Financial Analyst

As an Analyst at Cleveland-Cliffs East Plate location, you will be part of a team making steel that goes into products that are visible all around you including bridges, heavy equipment, energy infrastructure and shipbuilding. East Plate analysts support our Coatesville and Conshohocken plants. Ideal candidates are self-starters who enjoy a work environment where they can work independently to develop creative solutions while looking for opportunities to develop further in their career. The position will be actively engaged with plant operations, maintenance, and engineering personnel. The individual’s responsibilities would include but not be limited to the following:

Summary of Responsibilities

• Perform month-end close functions related to the operating costs of our manufacturing units including preparation of journal entries as well as report preparation for area of responsibility.
• Analyze and report on fluctuations in operating costs monthly.
• Participate in the quarterly forecasting process as well as the annual budgeting process of the various production units
• Provide support to operations personnel as needed for special analytic requests.
• Participate in process improvement initiatives for the analyst area.
• Support process flow for various accounts payable needs for area of responsibility.
• Participate in physical inventory counts, as needed, on a quarterly, semi-annual or annual basis.
• Support audit requests, both internal and external.
• Support plant accounting requests, both internal and external as directed.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or a business-related field
• 1-2 years of cost and/or financial accounting experience
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Accounting/Finance experience in a manufacturing environment
• Proficiency with SAP and other Microsoft products

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!.

As a company, we are doing what we can to keep all our employees safe and healthy. It is the current expectation that all Cleveland-Cliffs employees will be vaccinated against COVID-19 as soon as possible. Before accepting an offer of employment you must certify that you are fully vaccinated. Cleveland-Cliffs reserves the right to require proof of vaccination.

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 or call 1-(312) 899-3097 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.