Senior Accountant​/Assistant Plant Controller – Manufacturing

Job Description Position Overview

Ironwave Technologies is seeking a proactive Senior Accountant/Assistant Plant Controller with demonstrable experience in the EPICOR ERP environment supporting a fast-paced electronics manufacturing operation in the high-tech military/commercial RF space. The candidate will be a key finance partner to operations, engineering, and supply chain—owning cost standards, BOM/routing accuracy, variance analysis, and margin insights across multiple business units. This role is hands‑on and data-driven, ideal for someone who thrives in high-velocity environments.

• Own and maintain standard costs for materials, labor, and overhead in EPICOR; drive periodic cost roll‑ups across business units
• Validate BOMs and routings in partnership with Engineering/Operations; analyze purchase price variance (PPV), labor and overhead absorption, and manufacturing variances
• Perform contribution analysis to guide pricing and product portfolio decisions
• Lead cost revaluation and yearly/quarterly standard updates; document assumptions and change impacts

• Create and maintain KPI dashboards: material usage variance, yield/scrap, throughput, inventory turns, WIP aging, on‑time delivery cost impacts
• Reconcile and analyze inventory valuation (RAW, WIP, FSA, FG) and confirm cycle count/physical inventory results; lead root‑cause and corrective actions
• Support Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning with cost and inventory insights, including reserves and demand variability impacts

• Work with Finance team on monthly manufacturing close activities: accruals, variance settlements, production order reviews, etc.
• Support the preparation of consolidated management reporting
• Ensure documentation of costing processes, approvals, and EPICOR configuration changes

• Drive EPICOR enhancements (method of manufacturing, lot/serial controls, cost roll workflows, MRP/MES integrations, reason codes, variance postings)

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or IT with a Finance emphasis (or related)
• 3 – 6+ years in cost accounting/financial analysis in high technology electronics manufacturing
• Hands‑on EPICOR experience configuring/maintaining standard costs, BOMs, routings, and variance reporting
• Advanced Excel (Power Query/Power Pivot), strong data hygiene, and experience with other Business Intelligent tools
• Must have experience in a manufacturing environment

• CPA, CMA, or MBA
• Experience with lot/serial traceability, compliance (e.g., ITAR, ISO 9001)
• Knowledge of SQL, EPICOR BAQs/BPMs, and report building (SSRS)