Cost Accountant

Visa Lighting; Glendale (WI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Visa Lighting is seeking a cost accountant to manage cost standards, COGS and inventory valuation. You will coordinate with Purchasing for new item costs, work with Engineering on costs for new product development, and review PPV while preparing margin analyses.

A Bachelor's in Accounting and 2+ years cost accounting experience are required, with CPA preferred. The role involves data-heavy reporting and month-end activities.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years' experience in cost accounting position.
• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, CPA preferred.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate cost standards and updates with Purchasing and Engineering.
• Manage cost of goods sold and inventory valuation.
• Support pricing in configurator software and with price books.

Skills

Well organized

Detail oriented

Excellent written and oral communic?

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting

CPA preferred

Job description

Visa Lighting is a leading brand in performance lighting for commercial, educational, hospitality, healthcare, and behavioral health facilities. All of our innovative, high-quality products including luminaires, mirrors, and controls are designed, engineered, manufactured, and assembled at our headquarters in Milwaukee, WI. We provide tangible value in our products to the customer, support continual improvement opportunities for our workforce and demonstrate commitment to community measured by our stewardship of the environment and promotion of social responsibility. Our philosophy of employee empowerment enables us to be considered as a great place to work as defined by our employees.

PRIMARYRESPONSIBILITY:

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

MAJORDUTIES:

• 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

EDUCATIONPREFERRED/SPECIALNOTES:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, CPA preferred

EXPERIENCEPREFERRED/SPECIALNOTES:

• Minimum of 2 years' experience in cost accounting position.
• Well organized with good documentation skills
• Detail oriented and strong attention to accuracy
• Excellent written and oral communication

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Extended periods of sitting required, along with occasional bending and kneeling required. The employee frequently is required to sit, stand and walk.The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.