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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:
Alcoa is seeking a Senior Director – Financial Accounting to join the Corporate Controllership team based in the Alcoa Corporate Center in Pittsburgh, PA. An exciting and meaningful role at the center of Alcoa's in-house expertise on technical accounting matters. The Corporate Controllership team consists of highly qualified CPAs with extensive experience in financial accounting and business matters. Situated next to Alcoa's Executive Team, this is a highly visible role.
The Senior Director Financial Accounting is responsible for providing expert accounting guidance across the global organization, reviewing the monthly consolidated financial results, and evaluating and implementing new accounting policies. This role works closely with the Regional Finance Directors in evaluating the company's most complex accounting and reporting topics, including complex commercial contracts, treasury arrangements, derivatives, restructuring, currency valuation, pension and other postemployment benefits, purchase and sale accounting for acquisition and divestitures, use of estimates and judgements, and other complex matters.
The role requires the candidate to leverage their exceptional technical research expertise, outstanding project management abilities and top-notch communication capabilities in a collaborative and dynamic team. The role offers a high degree of learning opportunities both in terms of Alcoa's business and technical accounting knowledge and interacts across multiple disciplines at all levels within the organization.
The role requires a results-oriented, collaborative, strategic thinker, with outstanding communication skills who demonstrates the highest level of integrity and trust. This role reports to the Vice President, Controllership.
Major activities include:
- Manage a team of 5+ talented accountants and CPAs, who are responsible for technical accounting and reporting research, and pension accounting.
- Provide technical accounting guidance across the global organization for Alcoa's most complex accounting and reporting topics in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
- Manage the current and upcoming accounting issues/projects, ensuring appropriate planning, resourcing, execution, communication, and training to the global accounting community and drive timely resolution.
- Oversee the quarterly process to gather, evaluate and guide on any potential accounting exposures, and present results to senior financial management
- Manage accounting and SEC reporting considerations for mergers and acquisitions by evaluating deal structures, reviewing financial information and identifying financial impact of transaction terms, pricing and legal commitments; work closely with Strategy, Corporate Development, Transformation and Tax teams to evaluate opportunities.
- Oversee the evaluation, development and implementation of accounting policy; create solutions for new accounting pronouncements; develop and maintain global accounting and reporting standards along with communicating and training on new policies and procedures.
- Present key issues and updates to executive management related to technical accounting and external reporting matters.
- Review monthly segment, legal entity and operations level financial results and oversee preparation of summarized findings for senior financial management, and the Board of Directors.
- Work closely with Corporate Communications, Corporate Secretary's Office and Investor Relations related to our investor presentations and related press releases and statements, including drafting of financial sections and statements.
- Participate in activities related to the quarterly reviews and the annual audit performed by external auditors.
- Protect the organization's value by keeping information confidential.
What you can bring to this role:
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
- Minimum 4 years of experience within an external reporting team of a publicly traded manufacturing company
Preferred qualifications:
- Master's degree
- Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) and/or Hyperion experience
- Working knowledge of Oracle or equivalent ERP system
What we offer:
- Competitive compensation packages, including pay-for-performance variable pay, recognition and rewards programs.
- 401(k), employer match up to 6%, additional employer retirement income contribution (no vesting period)
- Healthcare benefits: medical, Rx, dental, vision, flexible spending account, health savings account (generous employer contribution), life and accident insurance
- Work-life balance programs: flexible work scheduling, hybrid/remote working
- Paid time off: 15 vacation days prorated in the 1st year based on hire date, 12 paid holidays, 7 illness days, Care for Family leave up to 40 days, up to 5 bereavement days, maximum of 30 jury duty days, and up to 10 days annual training for military leave.
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About the Location
Working at the Pittsburgh Alcoa Corporate Center, located on the thriving North Shore of Pittsburgh, allows employees to experience firsthand, whether working virtually or on-site or a hybrid of the two, what being a values-based company means. Through daily interactions with colleagues and exposure to some of the organization's highest-level executives, the office creates an environment in which all employees can develop and contribute to their full potential. Outside of the office, Pittsburgh itself is one of the country's most livable and affordable cities – combining the city feel with small town charm.
We are values led, vision driven and united by our purpose of transforming raw potential into real progress. Our commitments to Inclusion, Diversity & Equity include providing trusting workplaces that are safe, respectful and inclusive of all individuals, free from discrimination, bullying and harassment and that our workplaces reflect the diversity of the communities in which we operate.
As a proud equal opportunity workplace and affirmative action employer, Alcoa is dedicated to providing equal opportunities and equal access to all individuals regardless of a person's gender, age, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, nation of origin, disability, veteran status, language spoken or any other characteristic or status protected by the laws or regulations in the places where we operate.
If you have visited our website in search of information on U.S. employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Alcoa Recruiting via email at gssrecruiting@alcoa.com.
This is a place where you are empowered to do your best work, be your authentic self, and feel a true sense of belonging. Come join us and shape your career!
Your work. Your world. Shape them for the better.
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