Cost Accountant - Manufacturing Costs & Forecasting

Cleveland--cliffs-1; East Chicago (IN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. in East Chicago, IN, invites applications for a Cost Accountant at Indiana Harbor. The role analyzes and reports cost data to support management decisions and efficient use of resources.

Responsibilities include month-end close for production costing, manufacturing-cost forecasting, and driving process improvements. Local candidates only; US work authorization required. Relocation not offered; apply via [e-mail].

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or business-related field.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and learning skills.
• Excellent communicator with ability to form and maintain relationships with internal and external contacts.
• Ability to utilize Excel to retrieve, filter, and analyze data from multiple sources.

Responsibilities

• Perform month-end close functions related to production costing and journal entries.
• Support quarterly and annual forecasting related to manufacturing costs.
• Develop understanding of manufacturing processes to analyze drivers like price, inventory, and usage.
• Provide timely information to management to support decision-making.
• Engage with auditors to explain processes or provide documentation.
• Drive process improvements for the cost function.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Learning ability

Excellent communicator

Relationship building

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

Finance or business-related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. in East Chicago, IN, invites applications for a Cost Accountant at Indiana Harbor. The role analyzes and reports cost data to support management decisions and efficient use of resources.

Responsibilities include month-end close for production costing, manufacturing-cost forecasting, and driving process improvements. Local candidates only; US work authorization required. Relocation not offered; apply via [e-mail].