Strategic Cost Accountant: Ops Variance & Costing

Ghirardelli Chocolate Company; San Leandro (CA); On-site; USD 69,548 - 86,961; Full time

Job summary

Ghirardelli Chocolate Company in San Leandro, CA, seeks a Cost Accountant to provide financial support and strategic insight to Operations. The role includes managing operations financials, preparing KPIs, and driving cost savings initiatives.

The ideal candidate will have a degree in accounting, 2–4 years of experience, and knowledge of SAP S/4HANA. Strong problem-solving skills and proficiency in financial modeling are essential. This position requires in-office work at least three days per week.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of relevant cost accounting experience.
• Exposure to CPG or Retail industry preferred.
• Experience with product costing and process order variance analysis.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Production to collect data and investigate variances.
• Perform month-end close and reconcile inventory accounts.
• Develop annual budgets for direct materials and consumption variances.

Skills

Cost accounting

Financial modeling

Root-cause analysis

SAP S/4HANA

PowerBI

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field

Tools

MS Office

SAP integrated tools

Job description

Ghirardelli Chocolate Company in San Leandro, CA, seeks a Cost Accountant to provide financial support and strategic insight to Operations. The role includes managing operations financials, preparing KPIs, and driving cost savings initiatives.

The ideal candidate will have a degree in accounting, 2–4 years of experience, and knowledge of SAP S/4HANA. Strong problem-solving skills and proficiency in financial modeling are essential. This position requires in-office work at least three days per week.