Job Description

About the job

Are you looking for an exciting role that will bring to bear your accounting and finance skills across multiple disciplines? This position is a multifunctional role with responsibilities in both the Financial Services team and the Benefits and Equity team. This role requires a strong self?starter who is comfortable working both independently and as a member of a cross?functional team. The role will report directly to the Manager, Financial Services, but will interact regularly with the Manager, Benefits and Equity Accounting.

Financial Services Team

Collaborate with team members in performing accounting processes and procedures according to the department's defined standards; this includes meeting stringent deadlines in our one-day monthly closing process
Support various US locations and act as a liaison with our key customers and corporate departments
Perform general ledger activities ranging from account reconciliations, journal entries, and other routine and recurring activities to complex business transactions, including acquisition and divestiture accounting
Assist in financial review and forecasting while providing accounting guidance to location business teams.
Work with stakeholders throughout the organization to identify opportunities for leveraging company data to support business decisions
Lead projects to improve automation and efficiency of accounting processes across the team
Participate in testing our key internal controls and respond to audit requests
Develop advanced analytics and models to help identify opportunities and solve complex problems

Benefits and Equity Team

Complete month end financial closing functions (calculating and recording journal entries, conducting flux analysis, analyzing adequacy of reserves, etc.) with stringent deadlines
Analyze health and welfare plan cost data to distribute active and retiree cost to operating locations and OPEB reserves
Assist in preparation of monthly forecasts and annual operating plans for benefit and stock incentive plans
Assist on liability management projects and initiatives
Develop an understanding of complex accounting under ASC 715 and 718 for defined benefit pension, other postretirement employee benefit (OPEB), and stock incentive plans
Assist in preparing various plan financial statements that are filed with government agencies
Assist in preparing the “Preferred and Common Stock” and “Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits” footnote disclosures in the Alcoa quarterly and annual reports
Develop and implement data analyses, data collection systems and other strategies that optimize statistical efficiency and quality

About you:

Our values – act with integrity, operate with excellence, care for people – 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
5+ years related experience (accounting or financial analysis experience preferred)
Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs including advanced Excel
Ability to translate business requirements into non-technical terms
Strong communication skills, both oral and written
Proven analytical and problem-solving skills