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Posted 12/19/24
Analyst - Finance Training Program Whitehall, MI
Position Criteria: Candidate must reside in or be willing to relocate to Whitehall, Michigan
Education: B.S. Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or closely related discipline.
Experience: 4+ years years experience in finance industry
Nice to Have: Experience with Hyperiod, Business Objectives, and SQL/Power Query a plus
Salary: 65k - 70k range plus a comprehensive benefit package.
Description:
The FTP participant will have exposure to both corporate and plant environments. The program will develop candidates into well-rounded financial professionals ready to progress into increasingly challenging assignments. The FTP is a flexible program which provides broad exposure to a number of company operations, financial and management systems, organizational levels and problem-solving approaches. This position will report to the Controller of one of our manufacturing facilities. This is a 24-month rotational program, and candidates must be geographically mobile throughout the program.
Key Responsibilities:
- Preparation of monthly financial forecasts and weekly forecast updates.
- Analysis of financial and operational results.
- Preparation of monthly and quarterly reporting packages for senior management.
- Month-end closing and reporting, including account reconciliations and coordination of closing entries with other APP locations.
- Capital appropriation support.
- Analysis of plant spending and leadership of spend management systems.
- Tracking execution of cost savings projects and coordinating reporting in cost savings system.
- Financial analysis and process development for special projects, as required.
- Completion of Alcoa's Sarbanes-Oxley requirements for internal controls.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Advanced Excel and PowerPoint Skills.
- Ability to communicate clearly and concisely in both written and oral form.
- Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills.
- Self starter.
- Experience with querying databases.
- Excellent analytical skills.
- Experience with cost accounting.