Sr. Accountant, COGS and Inventory

Here’s What All The Hype Is About…

Premier Nutrition Company (PNC) is one of the fastest-growing companies in the convenient nutrition space showing clear leadership in the category of protein shakes and protein powders. We make the brands Premier Protein, Dymatize, and PowerBar, which is sold internationally, and we are Spart of our holding company, BellRing Brands (NYSE: BRBR).

We have a simple, yet powerful, formula for our success, which we’ve been nailing for over 15 years. We start off with an organization powered by our company purpose—Changing Lives with Good Energy. Then our purpose-driven people are 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 who are consistently mastering new skills deliver amazing business results. And winning companies with amazing 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, as people who we believe in the power of changing lives with good energy, we think 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 results of our vibrant culture speaks for themselves: We were certified as a Great Place to Work™ for the 8 th year-running in 2024. And we currently rank #3 on Fortune Magazine’s Best Workplaces in our category, and in the top 12 for each of the last 6 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, month-long cultural and diversity celebrations, monthly over-the-top 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, walking meetings, free exercise classes, and company-paid gym membership for Emeryville-based employees.

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…

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 sitting on sofas, beanbag chairs, or the floor excitedly talking 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 so every employee who lives within 100 miles of our offices is expected to come in each TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY. We aligned on those two common days way back in 2021 to be 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 on Zoom meetings are few and far between. The expected pay scale for this role is $95k to $105k, which may vary based on relevant experience, qualifications, geographic area (if applicable), and internal equity for the role.

Our modern 50,000 sq. foot headquarters straddles the border of the cities of Emeryville, Oakland, and Berkeley, California with free onsite parking and many transportation options.

The Role…

We are seeking an individual who will participate and contribute to our growth, and who will enjoy our dynamic and focused business environment. The Sr. Accountant, COGS and Inventory will be an integral member of the Accounting team reporting to the Accounting Manager. This position requires someone with great communication skills and who works well with others. The ability to interact with internal business partners and influence change is vital. The role is a combination of having strong technical accounting ability, in addition to demonstrating a strategic mindset to improve the overall effectiveness and contribution of the department. The end goal is for the Sr. Accountant, COGS and Inventory to record and report accurate accounting transactions, while also acting as a strategic business partner, providing guidance, and influencing business decisions.

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

Financial Close Process: 75% of TIME

• Manage close process with internal business partners including the following:
• Prepare and post standard and complex journal entries
• Collaborate with Accounts Payable to ensure accurate recording of inventory
• Analyze and prepare accruals.
• Perform complex GL account reconciliations to ensure all transactions are properly supported and in accordance with GAAP.
• Subject matter expert for resolution of GL coding errors and journal entry posting
• Evaluate current close process and suggest efficiencies to improve the close
• Manage Co-manufacturer costs:
• Review accrued tolling and resolve issues.
• Review cost true ups.
• Review waste reporting from co-mans.
• Review cost reports to ensure all items accurately capture costs.
• Other Inventory related costs:
• Review accrued repacking costs.
• Prepare inventory reserve for raws and packaging.
• Prepare entries to account for COGS related to deferred revenue.
• Provide and communicate variance analysis detail each month to Leadership:
• Work with internal and external auditors, playing a key role in successful audit planning and execution.
• Ensure compliance with, and execute, all SOX 404 related Controls (including risk identification and mitigation control analysis)
• Play an integral part in future system integrations.
• Elevate all control deficiencies with potential solutions to Accounting Manager
• Manage identifying and resolving imbalances between financial reporting systems.
• Build standardized reporting (Excel) to streamline complex manual accounting entries
  

Drive Cross Functional Improvements: 25% of TIME

• Collaborate with FinOps to provide expense-related insights to improve the budgeting and forecasting process.
• Train business partners on accounting topics and methodologies
• Lead special projects as assigned
  
  

What are we looking for?

Education

• BS/BA in Accounting/Finance required, or relevant business experience.
  
  

Experience

• 5 years relevant GL accounting experience required
  
  

Skills

• Strong computer skills: Excel required, and NetSuite (or similar) ERP Accounting system preferred
• 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 well to meet deadlines, and able to multi-task
• Ability to work independently and remotely when necessary
• Attention to detail, data integrity, and accuracy
  
  

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!

Five capabilities that differentiate this role and are key to candidate success:

• Emotional intelligence
• Being all-in
• Drive and own results
• Be a builder
• Embody a strategic mindset
  
  

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’s 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 can do periods of focused, deep work on projects that drive the needle
  
  

This may not be your ideal next career move if…

• You like order, hierarchy, command and control management
• Dealing with ambiguity or experimentation are not your jam
• You tend to chase whatever shiny object presents itself during the day even if non-strategic
  
  

If we haven't convinced you to apply already, here are some of our favorite perks and benefits:

• Friday afternoons off (and of course a hefty PTO package plus 11 holidays)
• 401K match. Literally free money
• Hybrid work with an average of 3 days a week in the office for local folks
• All jobs are bonus-eligible
• Free custom lunch twice a week. Plus, plenty of snacks and shakes.
• Quarterly team building events/happy hours (city-wide scavenger hunt, bowling, ropes course, putt-putt)
• Bring your dog to work (3 days/week)
• Extended paid parental leave regardless of gender or familial make-up
  
  

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.

Here’s the deal with our not-so-standard, um…standard interview process because we know you are the curious type, which is why you’re still reading this…

• 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 yield 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 (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 92% 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.