Accountant - Cost

Visa Lighting; Glendale (WI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Visa Lighting is seeking a cost accounting professional to maintain standard costs, analyze variances, and support profitability insights. This role partners with Operations, Engineering, Purchasing, Sales, and Marketing to drive accurate costing and informed financial decisions.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years of cost accounting experience and a strong analytical mindset to improve costing processes and internal controls within a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance or related field.
• 3 years cost accounting experience.

Responsibilities

• Maintain standard costs for materials, labor, overhead, and subcontracted services.
• Lead the annual standard cost update process.
• Partner with Purchasing, Engineering, and Operations to establish and maintain accurate product costs.
• Support new product development and engineering changes through cost analysis and review of ECNs.
• Analyze complex job costing and provide profitability insights.
• Support Sales and Marketing with pricing, margin analysis, and price book updates.
• Prepare monthly inventory valuations, reconciliations, and related journal entries.
• Monitor and analyze purchase price variances (PPV) and other cost variances.
• Prepare margin, profitability, and cost performance reports for management.
• Administer royalty calculations, reporting, and related accounting entries.
• Prepare month-end cost accounting entries and account reconciliations.
• Assist with audits and ensure compliance with accounting policies and procedures.
• Identify opportunities to improve costing processes, reporting, and internal controls.
• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.

Skills

Cost Accounting

Analytical Skills

Detail Oriented

Critical Thinking

Team Player

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Bachelor's degree in Finance

Job description

Responsible for the development, maintenance, and analysis of product cost standards, inventory valuation, and cost of goods sold reporting. Partners with Operations, Engineering, Purchasing, Sales, and Marketing to ensure accurate product costing, profitability analysis, and financial decision support.

MAJOR DUTIES:

• Maintain standard costs for materials, labor, overhead, and subcontracted services.
• Lead the annual standard cost update process.
• Partner with Purchasing, Engineering, and Operations to establish and maintain accurate product costs.
• Support new product development and engineering changes through cost analysis and review of ECNs.
• Analyze complex job costing and provide profitability insights.
• Support Sales and Marketing with pricing, margin analysis, and price book updates.
• Prepare monthly inventory valuations, reconciliations, and related journal entries.
• Monitor and analyze purchase price variances (PPV) and other cost variances.
• Prepare margin, profitability, and cost performance reports for management.
• Administer royalty calculations, reporting, and related accounting entries.
• Prepare month-end cost accounting entries and account reconciliations.
• Assist with audits and ensure compliance with accounting policies and procedures.
• Identify opportunities to improve costing processes, reporting, and internal controls.
• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.

Travel Required

No .

Behaviors

Required

Decision Making

Intermediate

Adaptability Skills

Intermediate

Critical Thinking Skills

Intermediate

Analytical Skills

Intermediate

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

Education

Bachelors or better in Accounting or related field.

Bachelors or better in Finance or related field.

Experience

Preferred

3 years:

Cost Accounting

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