Financial Analyst

Location: Burns Harbor, IN

Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corporation has an immediate opportunity for a Financial Analyst in the Steelmaking Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) department located in the Burns Harbor Regional office.  This position is primarily responsible for consolidating and validating financial and operational information submitted by Steelmaking sites. The role ensures accurate, consistent, and timely reporting that supports corporate FP&A, senior leadership, and other key stakeholders.  This role is ideal for someone who is detail-oriented, highly organized, and proficient in working with large datasets.

As a Financial Analyst at Cliffs, you will work in a dynamic manufacturing environment that requires strong analytical ability and the capacity to translate site-level operational activity into meaningful financial results. You will gain familiarity with Steelmaking operations and cost drivers to effectively interpret and validate site-submitted financial data.  Success in this role requires excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to maintain strong working relationships with corporate departments and site personnel.

Summary of Responsibilities

• Data Consolidation & Reporting

• Collect, validate, and consolidate financial and operational data from various Steelmaking sites for monthly close, forecasts, and budgets.

• Maintain and improve standardized templates and reporting packages used across sites to ensure consistent data submission.

• Perform quality checks on submitted site data to identify errors, missing information, or inconsistencies.

• Prepare consolidated product-line results, SG&A summaries, and inventory reporting across the Steelmaking footprint.

• Develop and distribute recurring consolidated reporting for corporate FP&A, site leadership, and other internal stakeholders.

• Coordinate regularly with site finance teams to resolve data issues and ensure timely submissions.

• Monitor reporting deadlines and ensure all site submissions are received on time; escalate delays or issues as necessary.

• Assist with external audit requests as needed.

• Forecasting & Budget Rollup

• Aggregate site-level forecast inputs into consolidated models for corporate review.

• Participate in annual budget cycle by coordinating deadlines, collecting submissions, and compiling final budget packages.

• Prepare comparison analyses (budget vs. forecast, month vs. month, year over year) across sites.

• Variance & Trend Analysis

• Produce high-level variance explanations by compiling and summarizing commentary provided by sites.

• Identify notable trends or outliers in site submissions and follow up to resolve discrepancies.

• Assist corporate FP&A in preparing consolidated variance narratives for executive leadership.

• Additional Reporting & Ad Hoc Support

• Prepare monthly consolidated scrap reporting across Steelmaking operations.

• Assist with SG&A annual budget rollup for assigned corporate or site cost centers.

• Participate in ad hoc data collection and rollup efforts tied to corporate initiatives or process improvements.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.

• 1–4 years of accounting, finance, or cost/plant analysis experience.

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, lookups, formulas, modeling).

• Strong analytical, communication, and organizational skills.

• Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver accurate results under tight deadlines.

• Applicants for this position must be currently legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with SAP

• CPA, CMA, or progress toward professional certification.

• Prior experience in manufacturing, industrial operations, or cost accounting.

• Demonstrated initiative, curiosity, and ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

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.