Financial Analyst II

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At Alcoa, you will become an essential part of our purpose: to turn raw potential into real progress.

The way we see it, every Alcoan is a work-shaper, team-shaper, idea-shaper, world-shaper.

About the role:

You will be accountable for coordinating and providing a broad range of financial and operational analysis activities for Massena from a Financial Accounting & analysis perspective. 

Reporting to Controller, you will be responsible for:

Financial Accounting Activities:


* Responsible for open/close of Oracle RTP Organizations.


* Responsible for weekly subledger run and verification.


* Accounting Liaison for Natural Gas reporting and invoicing.


* Accounting Liaison for updating Oracle Standards monthly.


* Process various vendor invoices


* Review and analyze weekly freight accruals


* Prepare monthly closing reports


* Perform monthly Account Reconciliations

Financial Analysis Activities:


* Developing, analyzing, and managing financial cost control systems and procedures to provide timely and innovative product cost and performance measurement indices.


* Providing spending trend analysis, margin analyses, cash flow, profitability, forecasting, and financial recommendations to assist in the optimal management of the Casthouse.


* Coordinating, analyzing, and consolidating financial data requirements Massena West with the management.  This also includes assisting in strategic analysis and developing financial plans for various smelting depts.

(annual financial plan – budgets/allocations/etc.)


* Managing and reporting all physical inventories and providing month-end closing and assisting in the analysis of results for Aluminum BU and location.


* Provide accurate, timely cost and other non-financial statistical information/data support including monthly reports.


* Coordinate weekly capacity forecasts between location production staff and commercial team.


* Monthly forecasting including labor/headcount, operating expenses, and balance sheet data.


* Prepare Capital Project cost control reports including monthly spend, capital accruals, asset handovers and Post Project Reviews.


* Internal/SOX audit responsibilities including Compliance for FBP.

Job dimensions and specializations:


* Plans, develops, and implements cost and financial control systems which increase the effectiveness of the operations.  This includes the promotion of process efficiency and the elimination of double handling efforts in account closing activities.


* Actively engages in timely analyses of actual performance utilizing innovative problem identification (like trend analysis) and solving approaches to recommend necessary and proactive guidelines for improving overall performance.


* Initiates and participates in special analyses and studies of major importance in plant performance, plant equipment changes, cost trade-offs, investment decisions, manpower ...