Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

IPS - AkroFire is seeking a Cost Accountant who is responsible for financial accounting, analysis and reporting as a key member of the corporate team. Provides leadership for corporate and operational financial functions including cost accounting, month end close, treasury, audit, and tax.

About IPS: Integrated Polymer Solutions (IPS) is a leading developer and manufacturer of advanced materials and engineered components, specializing in high-value end markets such as aerospace, defense, medical, semiconductors, robotics, energy, and industrial applications. IPS is comprised of 10 highly respected brands, each recognized for their expertise and innovation: AkroFire, ABBA Roller, Icon Aerospace Technology, IRP Medical, MAST Technologies, Northern Engineering Sheffield (NES), Rubbercraft, Swift Textile Metalizing (STM), RMB Products, and SPIRA Manufacturing.

Our extensive product portfolio includes elastomeric seals, gaskets, tooling, hoses, ablatives, survivability tiles, coatings and tapes, EMI and thermal shielding, electrically conductive metalized fabrics, and encapsulated O-rings—all designed to meet the most demanding performance requirements in mission-critical applications.

Job Responsibilities:

• Meet month end close deadlines, generating various journal entries, analysis and reconciliations.
• Work with the materials and warehouse departments to ensure appropriate product costing.
• Ensures the accuracy of inventory through monitoring and review of regular cycle counts, annual physical inventory, periodic review of work-in-progress (WIP) and regular analysis of required reserves at the business units.
• Create weekly reports with operational metrics for timely decision making.
• Reconcile inventory transactions related to perpetual inventory (RM, WIP, FG) and prepare journal entries to reflect these transactions monthly.
• Monitor and update master data records for standard costing and absorption.
• Perform monthly analysis of COGS and gross margin results by product line with manufacturing orders summary analysis.
• Assist operations and management on special projects to deliver financial analytic results and identify profit improvement recommendations.
• Work with all functional areas to understand costs and variances to assist in providing detailed analysis related to COGS, labor/overhead/materials.
• Analyze and summarize overhead against budget, forecasts, and prior results to management.
• Works closely with IT on ERP implementations, software upgrades, and business requirements. Contributes process management expertise to develop, maintain and efficiently capture data to streamline reporting, minimize requirements for ad hoc reporting and maximize time for analyses.
• Willingness to think outside the box, find and suggest process improvements for efficiencies. Work smarter, not harder.
• Passion towards accounting, learning, self-improvement.
• Review monthly expenses for proper classification when posted to the Income Statement.
• Update internal operations and accrual reports.
• Prepare and reconcile intercompany transactions.
• Fluctuation variance analysis in the Income Statement
• Perform balance sheet reconciliations for month-end close and recommend any necessary adjusting journal entries.
• Support year end financial audit and other external audits.
• Proactive in wanting to assist Accounting Manager and Plant Controller with projects.
• Ability to meet deadlines and prioritize with changing situations.

Job Specifications:

Education: High school or GED equivalent required

Experience: 5+ years of accounting experience in a Manufacturing environment

Skills:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Proficient in Excel
• Strong knowledge of Cost Accounting and variance analysis
• Previously experience and familiarity with major ERP platforms (Epicor and Microsoft Dynamics GP preferred)
• Excellent organizational skills with attention to detail

Benefits:

At Integrated Polymer Solutions, we recognize how important your career and benefits are to you and your family. We offer a full suite of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability coverage, accident insurance, critical illness insurance, basic and supplemental life insurance, employee assistance plan, retirement savings and matching, and other developmental opportunities. We are committed to supporting the way you live and work.

IPS is an Equal Opportunity Employer Veterans/Disabled - Affirmative Action Employer.

This position requires using information subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee.

(Actual placement within the salary range is dependent on multiple factors, including but not limited to skills, education, experience and location)

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