Accountant - Cost

Visa Lighting An Oldenburg Group Company; Glendale (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Visa Lighting An Oldenburg Group Company in Glendale, CA is seeking a cost accountant to manage cost standards, COGS, and inventory valuation. The role involves coordinating with Purchasing, Engineering, Marketing, and Sales to align on costs, pricing, and month-end close activities.

Responsibilities include annual cost standard updates, ECN reviews, margin analysis, and supporting royalty calculations and related journal entries. A strong focus on detail and teamwork is essential.

Qualifications

• 2 years of Cost Accounting experience.
• Experience with cost standards, COGS, and inventory valuation.
• Experience preparing margin analysis and journal entries.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with Purchasing for item and subcontract costs.
• Update cost standards annually and support budget/process improvements.
• Collaborate with Engineering on costs for new product development and ECN reviews.
• Prepare margin analysis reports and review PPV as part of month-end close.
• Support royalty calculations, monthly journal entries, and cost-related submissions.
• Summarize cost performance to inform pricing in configurator software.

Skills

Critical Thinking

Team Player

Detail Oriented

Job description

Responsible for cost standards, cost of goods sold, and inventory valuation.

MAJOR DUTIES:

• Coordinate with Purchasing for new item and subcontract costs
• Annual cost standard update
• Work with Engineering on costs for new product development
• Complex job costing coordination with variation engineer’s quotes
• ECN review and approval
• Supports Marketing to understand costs to set pricing in configurator software
• Work with Sales & Marketing when price book to be revised
• Monthly inventory calculation, reconciliation and monthly journal entries
• Support our royalty agreement calculation, journal entries, and associated submissions
• Review PPV
• Prepare and analyze margin analysis reports
• Various other month end journal entries
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Skills

Preferred

Critical Thinking Skills

Intermediate

Intermediate

Behaviors

Preferred

Team Player

: Works well as a member of a group

Detail Oriented

: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

Experience

Preferred

2 years:

Cost Accounting

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