Cost Accountant

FX Matt Brewery is seeking an experienced Cost Accountant to serve as the financial backbone of our brewing operations. This role drives cost discipline, manages excise tax compliance, and delivers financial intelligence to guide operational decision-making in a fast-moving craft beverage environment.

Proactively drive operational financial results and reduce costs by partnering with the production team to establish performance goals, ensure regulatory tax compliance, and deliver actionable reporting to leadership.

Requirements

Financial Reporting & Cost Control:

•    Develop and distribute cost control KPI reports and dashboards (daily/weekly/monthly) to Operations

•    Review and resolve production cost variances; maintain and improve BOM accuracy across all SKUs

•    Calculate product costs by brand and SKU; own monthly COGS close activities

•    Analyze line performance to identify and realize cost reduction opportunities

Excise Tax & Regulatory Compliance:

•    Prepare and file federal TTB excise tax returns and New York State liquor tax filings

•    Monitor production records for accurate tax liability; track tax-paid removals and bonded inventory

•    Support internal and external audits related to excise tax and production rec