Associate Financial Analyst - Cleveland-Cliffs

Cleveland-Cliffs Steel has an immediate opportunity for an Associate Financial Analyst at our Burns Harbor, IN facility. The Associate Financial Analyst is responsible for accumulating, analyzing and reporting cost information for an assigned operating area. This information is communicated to management and manufacturing personnel for decision making and the efficient and 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 monthly, 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 needed to drive process improvements for the function and or department as a whole
• Assist with regular physical inventory observations throughout the year
• 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

Preferred Qualifications:

• 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 top pay with variable compensation opportunity, health insurance, retirement plan, education assistance, paid time off and more!