Accounting Analyst I

United States Steel Corporation; Gary (IN); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Steel Corporation seeks an Accounting Supervisor for the Accounts Payable Department to lead a team across North American facilities. You will ensure liabilities are recorded in the correct period, meet monthly close deadlines, and resolve plant order and vendor issues with a focus on accuracy and cost efficiency.

You will oversee payroll approvals, collaborate with corporate functions, and drive process improvements using automation and robust reporting to support strategic

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related field.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work with multiple stakeholders.
• Team collaboration, communication, writing, interpersonal, organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee accounting responsibilities for North American facilities and meet deadlines.
• Manage and support a team of represented employees and payroll approvals.
• Review and create general ledger entries and month-end close.
• Ensure contractor liabilities are properly accounted for and support audits.
• Improve efficiency through automation and data reporting.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Team leadership

Excel proficiency

Vendor management

Oracle/OAC experience

Payroll oversight

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance

Tools

Oracle

OAC (Oracle Analytics Cloud)

Job description

Accounting is a core component of our business and key to our success as one of the world's largest steel producers. The Accounting organization ensures financial compliance, manages global financial results for external reporting, and provides financial statistics to U. S. Steel's executive team to aid in strategic business decisions. This position requires an Accounting Supervisor within the Accounts Payable Department to oversee a team of represented employees and facilitate various accounting functions for all our North American facilities.

Job Purpose / Job Summary

Contribute to the success of the Accounts Payable Department by providing excellent customer service to internal and external stakeholders, validate that liabilities are accounted for in the proper period, meet monthly closing and audit deadlines, resolve plant order and vendor issues, and manage a high functioning employee team that continues to operate in an efficient, safe and cost-effective manner.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee various accounting responsibilities for all North American facilities with the ability to troubleshoot issues, execute corrections, follow GAAP reporting standards, understand basic audit procedures, and meet strict deadlines.
• Manage and support a team of represented employees, follow the basic labor agreement, approve payroll, and ensure appropriate staffing coverage is met to support plant operational needs.
• Review and create general ledger entries with strong understanding of accounting logic and flow.
• Maintain several general ledger accounts throughout the month and close at period end.
• Ensure contractor liabilities in the audit system TRACK are appropriately accounted for at period end.
• Utilize and continue to innovate automated robotic processes to improve closing and day-to-day operational efficiencies.
• Audit closing documentation and reconcile various accounts monthly in OneStream.
• Field inquiries from internal and external stakeholders with professionalism and responsiveness.
• Interact with personnel from corporate headquarters, tax division, plant operations, procurement, technical support, legal, and all other areas within U. S. Steel.
• Improve vendor on time payment performance, internal financial reporting, and spend projections through various report clean-up initiatives.
• Provide data as needed for special investigations or projects.
• Facilitate any special rush items as they occur.
• Maintain a ticket window for approval route and order assignment updates.
• Oversee timely shipping label creation for local plants.
• Ensure timely payment of utilities to reduce late fees and avoid service disruptions.
• Review contractor invoices for billing compliance.
• Host safety meetings throughout the year for the local accounting department, always uphold safety standards, open work orders as needed, attend annual safety training, and ensure team attends annual safety training to stay in compliance with local plant rules.

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or business with a concentration in accounting or finance.
• High attention to detail and the ability to work with a variety of stakeholders to deliver results.
• Strong team collaboration, communication, writing, interpersonal, organizational skills and ability to interact with all levels of plant operational groups, management, and vendors.
• Ability to self-motivate, multi-task, prioritize and manage time.
• Ability to look at current processes and develop solutions to deliver better cost-effective outcomes. This would include the possible use of IT solutions and automation to achieve industry leading benchmarks for Accounts Payable.
• Ability and willingness to drive personal vehicle throughout the plant.
• Proficiency in Excel and usage of formulas.
• Prior experience with Oracle or OAC reporting is a plus but not required.

Work Environment

• The job is an in-office environment with flexibility to work remotely. The tentative work schedule is 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. (Monday – Friday); however, alternate work schedules may be considered or otherwise required depending on business conditions.

Competency Summary

At U. S. Steel all employees are expected to display the following core competencies every day to advance corporate, team and individual goals:
Think: Think Critically and Drive Change
Lead: Develop Talent and Collaborate
Do: Empower Performance and Deliver Results

Company Overview

Since 1901, U. S. Steel has been a recognized leader in steel production. Today, as the first North American steel company to have declared a 2050 net-zero greenhouse gas emissions goal, we remain as innovative as ever, leading transformation across our industry while continuing to make products for everyday life - from industries as far ranging as automotive, construction, containers and packaging, appliances, and energy.
Underneath it all is our Culture of Caring, which shows up in our community partnerships, charitable contributions, company-sponsored employee volunteer initiatives, scholarship programs, leadership training, and much more. And of course, it takes shape in a steadfast commitment to safety first in our workplaces and respect for our employees, who are United by Steel.
We are honored to have earned accolades and awards from well-regarded organizations, including the following:

• Ethisphere’s World’s Most Ethical Companies® 2022, ’23, ‘24
• Disability: IN’s Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion 2021, ’22, ’23, ‘24
• Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Equality 100 Award 2020, ’21, ’22, ’23-24, ‘25
• Military Times’ Best for Vets: Employers 2023, ‘24

Conducting business with integrity and with the highest ethical values has underpinned U. S. Steel’s success for over 100 years, and it remains critical to our company’s success in the future. U. S. Steel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) according to job qualifications without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, age, genetics, sexual orientation, sex, gender identity, disability status or status as a protected Veteran or any other legally protected group status. California residents may visit www.ussteel.com/CANotice regarding collection of personal information and U. S. Steel's privacy practices.