* This position reports directly to the CFO and works closely with the Controller* Manage the Cost Accounting and Inventory Accounting functions * Determine tasks and projects to be worked by the Cost Accounting department and assign tasks to other members of the group* Conduct weekly meetings with the CFO and Controller to discuss any issues, current continuous improvement projects, and current tasks that are being worked by the department* Participate in the weekly meeting with the Director of Purchasing to discuss topics that involve Cost Accounting and Purchasing* Perform costing analysis and activate costs for new manufactured parts and new purchased parts in Microsoft AX 2012* Perform costing analysis and re-cost manufactured parts and purchase parts as needed* Prepare and resolve purchase price variances on a weekly basis* Prepare journal entries and balance sheet account reconciliations on a monthly basis* Perform general ledger account analysis on a monthly basis and provide the analysis to the Controller* Assist the Controller with accounting tasks whenever requested* Provide support during audits from the external auditors

• Prepare and enter monthly journal entries for the Cost Accounting function during the month-end closing process• Review and obtain approval for cycle count adjustments by the Santee facility as well as the Tecate facility• Review and obtain approval for inventory adjustments• Prepare and present customer sales quotes to Accounting and Sales Management• Prepare the monthly slow-moving inventory report for the Director of Accounting• Prepare the Top 21 sales report for Accounting Management• Serve as the back-up for preparation of the gross margin report and the consolidated financial statements• Prepare the standard versus actual job report, production supplies report, and the revaluation analysis report during month-end closing • Prepare the monthly balance sheet reconciliations for the inventory accounts• Review production jobs for variances between standard versus actual and close jobs in which the variance between standard versus actual is 10 percent or less• Perform the standard cost roll in September and March.

• Prepare and enter monthly journal entries for the Cost Accounting function as well as the General Ledger/Financial Accounting function during the month-end closing process• Prepare the Monthly Sales/Accounts Receivable Report for Chromalloy San Diego• Perform cycle count audits of the raw material (Stores) warehouse• Prepare Cost Reporting Template (CRT) for Corporate Accounting• Prepare the Monthly Gross Margin and Contribution Margin Analysis for Corporate Accounting• Conduct the Monthly CFIN (Chromalloy Financials) Review of Gross Margin and Contribution Margin Analysis• Work with Customer Service, Engineering, Operations, and Quality to Initiate Projects to improve gross margin and to quantify the achieved savings• Prepare the monthly balance sheet reconciliations for the Cost Accounting function• Prepare fifty percent of the balance sheet reconciliations for the General Ledger/Financial Accounting function• Prepare the Slow-Moving and Obsolete analysis on a monthly basis and conduct meetings with management to pursue opportunities to reduce SMO inventory• Prepare the Revenue Recognition, Net Realizable Value, and Idle Capacity Reports on a quarterly basis for Internal Audit

*Perform duties and coordinate tasks for the annual re-cost process for Solar Turbines to ensure that the January 1st standard costing process is executed efficiently and effectively*Provide leadership, support and guidance to the other members of the Inventory Accounting group*Resolve product costing issues*Perform the obsolescence reserve analysis, the re-work order analysis, and the inefficiency analysis for production orders*Prepare the inventory accounting tax letter, the inventory accounting insurance letter used by the Treasury Department, the period cost in inventory analysis for management*Perform Sarbanes-Oxley control validations for the internal audit department*Prepare the inventory turns and ending inventory forecasting model on a quarterly basis*Provide extensive audit support for PriceWaterhouseCoopers Peoria during their audits of Solar Turbines*Review appropriation requests for the Capital Accounting Group to ensure that the requests contain the necessary managerial approvals*Prepare the R&D Report and distribute to Operational Managers, Engineering Managers, and Accounting Managers on a monthly basis*Participate in Six Sigma Projects as a Greenbelt

•Perform cycle count audits for the Harbor Drive facility at Solar Turbines and submit the results to the cycle count coordinator•Perform monthly account reconciliations and resolve issues quickly and effectively•Prepare and distribute the inventory turns report, the inventory accuracy report, the freight report on a monthly basis•Assign tasks to the group intern such as WIP inventory audits, floor stock inventory audits, report formatting, and preparation of reports to be used by the group accountants for the monthly reconciliation•Utilize the Baan general ledger system to make any necessary journal entries and to perform research for audits and for the research and resolution of items on the monthly reconciliations•Perform Sarbanes-Oxley control validations for the internal audit department

•Apply cash received from customers via Chase wire, Chase lockbox, and Bank of America check receipts•Complete monthly reconciliations and the daily verification of the A/R sub-ledger•Prepare and make journal entries for the monthly closing process as well as for items that need to be cleared from the monthly reconciliations•Enter bad debt write-offs in the legacy A/R system•Create legacy customer codes•Prepare monthly A/R and Treasury reports for management

•Perform Sarbanes-Oxley validations of various controls•Obtain account reconciliations and journal entries from numerous Accounting departments within Solar Turbines and review the documents to ensure that the company reconciliation and journal entry guidelines are being followed by the accountants •Prepare a monthly report for the Finance Council and discuss the results of the document review

•Compare the monthly exchange statement of Exxon Mobil Corp. and the monthly exchange statement that is produced by the external exchange partner company for each exchange contract•Perform monthly accounting reconciliations•Resolve accounting issues that pertain to volume discrepancies and the dollar discrepancies that are listed on the monthly accounting reconciliations•Interpret and utilize contract literature in order to resolve accounting issues•Communicate with the accounting counterpart at the external exchange partner company in order to resolve accounting issues•Utilize SAP to enter accounting adjustments, process payments, and receive payments

•Prepare the consolidated monthly financial statements of Independent Bankshares, Inc. •Prepare the quarterly and annual reports for submission to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas•Prepare financial reports for the Chief Financial Officer for internal reporting•Assist the accounting department of First State Bank, a subsidiary of Independent Bankshares, by serving as a substitute staff member during staff vacation periods