Senior Accountant
About the job
- A Bachelor's degree in Accounting is required.
- Five to seven years of experience in an accounting role is required.
- Strong Excel skills are required.
- Ability to travel 10% to company locations is required.
- Ability to collaborate and communicate with all levels of the organization, including the FP&A team, operational managers, and executive team, is required.
- Maintain the fixed asset subledger by recording additions, disposals, and location transfers in a timely manner; prepare monthly reconciliations for associated balance sheet accounts and verify depreciation and gain/loss expense calculations.
- Participate in month-end and year-end accounting close, including preparation of standard and non-recurring journal entries.
- Prepare monthly balance sheet account reconciliations for prepaids, current and non-current liabilities, intercompany accounts, and other assigned areas.
- Analyze company and subsidiary financial activity to ensure accurate financial records.
- Assist with bank reconciliation and treasury functions as needed.
- Research and resolve accounting issues.
- Assist in preparing statutory filings, property tax filings, and sales/use tax filings.
- Support the annual audit process.
- Support the annual budget process.
- Handle leasing and ASC 842 responsibilities.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- CPA is a plus but is not required.
- MBA is a plus but is not required.
- Manufacturing experience is a plus.
About the company
SMS Mill Services provides on-site support for steel mills by managing the full lifecycle of scrap metal—from receiving and inspection to inventory control and loading for electric arc furnaces. It also handles slag processing, metal recovery, transport, and services such as sizing, scarfing, logistics, and melt-shop maintenance. The company earns revenue via multi-year contracts with steel producers and has a global footprint with more than 14 locations, offering end-to-end outsourced services and asset/environmental management. Its goal is to help steel producers operate more efficiently and reliably, grow its market share through long-term contracts and geographic expansion, and pursue strategic opportunities like the 2025 FalconPoint acquisition while maintaining core scrap processing operations.
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Portage, Indiana
Founded
2008
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- SMS won ArcelorMittal Piracicaba expansion in 2025, strengthening a flagship customer relationship.
- SMS won Charter Steel Cleveland scrap-management work in January 2025.
- FalconPoint says SMS delivered over 20% annual revenue growth for four straight years.
What critics are saying
- Indiana cited SMS in August 2025 for missing slag-plant emission records.
- OSHA opened a planned inspection at SMS Jackson, Tennessee, on May 12, 2026.
- Shipbreaking and mill-services carve-out leaves the remaining scrap business dependent on fewer assets.
What makes SMS Mill Services, LLC. unique
- SMS operates 14 locations across the U.S., Europe, and South America.
- FalconPoint backed SMS with $500 million for equipment, technology, and acquisitions.
- SMS embeds crews inside mills, managing scrap, slag, and environmental workflows.
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Benefits
- Paid Holidays
- Life Insurance
Growth & Insights and Company News
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0%FalconPoint Partners, a private equity firm, announced its acquisition of SMS, a high-growth industrial services business, with a commitment of $500 million to support its expansion. SMS, founded in 2008, provides outsourced services to steel mills and marine decommissioning. The acquisition aims to enhance SMS's growth, technology, and sustainability practices. FalconPoint will leverage its expertise to support SMS's continued success and value creation.