Assistant Controller

Overview

Arconic is looking for a Assistant Controller to join our Rolled Products North America business unit in Davenport, IA
. As suppliers to the aerospace, automotive, commercial transportation, building and construction, industrial, and packaging and consumer goods markets, our high-quality materials are the foundation for many products that touch everyday life. Davenport Works is a large, complex manufacturing system within Global Rolled Products (GRP). The Davenport system includes the major manufacturing facility in Davenport, IA, the aerospace polishing facility in Hutchinson, KS, and the automotive HT/blanking facility in Danville, IL.

The Davenport Assistant Controller is responsible for compliance, FP&A, location accounting activities, and driving business partnering across the plant. The position provides leadership and oversight for all three satellite manufacturing areas within the Finance Team.

• Preparation of monthly financial forecasts and weekly forecast updates.
• Analysis of financial, operational, and commercial 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 GRP 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 Arconic s Sarbanes-Oxley requirements for internal controls.
• Decision support functions such as expense analyses, capital economic justifications, etc.
• Provide oversight and guidance on process improvements and other cost reduction initiatives in satellite locations and Automotive Mix Mill flow path as well as within the overall Davenport system.
• Continuous leadership, training, and development of talent within the Finance Team.

• B.S. degree in Business with a concentration in Accounting or Finance from an accredited institution
• 7+ years of experience in the finance function of a publicly traded corporation in increasingly responsible leadership roles
• Manufacturing & cost accounting experience
• Experience directly supervising others
• Leadership of plant-wide process improvements (e.g., inventory reductions, forecast accuracy improvement, cost reductions)

• MBA is a plus
• More than five years of Finance/Accounting experience
• 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

• Mid-Senior level

• Full-time

• Finance and Accounting/Auditing

• Mining and Manufacturing

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