Financial Analyst

Novelis • Bay Minette, AL

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Novelis is one of the world leaders in aluminum recycling and rolling and a leading sustainable aluminum solutions provider. Driven by our purpose of shaping a sustainable world together, we work alongside our customers to provide innovative solutions to the aerospace, automotive, beverage packaging and specialty markets. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Novelis has approximately 13,000 employees in 32 operating facilities on 4 continents. The Bay Minette, AL Plant Finance Team has an exciting opportunity for a Financial Analyst. The primary function of the Financial Analyst is to support manufacturing operations and finance by preparing and analyzing financial reports on a monthly and annual frequency. These are reports are used to help make sound business decisions that support the plants objectives and develop shareholder value.

Requirements

• BS Degree in Accounting or Finance
• 4 to 6 years of experience in financial planning, forecasting and analysis
• Intermediate proficiency in SAP and Microsoft Excel is a must.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills and ability to multi-task in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Strong analytical skills in business performance metrics are required, extensive financial modeling experience.
• Ability to think independently, synthesize data and make proactive, concise recommendations based on findings.
• Flourishes with ability to work autonomously.
• Creative and innovative teammate with a positive approach and a focus on business issues.
• Proven ability to build successful relationships with plant leadership and regional office personnel.
• Willingness to take on additional projects and multi-task with changing priorities, as necessary.
• Proven ability to meet tight deadlines with emphasis on sustained accuracy and attention to detail.

Nice To Haves

• Previous manufacturing experience

Responsibilities

• Embrace and promote the Novelis cultural beliefs of Say Anything, Build Trust, Be Authentic, and Be Open.
• Performing month-end activities such as completing & uploading journal entries and forecasts in SAP, exporting data from several sources to review & analyze actual results against plan and forecast, perform CO close process in SAP, and account reconciliations through OneStream.
• Analyze and report on inventory variances and assist with periodic physical inventory counts.
• Provide training, help to resolve issues, answer questions, and perform analysis that will support operations in their assigned manufacturing unit.
• Facilitate manufacturing unit management in annual planning and monthly forecasting cycles.
• Perform regular deep-dive analyses into production-related cost variances to help management identify losses and target areas of improvement.
• Maintain and implement financial controls and governance, crafting and recommending potential solutions for additional/revisions of controls as needed.
• Build analytical models using both financial and non-financial data to forecast and analyze operating results. Be able to clearly articulate results back to management to drive better business decisions.
• Perform year-end activities, such as the annual standards updates in SAP, overhead cost allocations, LIFO, government reports/surveys, and audit requests.
• Support World Class Manufacturing and continuous improvement activities by participating in cross-functional business projects and gain a comprehensive knowledge of the operational cost drivers to better support project initiatives.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Health savings accounts – Company Funded Health Savings Account (HSA) and Health Reimbursement Account (HRA)
• Company-paid basic life insurance and Additional voluntary life coverage
• Paid vacation and competitive personal time off
• 401(k) savings plan with company match
• Retirement savings plans – medical and prescription drug coverage through private exchange
• Employee assistance programs – available 24/7 to you and your family
• Wellness and Work Life Support - career development and educational assistance!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees