driver insights for P&L and balance sheet.
• Support SOX controls and audit requests.

Skills

Team player

Excellent communication

Detail oriented

Time management

MS Excel

NetSuite

Education

BS/BA in Accounting or Finance

Tools

Microsoft Office

NetSuite

Job description

Here’s What All The Hype Is About…

Premier Nutrition Company (PNC) is one of the fastest-growing companies in the proactive wellness space showing clear leadership in the category of protein shakes and powders. We make the brands Premier Protein and Dymatize, and are part of our publicly traded holding company, BellRing Brands (NYSE: BRBR).

We have a simple, yet powerful, formula for our success, which we’ve been nailing since our founding in 1997. We start with an organization powered by our company purpose—Changing Lives with Good Energy. Then our purpose-driven people are given the support and autonomy to develop and grow. Next, we are super-intentional about designing a culture where everyone feels like they truly connect and belong, which is one of our five company core values. Purpose-driven, connected employees deliver amazing business results. And winning companies with remarkable people and thriving cultures attract and retain top talent, so the cycle becomes self-reinforcing or what we call our regenerative culture.

We don’t mind sharing our formula, since we believe the world would be a better place if more workplaces treated adults like adults and gave them the platform to do the best work of their lives—alongside some truly amazing colleagues. Why don’t more companies do this? It takes deep-in-your-bones conviction to your people, products, and purpose to pull it off. It also takes resisting the urge to try to control people, and instead, trusting them to make the right decisions. The result of our vibrant culture speaks for itself: We were certified as a Great Place to Work™ for the 9th year-running in 2025. And we currently rank #8 on Fortune Magazine’s Best Workplaces in our category and were in the top 12 for each of the last 7 years.

We have a long list of ways we take care of our people, but here are some crowd-pleasers that our employees often say they love most: Year-round ½ day Fridays, in-office massages, free lunches & snacks, dogs in the office, culture of belonging celebrations, engaging in-office events like bring your kids to work day, 6% 401k match after 1 year, generous paid family leave regardless of gender, all positions bonus-eligible, company-wide volunteer days, company-matched charitable donations, no employee handbook, no dress code, coaching conversations instead of performance reviews, and walking meetings.

PNC seeks individuals who will flourish in this type of work environment and will add to our culture and help build this high-growth company for the next phase in our amazing journey. Does this sound like you? Then read on…

We believe in the power of mindset, and specifically what we call the Challenger Mindset. Do you take smart, bold risks, display relentless hunger, and see yourself as a builder? We’re looking for individuals who choose action over analysis paralysis—those who start before they feel completely ready, make calculated moves based on the best information available, and build momentum through decisive action rather than perfect planning. You should have an insatiable drive that keeps you agile and forward-thinking, always challenging assumptions, seeking new opportunities, and focusing on long-term impact over short-term wins. Above all, you’re a builder—someone who transforms the status quo, finds smarter, simpler, faster ways to get things done, and inspires others to do the same.

The role you're interested in…

The Staff Accountant plays a critical role in the preparation and delivery of monthly financial statements for Premier Nutrition. This role will work cross-functionally with departments such as Finance, Logistics, Sourcing, external vendors, and IT to ensure financial transactions are recorded timely, accurately and in accordance with GAAP. This role will also help advise business units on all Accounting matters including the identification of accruals and classification of expenses. Finally, they will serve as an Accounting liaison to Bellring Brands, both as a partner in the monthly close process as well as providing audit detail and support. This role reports into our Accounting Manager.

The work environment…

So, what’s it like to work here? If you’re based in the greater Bay Area, you’ll walk into our Emeryville office each Tuesday morning and start the in-person portion of our hybrid work week at our weekly all-company meeting and find close to 200 of your colleagues, some sitting with their dogs, talking excitedly through the week ahead and watching a newer teammate tell their personal life and career journey followed by a quick update on any hot topics that might be relevant to the week ahead.

We are a dynamic, HYBRID workplace, with an expectation that all employees come into the office Tuesday through Thursday. We are very intentional about connecting in person for things like innovation, impromptu collaboration, having respectful challenges to get to better decisions, leadership role-modeling, and culture building. Great work cultures are built on stories about what great looks like in practice, and great stories during virtual meetings just don’t happen. The expected pay scale for this role is $85k to $95k, which may vary based on relevant experience, qualifications, geographic area (if applicable), and internal equity for the role.

At the beginning of 2026, we moved into our massive modern 133,000 square foot headquarters in Emeryville, California, complete with spacious personal workspaces, gym with rock-climbing wall, a café, free onsite parking, tons of greenery, and many transportation options.

You’re excited about this opportunity because your time will be filled with…

Monthly close process: 50% of TIME

• Execute month end close process, including preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual corporate system uploads
• Record monthly accruals and prepaids, both timely and accurately (areas of focus include freight, rebates, inventory, and other COGS)
• Perform General Ledger account reconciliations with appropriate support
• Provide flux analyses and insights into business drivers for both P&L and balance sheet accounts

Audit 15% of TIME

• Responsible for maintaining SOX procedures and ensuring controls are effective
• Support and provide all audit requests
• Develop, Improve, and document relevant accounting process narratives
• Participate in process walkthroughs with both internal and external auditors

Compliance/Filings: 10% of TIME

• State recycling redemption filings
• Provide retail resale certificates
• Calculate and file property taxes, business licenses, state registrations
• Supply 1099’s and other misc. filings/surveys

The daily stuff that everyone does but few quantify: 25% of TIME

• Host & attend meetings and presentations
• Participate in company-wide activities and events galore
• Impromptu conversations with colleagues
• Administrivia like email, calendaring, expense reports, and other non-value-added work

What are we looking for?

Education

• BS, BA in Accounting/Finance required or equivalent direct relevant experience

Experience

• Minimum 2+ years of accounting experience required (demonstrated knowledge of GAAP accounting).

Skills And Mindset

• Team player with excellent customer service and strong communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced environment; self-motivated and detail oriented
• Organized, manages time to meet deadlines, and able to multi-task
• Strong computer skills: Microsoft Office, especially Excel and NetSuite are preferred
• Attention to detail, data integrity, and accuracy
• Ability to work with limited supervision

What The Work Is Like

• You’ll spend a significant portion of your day working on a computer, reviewing data, creating reports, communicating with partners, and joining virtual and in-person meetings
• This role requires frequent and ongoing use of a keyboard, mouse, phone, and other office technology
• You’ll regularly navigate multiple systems at once, analyze detailed information, and shift between competing priorities and deadlines
• You’ll communicate regularly with team members, cross-functional partners, external partners, and leaders through meetings, Outlook based email, messaging platforms such as Microsoft Teams, and presentations
• Occasional movement around the office may be required for meetings, collaboration, and team activities
• May occasionally lift or move office materials weighing up to 10 pounds

So, if after reading through this long list you’re thinking—I’m not sure I meet 100% of these requirements, should I still apply? YES—if you embody a growth mindset, see challenges as opportunities to develop, and find innovative ways to get the real work that matters done, you sound like our kind of candidate!

The 5 capabilities or mindsets most relevant to this role:

• Drive and own results
• Learning & growth mindset
• Adaptability
• Be a builder
• Challenge ideas respectfully

You will thrive here and may just do the best work of your life if…

• You want to be an integral part of shaping and nurturing an amazing work culture
• You can be flexible in your approach to people challenges and abandon past practices if they don’t make sense or would lead to a poor outcome
• You enjoy making people-centric decisions and finding ways to say ‘yes’ as often as possible to impactful and important priorities for the business or team
• You are comfortable being natural, casual, open, and even a bit playful at work

This may not be your ideal next career move if…

• You try to resolve challenging interpersonal situations over email or instant messaging
• You tend to chase whatever shiny object presents itself during the day even if non-strategic

Here’s the deal with our not-so-standard, um… standard interview process:

• Quick 30 min phone chat with a high energy member of our Talent Acquisition team to do a quick overview of your background and answer any burning questions you have
• Team interviews are kept to a minimum to foster a more efficient, candidate-friendly process (too many interviewers yields little value and drags out the process for you—and who wants that, right?):
• A short series of in-person or video interviews in a 1:1 setting; these are usually with the hiring manager, one or two other team members, and a person from another team to get broader perspectives (note: we don’t do panel interviews because they don’t give interviewers a chance to ask you unique questions, and we assign interviewers different roles so we’re probing different capabilities)
• A case study or job task to simulate what you’d actually be doing in the role might be included (since your job is not actually to be interviewed for a living, why is that the thing companies rely on so much?) Yes, there will be a small panel for this one so you don’t have to do it more than once, and yes, they might ask you some kind yet probing questions at the end after the raucous applause stops.
• Once your interview concludes, the team will meet for an in-depth consultative process to ensure we are hiring the right person for the right job. Interviewers must come in with a strong yes or no vote beforehand to avoid groupthink with supporting reasons. The collective thoughts on your candidacy will be discussed in an environment of safety to challenge ideas respectfully, debate. and be open to all important qualifications of the candidates. A trained, disinterested bias blocker will be present to help mitigate bias so the team can make a sound hiring decision. The moment of truth arrives when the hiring manager makes the big decision. If you nailed the interviews and the case study was brilliant, guess what? The offer is all yours! And the ball is in your court. Will you accept? We sure hope so, because this place is the real deal, and don’t just believe us—just ask the 91% of our people who said this is a great place to work in our most recent employee survey.

We strive to create an equitable and inclusive environment to contribute to the success of our organization. Premier Nutrition provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, status as a covered veteran and any other category protected under applicable federal, state, provincial and local laws.