Senior Accounting Manager

Who We Are

nutpods manufactures plant based, dairy‑free coffee creamers for coffee lovers nationwide. Now the #2 plant‑based creamer brand nationwide across retail and online channels, nutpods has fostered a cult following and has exciting plans for growth in the coming years. With a small and mighty team, nutpods is looking for eager, enthusiastic, and experienced candidates for this important role.

Our culture is of huge importance to the owners and team  are looking for people who will be a great addition to our culture. We are:

• Kind:
  We treat each other with kindness and mutual respect.
• Dynamic:
  We are full of energy and defined by constant progress, collaboration, and new ideas.
• Relentless:
  We relentlessly pursue a crazy good product, business, and team.
• Empowered:
  We empower each other to fail forward with trust, transparency, and the opportunity to learn and grow.
• Passionate:
  We take immense pride in what we make, how we work together, the impact we have, and how we treat people.

We strive to do what’s right for our team, customers, and quality, even when no one is looking.

Key financial leader responsible for ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of all accounting and internal reporting for a CPG brand. Oversees the accounting function, strengthens financial processes, and provides insights that enhance profitability and operational scalability. Maintains GAAP compliance, drives continuous improvement across systems and workflows, and partners cross‑functionally to support strategic growth in a fast‑moving CPG environment.

• Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes to ensure timely and accurate financial results, including consolidated financial statements, margin analysis, and operational scorecards.
• Produce reporting packages for senior leadership, board stakeholders, and lending partners, ensuring consistency, clarity, and data accuracy.
• Prepare variance analyses comparing actuals to forecast, plan, and prior year; investigate material variances and partner cross‑functionally to understand business drivers.
• Identify opportunities to improve gross margin, optimize trade spend, strengthen inventory accuracy, and deliver on productivity initiatives across the business.
• Maintain strong internal controls and ensure compliance with GAAP, lender requirements, and internal policies.

• Support annual budgeting and monthly forecasting processes by owning key accounting inputs and ensuring reporting accuracy.
• Partner with Executive team to validate assumptions and provide accounting insights around COGS, inventory, SG&A, and working capital.
• Maintain and enhance financial models used to support forecasts, operational planning, and scenario analysis.
• Manage working capital by overseeing cash flow projections, monitoring AP/AR performance, and ensuring compliance with financial covenants.

• Manage and develop a high‑performing accounting team capable of supporting a CPG company scaling revenue by 2.5x or more.
• Collaborate effectively with Operations, Supply Chain and Sales to ensure accurate accounting for inventory, trade spend, manufacturing costs, and revenue deductions.
• Serve as the key accounting leader during audits, tax engagements, and lender reviews.
• Lead cross‑functional process improvements to increase financial discipline, improve reporting quality, and streamline the monthly close cycle.
• Be a leading voice during system upgrades, ERP enhancements, or process redesign initiatives.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance/Accounting, Business, or related field and 3-7 years of experience in public accounting, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Deep GAAP technical accounting expertise, with strong familiarity in cost accounting, inventory valuation, revenue recognition, and operational accounting practices.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, enabling effective partnership with executives, operational leaders, and cross‑functional teams in a hands‑on, fast‑paced environment.
• Expertise in CPG and manufacturing financial…