Mill Accountant

At Gerdau, we empower our people to grow, thrive, and make a difference—together. With a culture built on trust and teamwork, we offer meaningful work, continuous development, and opportunities to shape your future. We invite you to come work with us, where your contributions are valued, your voice is heard, and your career is forged with purpose

We Have:

• A strong global presence with mills that transform millions of metric tons of raw material to produce steel beams, flat-rolled steel, merchant bar, rebar, spikes, and wire used by the automotive industry, appliance, construction, machinery, and equipment industries.
• A culture that welcomes diversity, encourages innovation and creates products that serve humanity.
• An environment that values teamwork, safety, and sustainability.
• A commitment to continuous improvement and the belief that we can create a better future for our employees and our global community by investing in people, processes, and technology.

We Offer:

• Competitive Pay and Annual Bonus
• Comprehensive Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision Plans – Eligible upon 1st day of hire
• Health & Dependent Care (Flexible Spending Account)
• 100% Matching 401K up to 6%
• Life/Accidental Life Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave
• Health Advocate Services
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Career Path System and Training
• An empowering and open culture with the opportunity to grow and create

Your Qualifications:

• BA degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (or an equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience)
• Experience with accounting practices, inventory control, cost accounting, and financial analysis.
• Highly analytical, detail oriented, problem solver with the ability to understand both accounting processes and the business drivers behind them.
• CMA or CPA certification is desirable
• SAP and manufacturing experience is a plus

Your Purpose:

You will be responsible for maintaining accurate accounting transactions, records, and reports that support the financial performance of the Petersburg Mill. Working closely with the Mill Controller, you will analyze costs, inventory controls, production/consumption data, and capital expenditures to identify trends, improve profitability, and support operational decision-making. You will play a key role in financial reporting, forecasting, budgeting, and ensuring the integrity of the mill's accounting processes and internal controls.

Your Work:

• Maintain accurate and timely accounting transactions, records, and financial reports while supporting SOX compliance and internal control activities.

• Review accounts payable transactions for accuracy and timeliness and assist in resolving discrepancies and exceptions.

• Maintain fixed asset records, track and account for capital projects, monitor spending against budgets, and analyze project cost variances.

• Manage inventory accounting activities and records to assure accurate recording of production, production costs, shipments, and cost of sales.  Responsible for reconciliation of inventory records to the general ledger, cycle count monitoring, and coordination of physical inventory audits.

• Collect, compile, and distribute operational performance reports, including production rates, consumption rates, yields, labor hours, and cost-per-ton metrics, while analyzing performance trends.

• Assist the Mill Controller with monthly manufacturing cost forecasts, income projections, annual budgets, and business planning activities.

• Support the monthly close process through accrual preparation, journal entries, account reconciliations, and financial review activities.

• Perform cost reporting, variance analysis, and what-if analysis to support management decisions and improve control of manufacturing costs.

• Partner with operations and plant leadership to provide financial analysis that drives productivity, cost control, and profitability improvements.

• Review and audit data collection, reporting processes, and financial controls to ensure procedures are followed and information is captured accurately and timely

Gerdau believes in equal employment opportunity related to all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of Gerdau that there will be no discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. All external applicants must be legally eligible to immediately work in the country of hire without current or future sponsorship.  

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