Sr. Cost Accountant

At a Glance

Legrand has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Cost Accountant to join the Legrand Lightning Manufacuring Co Team in Kenosha, WI (Hybrid). The position will support our manufacturing & supply chain operations in Kenosha, WI. They will be the primary liaison between Finance & Manufacturing Operations. The role is responsible for the day to day financial and operational support for our Kenosha facility. This position supports all facets of the company’s manufacturing, supply chain and logistics operations with monthly accounting close, productivity reviews, financial analysis, budgets, standard costing, internal controls, and partnering with management in strategic decision making.

What Will You Do?

• Partner with management to ensure that organization is properly monitoring and controlling operational costs and inventory levels.
• Partner with operations management to actively manage budget attainment.
• Understand not just the numbers, but also the business activity and provide relevant data to help management in strategic decision making.
• Support the monthly close process. Lead efforts in inventory valuation, Excess & Obsolete reserve, standard cost variance analysis, operations productivity, and other reporting as necessary.
• Prepare reports and summaries as required for inclusion in financial reporting.
• Attends monthly S&OP process and assists in preparing data for the quarterly operations reviews.

Education:   Bachelor’s Degree in accounting or related subject matter combined with experience.

Experience:  5 - 7 years of relevant experience (manufacturing environment).

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities: 

• Strong Microsoft Excel skills are required.
• Must possess strong analytical skills and the ability to identify trends and establish proactive corrective actions.
• Requires strong organizational and time management skills, close attention to detail and be able to effectively handle multiple priorities.  Requires close attention to detail, ability to audit work to identify issues and implement processes to prevent errors.
• Exceptional computer skills, extensive knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet, presentation and data base software, proficiency with various e-mail, calendaring, meeting management and related communications software.
• Able to communicate effectively both in written format and oral presentation. Able to create effective reports, presentations, and business correspondence.  Must be an effective listener, able to maintain focus extract necessary information and validate understanding of the information.
• Must have solid business acumen and understanding of a variety of functional areas within the business.
• Must be flexible and willing to pitch in and adjust their schedule as needed.
• Ability to work within a team environment.
• Possess positive “can do” attitude.

About Legrand

Legrand is the global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures. Our comprehensive offering of solutions for residential, commercial, and data center markets makes us a benchmark for customers worldwide. We harness technological and societal trends with lasting impacts on buildings with the purpose of improving life by transforming the spaces where people live, work, and meet with electrical and digital infrastructures and connected solutions that are simple, innovative, and sustainable. Legrand is a global, publicly traded company listed on the Euronext (Legrand SA EPA: LR). For more information, visit www.legrandgroup.com/en

About Legrand North and Central America

Legrand, North & Central America (LNCA) is a leader in the AV, Lighting & Controls, Electrical, and Data Center markets. LNCA offers comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, as well as distinctive benefits like a high employer 401K match, paid time off (PTO) and holiday pay, short-term and long-term disability benefit plans, above-benchmark paid maternity and parental leave, bonus opportunities in accordance with the Company’s incentive plans, paid time off to volunteer, and an active/growing Employee Resource Group network. For more information, visit legrand.us 

About Legrand’s Lighting Sector

Legrand’s Lighting Sector consists of five lighting brands; Pinnacle, Finelite, Focal Point, and OCL which focus on architectural, decorative, and downlighting and Kenall which focuses on lighting for demanding environments.  We employ a talented group of employees that love lighting to design and manufacture high performance, energy efficient LED lighting solutions for applications in commercial, educational, healthcare, as well as challenging environments such as tunnels and correctional facilities.  With an eye toward sustainable design, our focus is on specification-oriented products and solutions that meet the functional needs of spaces while working in harmony with the designer’s vision for those spaces. We work with architects, engineers, and contractors to supply lighting built specifically for their client’s projects.   

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