Cost Accountant: COGS, Standard Costs & Inventory

Oldenburg Group, Incorporated; Glendale (WI); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Visa in Glendale, Wisconsin is seeking a Cost Accountant to manage cost standards, COGS, and inventory valuation. The role requires coordination with Purchasing, Engineering, and Marketing to accurately reflect costs and support pricing decisions.

Key responsibilities include updating cost standards annually, performing margin analysis, and handling monthly journal entries. This position is on-site in Glendale and reports to the Finance department.

Qualifications

• Experience with cost accounting and inventory valuation.
• Collaborate with Purchasing, Engineering and Marketing on cost and pricing effectively.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple cost-related tasks.

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

Team Player

Detail Oriented

Critical Thinking

Education

Cost Accounting (2 years)

Job description

Visa in Glendale, Wisconsin is seeking a Cost Accountant to manage cost standards, COGS, and inventory valuation. The role requires coordination with Purchasing, Engineering, and Marketing to accurately reflect costs and support pricing decisions.

Key responsibilities include updating cost standards annually, performing margin analysis, and handling monthly journal entries. This position is on-site in Glendale and reports to the Finance department.