Kopp Glass, a Pittsburgh (Swissvale) based glass manufacturer, is seeking to recruit a fully onsite Corporate Accountant to serve as an integral part of the finance & accounting team. Key responsibilities include maintaining the company’s financial records, supporting month-end and year-end close processes, and the preparation of accurate, timely financial statements in accordance with established closing schedules. The ideal candidate is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with demonstrated ability to provide helpful support and expertise within an established manufacturing business. This is a full-time, onsite salaried exempt role based at our Corporate Headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA.

What makes this opportunity unique?

Kopp Glass manufactures custom technical glass solutions across several market segments, including aerospace and defense, safety and signal lighting, energy and power distribution, and industrial, scientific, and medical equipment. The Corporate Accountant plays a crucial role in conducting key accounting activities to ensure the needs of the business are met timely and accurately. This position requires someone who is action-oriented, who takes the initiative with a sense of urgency. We are looking for a self-disciplined person who can handle details and manage multiple priorities simultaneously. The successful candidate will demonstrate a high level of effectiveness in fostering a “one team” mindset and have a track record of getting things done through a proven ability to motivate and inspire others to take action.

Summary Listing of Key Duties:

• Responsible for transacting the monthly financial processes, reporting and analysis ensuring that transactions are properly classified, and internal financial statements are reported in accordance with GAAP.
• Maintains documented policies and procedures for all accounting operations and supports the monitoring and continuous improvement of internal controls including process and policy design, accounting systems, recordkeeping, documentation, and overall effectiveness.
• Assist in providing documentation and review of all external audit requests for the Pension and year-end audits, including working directly with external auditors.
• Subsidiary accounting of intercompany transactions and the preparation of consolidated and entity specific financials and reporting. Ensure all inter-company accounts for assigned entities are properly recorded and balanced on a periodic basis.
• Support the executive management team in the preparation of operating forecasts, budgets, or special reporting, as necessary, by collecting, critically analyzing, and consolidating financial data in conjunction with a deep understanding of historical financial information trends, and performance.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or MBA preferred
• 3 years of increasingly responsible accounting experience, preferably in manufacturing sector
• Strong knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)
• Demonstrated ability to learn new software and technology quickly
• Proficient in Microsoft Office including, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Excellent verbal and written skills

About Kopp Glass

At Kopp we recognize that great employees are what truly differentiates us from our competitors, and we demonstrate that belief by continuously challenging, developing, and rewarding those who help us achieve our mission. We offer our employees a comprehensive benefits package with options for medical and wellness care, 401(k) retirement plan, paid vacation and holidays, and more. You’ll be joining a company with a solid, industry-leading reputation for technical excellence and expertise in glass science, materials, and optical engineering. We are driven to be the very best, and we want people on our team who are dedicated to this mission.

Access to our facility (and therefore, employment) is restricted under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) to U.S. Citizens and permanent residents of the United States. Applicants receiving a conditional offer of employment will be required to provide information to determine whether they are subject to these regulations and, if so, to assess their country of chargeability for export control purposes.