Financial Analyst, FP&A

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Job Description

This role will primarily support the Corporate FP&A team with the preparation and analysis of key reports used by Senior Management and the Alcoa Board of Directors.  Under the direction of the Director, Corporate FP&A, this position will help deliver various internal and external financial metrics reports.  We are looking for a candidate with moderate experience and exposure to Alcoa’s financial process.  In this position you will be exposed to the full breadth of Alcoa’s operations and financials.  The ideal candidate will be ready to move on in several years to a more advanced role within Alcoa Finance.


* Maintain and develop support files used for reporting packages.


* Support and deliver financial analysis for Executive Team, tax, operations, strategy, etc.


* Note follow-up actions in finance reviews and coordinate with SPAs.


* Assist with action plans and timelines to complete forecasting and reporting requirements.


* Translate complex analysis into meaningful insights for all levels of the business.   

Major activities/Key challenges


* Assist in the delivery of standard reports during the closing, forecast, and planning cycles.  This role will be directly involved in the preparation of the consolidated P&L, cash forecast and associated metrics and will involve collecting, consolidating, and loading relevant information to Connected Planning.


* Assist in the maintenance and coordination of Alcoa’s internal financial calendar used to govern the cadence of the FP&A forecast and planning process.


* Assist with continuous improvement to our Connected Planning forecasting and reporting solution.


* Support delivery of key reporting to Investor Relations, Executive Team, and Board of Directors.  Key deliverables will include preparation of variable compensation updates and earnings presentations.


* Develop new reporting/analysis as needed for new initiatives and businesses.

Essential Knowledge & Skills/Education


* Advanced knowledge of Excel


* Oracle Hyperion, EPM “Connected Planning”, or Essbase experience preferred.


* Understanding of financial statements (IS, B/S, CF) and Alcoa’s operations

Major Customers


* Senior Management


* Corporate and location finance teams


* Treasury

Basic or Minimum Qualifications:


* Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, mathematics, information science, etc.     


* 3 – 5 years work experience with Finance


* Advanced/Fluent English skills

About the Location

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