Financial Analyst, Finance Leadership Development Rotational Program

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.

This is your opportunity to help shape the future of sustainability with world-changing innovations and low-carbon technologies.

Become a valued part of the team that’s shaping the future of aluminum, revolutionizing the way the world lives, builds, moves and flies.

Be part of it and shape your world.

About the role:

In Alcoa Corporation’s Finance Leadership Development Rotational Program, you’ll have the opportunity to work and learn at one of the world’s most respected companies including being named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index .

Alcoa is a global organization that offers diverse opportunities, exciting challenges and the chance to apply your skills within a world-class finance organization. 

In August of each year, the new financial analysts begin their work rotating through four challenging assignments (six months each) in Alcoa’s Finance organization.

 The rotations give the analysts first-hand exposure to Alcoa’s business processes and values.

 The program also emphasizes professional development with formal and informal feedback, and exposure to executives throughout the rotation.

 The rotational assignments are based at Alcoa’s corporate center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

At the end of the two-year program, the analysts will ideally be placed as an analyst in one of our Resource Units or at one of Alcoa’s production locations.

 The program is designed to develop the analysts to take the next step in their finance careers, and ultimately, in their careers as Alcoa business leaders.

Key responsibilities within the four rotational assignments include:

Financial Planning & Analysis


* Develop and analyze financial reporting used by Alcoa’s senior business leaders


* Support business planning and forecasting decisions across Alcoa’s operations


* Analyze performance against key financial metrics


* Partner with plant finance teams to analyze operating results and variances and identify business challenges and opportunities.

Financial Accounting


* Contribute to the monthly close and external financial reporting processes


* Evaluate how emerging accounting requirements affect the business


* Collaborate with team members to develop new or improved accounting policies or procedures


* Communicate the financial implications of accounting and business matters to plant and legal-entity leaders.

Internal Audit


* Evaluate Alcoa’s business processes, internal controls, and management systems


* Assess processes and controls at corporate and operating locations


* Support evaluations of internal controls over financial reporting and compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements


* Identify and communicate process improvement opportunities to busines...