Cost Accountant

COMPANY 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.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY: 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

EDUCATION PREFERRED/SPECIAL NOTES:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, CPA preferred

EXPERIENCE PREFERRED/SPECIAL NOTES:

• 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.