Cost Accountant

AK Steel Corporation; East Chicago, Northern (IN, KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Education assistance

Paid time off

Competitive pay

Job summary

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. in East Chicago, IN is seeking a Cost Accountant to accumulate, analyze, and report cost information for an assigned operating area within our Indiana Harbor complex.

This role supports decision-making and the efficient use of company resources. Responsibilities include month-end close for production costing, forecasting, understanding manufacturing processes, communicating with management, and engaging with auditors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or business-related field.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and learning skills.
• Excellent communicator with the ability to build relationships with internal and external contacts.
• Ability to retrieve, filter, and analyze data in Excel across multiple servers and systems.
• Local candidates only; relocation assistance is not available.
• Authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Responsibilities

• Perform month-end close related to production costing and report results.
• Participate in quarterly and annual manufacturing cost forecasting.
• Develop understanding of manufacturing processes to analyze key drivers.
• Provide timely information to management to support decisions.
• Engage with auditors to explain processes or provide docs.
• Use tools to drive process improvements for the function.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or business-related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Location: East Chicago, IN

Cleveland-Cliffs Steel has an immediate opening for aCost Accountantat our Indiana Harbor location. The Cost Accountant accumulates, analyzes, and reports cost information for an assigned operating area. This information is shared with management and manufacturing personnel to support decision-making and the efficient, economical use of company resources.

Summary of Responsibilities

• Perform month-end close functions related to production costing, including the preparation of journal entries and the reporting of month-end, quarterly, and annual results.
• Participate in the quarterly and annual financial forecasting process related to manufacturing costs.
• Develop a strong understanding of the manufacturing processes to effectively analyze and report on key drivers related to price, inventory level, and usage.
• Provide timely and accurate information to department management to support decision-making.
• Engage with internal and external auditors to explain processes or provide documentation as needed.
• Leverage tools as needed to drive process improvements for the function and/or department as a whole.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or business-related field
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and learning skills
• Excellent communicator with the ability to form and maintain good relationships with internal and external contacts
• Ability to utilize Microsoft Excel to retrieve, filter, and analyze data from multiple servers, tables, and manufacturing systems
• This position is open to local candidates only. Relocation assistance is not available.
• Applicants for this position must be currently legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Preferred Qualifications

• Accounting/Finance experience in a manufacturing environment
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and PowerPoint

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is the largest flat-rolled steel company and the largest iron ore pellet producer in North America. The Company is vertically integrated from mined raw materials, direct reduced iron, and ferrous scrap to primary steelmaking and downstream finishing, stamping, tooling, and tubing.

We offer an excellent total compensation package including

• competitive pay with variable compensation opportunity
• health insurance
• retirement plan
• education assistance
• paid time off

and more.

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to [e-mail] or call 1-[phone] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Do not email your application materials to this email address. Application materials sent to this email address will not be considered.

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is an equal opportunity employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability. We are a drug-free workplace and conduct pre-employment screening as a condition of employment.