What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounting Manager position at Artisan Labs?
Accounting Manager
About Artisan Labs
Artisan Labs is a specialty cosmetic formulator and manufacturer located in the heart of scenic Magic Valley in Twin Falls County, Idaho. We primarily serve skincare brands selling through specialty and direct-to-consumer channels.
Our mission is “Prospering Brands of Distinction through Brandcrafted Service and our FACE Values.” Brandcrafted Service means we have intentionally designed our services around how our customers want to be treated. Our service model reflects years of experience at senior levels of leadership within contract manufacturing and direct-to-consumer brands. We understand the pain points that can arise when brands work with contract manufacturers, and we have built our approach to address them.
Similar to “taking something at face value,” our FACE Values mean our employees and customers can trust that the way we say we do things is the way they really are. These values resonate throughout our culture: Family, Authentic, Agile, Creative, Craftsmanship, and Empowerment.
If our mission and values carry deep meaning for you as well, we invite you to apply.
Position Summary
The Accounting Manager is responsible for leading Artisan Labs’ day-to-day accounting function, including financial reporting, cost accounting, cash management, payroll administration, and financial documentation. This hands-on role ensures leadership has accurate, timely financial information while maintaining efficient and reliable accounting processes.
The Accounting Manager serves as a key financial partner to company leadership and department leaders, translating financial and operational data into clear insights that support sound decision-making and profitable growth. This position reports to the CEO.
Key Responsibilities
Accounting and Financial Management
- Lead the monthly close process and support quarterly and annual close activities.
- Maintain accurate financial records and support adherence to accounting policies and internal controls.
- Support budgeting, forecasting, cash flow planning, and financial analysis.
Cost Accounting and Operational Finance
- Maintain product costing, including material, labor, overhead, and manufacturing costs.
- Analyze gross margin, labor performance, purchase price variance, scrap, rework, inventory, and other key cost drivers.
- Support inventory valuation and reconciliation.
- Identify financial variances, margin issues, and cost improvement opportunities for leadership review.
- Prepare financial analyses and models to support leadership decision-making.
Payroll and Documentation
- Manage payroll processing and maintain accurate payroll and personnel records.
- Maintain required employee documentation and confidential records.
Process Improvement and Business Partnership
- Use AI tools to automate accounting, reporting, payroll, and administrative workflows.
- Design, build, and manage AI agents that improve data collection, analysis, reporting, and recurring accounting processes.
- Ensure AI-enabled processes include appropriate review, data protection, accuracy checks, and internal controls.
- Provide leadership with clear financial insights, risks, trends, and recommended actions.
- Work with department leaders to resolve financial discrepancies and improve reporting accuracy.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required.
- CPA or CMA preferred.
- Five or more years of progressive accounting or finance experience, including ownership of financial close and reporting.
- Experience using AI tools, workflow automation, or AI agents to improve accounting and business processes preferred.
- Ability to learn and implement new technologies while maintaining data accuracy, confidentiality, and appropriate financial controls.
- Experience leading an accounting function, supervising accounting work, or serving as the primary accounting resource for an organization preferred.
- Manufacturing and cost accounting experience strongly preferred.
- Strong knowledge of GAAP, inventory accounting, internal controls, budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow management.
- Strong Excel and financial systems skills.
- Payroll administration experience preferred.
- High accuracy and attention to detail.
- Strong organization, ownership, and follow-through.
- Ability to investigate discrepancies and drive issues to resolution.
- Ability to establish reliable processes and hold others accountable for accurate, timely financial information.
- Effective communication with financial and non-financial leaders.
- High level of integrity and discretion.
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
Salary : $73,053 - $108,512