Title:- Senior Accountant
Location:- Tuscaloosa, AL
Type:- Perm/Direct-Hire

About the Company
Our culture truly sets us apart. Client is North America’s largest steel and steel products manufacturer and the continent’s largest recycler. Our teammates are known for their safety mindset, innovation, and ability to deliver high-quality, low-cost, sustainable steel products.
At client, you’ll join a tight-knit finance team inside a highly collaborative mill environment. We value personal connections, accountability, and a willingness to challenge the status quo to make things better—for our teammates, our customers, and our community.

About the Role
As a Senior Accountant, you will be a key member of a 10-person finance team, reporting to the Accounting Manager and supporting the accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of our financial reporting. This is not a back-office “heads down” role—this is a visible, high-impact position embedded in the operations of the mill.
This role is ideal for someone who:

• Brings strong cost/management accounting experience in a manufacturing setting
• Has a high degree of curiosity and a track record of driving process improvements
• Is comfortable challenging “how we’ve always done it” in a respectful, data-driven way
• Wants a clear path to greater responsibility, including potential succession into the Accounting Manager role

For the right candidate, this position is intended to build bench strength and succession in the finance organization, with the goal of being ready to compete for the Accounting Manager role within approximately 12–18 months, based on performance and business needs.
Key Responsibilities

• Own and support accurate and timely month-end close, including journal entries, accruals, and financial reporting.
• Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations, proactively identifying and resolving discrepancies.
• Perform variance analysis between actuals, forecasts, and budgets; provide clear, actionable insights to leadership.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis activities for the division.
• Partner closely with operations to understand product costing, standard costing, and manufacturing performance, translating plant activity into accurate financial results.
• Prepare and file applicable tax returns and support related compliance activities.
• Maintain and enhance internal controls to ensure compliance with GAAP, Client policies, and audit requirements.
• Identify, propose, and implement process improvements to drive efficiency, accuracy, and better use of systems and data.
• Serve as a key contributor to succession planning and long-term finance capability building within the Tuscaloosa team.
• Demonstrate the ability to initiate, lead, and uphold safety policies, practices, and housekeeping standards at all times—safety is the most important part of every job.

What Makes This Opportunity Unique

• Leadership Trajectory: This is intentionally designed as a pipeline role for the Accounting Manager position. You’ll be developed with that level of responsibility in mind.
• Real Seat at the Table: You’ll work directly with an experienced Accounting Manager and leadership team that value candor, curiosity, and continuous improvement.
• Impactful Manufacturing Environment: You’ll support a complex mill operation where strong cost accounting and analysis directly influence decisions and results.
• Career Mobility: Client values teammates who are mobile and interested in long-term growth across divisions and locations, including potential future controller opportunities.
• Stability + Upside: Competitive base salary paired with performance-based bonus and profit sharing aligned to the plant’s results, plus strong long-term wealth-building benefits.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• 5+ years of Cost or Management Accounting experience, preferably with exposure to standard costing and manufacturing environments
• Strong knowledge of GAAP and financial reporting
• Proficiency with ERP/accounting systems (e.g., Oracle, SAP, or similar enterprise platforms)
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (e.g., pivot tables, lookups, analysis)
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills
• Demonstrated high attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to initiate and drive change, not just maintain existing processes
• Demonstrated commitment to safety in all aspects of work

Preferred Qualifications

• Manufacturing experience in a plant or industrial environment
• Experience in standard costing, product costing, and cost analysis
• CPA or MBA
• Prior experience leading or mentoring others (formally or informally)
• Demonstrated interest in career growth and geographic mobility within a large organization

Top-tier benefits including

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Disability Insurance
• 401(k) and Roth accounts with company match
• Profit sharing and pay-for-performance bonuses
• Stock ownership programs
• Paid parental leave
• Tuition reimbursement and scholarships
• Robust training and development opportunities

Compensation & Relocation
Client offers a competitive base salary for this Senior Accountant role, along with:

• Performance-based bonuses tied to return on assets
• Profit sharing
• Strong 401(k) and stock programs
• Comprehensive health and welfare benefits

Relocation assistance may be considered for highly qualified candidates, particularly those who demonstrate strong leadership potential and long-term mobility. 
 
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 90000.00/Hourly.