Director, Technical Accounting & Projects

Shape Your World

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.

As a leader within Alcoa, you can help us fulfill our purpose and realize our vision to reinvent the aluminum industry.

Be part of the team that is helping shape a better workplace with a better work-life balance and the equal opportunities that help everyone thrive.

You have the power to shape things to make them better.

About the role:

Join Alcoa’s Corporate Controllership team in a high-impact leadership role with visibility to senior executives and influence across a global organization.

As an in-house technical accounting subject matter expert, you'll lead complex accounting initiatives, support strategic transactions including M&A and divestitures, and partner with leaders across Finance, Strategy, Tax, Legal, Treasury, and Commercial teams.

This is a unique opportunity to combine technical accounting expertise, strategic problem-solving, and cross-functional leadership while helping shape key business decisions at one of the world's leading aluminum companies.

Major activities include:


* Utilize strategic thinking to resolve complex global accounting issues and financial transactions including complex commercial contracts, treasury arrangements, restructuring, currency valuation, and other complex matters.


* Manage documentation of accounting positions for review by management and auditors; present complex accounting topics to senior management.


* Manage accounting and SEC reporting considerations for complex transactions by reviewing financial information and identifying financial impact of transaction terms, pricing and legal commitments; work closely with Strategy, Corporate Development, Transformation and Tax teams in evaluating the accounting impact of potential transactions.


* Analyze monthly and quarterly segment, legal entity and operations level financial results and summarize analysis for senior financial management.


* Assist in preparation and review of quarterly communications on earnings results to the Company’s Audit Committee and periodic SEC filings.


* Assist in the review of consolidated financial statements, supporting schedules and disclosures for 10-Q / 10-K filings with the SEC.


* Lead longer-term strategic projects.

About you:

Our values – act with integrity, operate with excellence, care for people, lead with courage – are at the foundation of everything we do.

To be successful in this role and to play a part in our ongoing success we desire the following background:


* Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance


* CPA certification required


* Thorough knowledge of US GAAP, including SEC reporting requirements


* 12+ years of accounting experience, and one of the following:
+ Minimum 4 years of experience in public accounting
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