Senior Cost Accountant

About Us

Ampersand Brands is a growing portfolio of beloved confectionery brands, including Hammond’s Candies, the iconic hand-crafted candy maker, and Lolli & Pops, a premium retail and gifting brand with a national presence. The company is backed by strong growth ambitions, combining innovation, brand storytelling, and operational excellence to its reach and solidify its position as a leading player in the U.S. confections industry.

The role

We are hiring a Senior Accountant to own cost accounting, inventory valuation, audit readiness, and process improvement for a growing manufacturing and wholesale business. You will sit at the center of the numbers: standard costs, BOM and labor, inventory valuation, margin analysis, and the metrics leadership runs the company on. This is a build-and-improve seat. We want someone who treats a recurring, manual, or error-prone process as something to fix permanently.

Your first rock (first 30-day priority): partner with operations and systems to automate the order-to-fulfillment-to-billing process, tightening the flow from order entry through fulfillment to accurate, on-time invoicing.

What you will own

Process improvement across cost, inventory, and order-to-cash: standardize, document, and automate to remove manual effort and error.

Standard costing and inventory valuation, including BOM accuracy, labor and overhead absorption, and variance analysis (PPV, usage, yield).

Margin and gross-profit reporting by product, channel, and customer.

Wholesale pricing analysis and manufacturing cost analysis to support pricing and margin decisions.

Fixed assets, lease schedules, and related roll-forwards.

External audits and exams (annual financial and other third-party): you build the support and keep us audit-ready year-round.

Inventory controls, cycle counts, and reserve analysis for slow-turn and dead stock.

Weekly scorecard inputs and month-end variance commentary that gives operators a clear read on the business.

What you bring

2+ years of progressive accounting experience, including a manufacturing or wholesale environment.

Public accounting audit experience highly preferred (Big 4 or regional firm).

Hands-on standard costing and inventory accounting expertise.

Strong GAAP knowledge and the judgment to apply it in a mid-market, resource-lean setting.

Advanced Excel and ERP experience required. Sage highly preferred.

CPA or CPA candidate preferred.

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting. Master’s a plus.

Who thrives here

You are technically strong and hands-on. You roll up your sleeves and do the work, from the detailed reconciliation to the pricing model. You are organized, direct, and self-directed. You close fast and clean, you document as you go, and you would rather fix the root cause than reconcile the same variance every month. You are comfortable in a company that runs on EOS and expects clear ownership, measurable results, and traction on the vital few priorities.

The pay range for this role is:

85,000 - 110,000 USD per year(Corporate)