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.
Position Overview
The Finance & Accounts team, located in Oswego, New York, is seeking a Sr Accountant! The primary function of the Sr. Accountant 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 create shareholder value!
Responsibilities & Qualifications
Responsibilities
Performing month-end activities such as preparing and posting journal entries in SAP, completing the CO Close steps in SAP and preparing balance sheet reconciliations in OneStream.
Perform annual activities such as reviewing and updating standard costs in SAP, overhead cost allocations, government reports/surveys, and internal & external audit requests.
Exporting data from multiple sources to review & analyze actual results against plan & forecast.
Analyze and report on inventory variances and assist with periodic physical inventory counts
Build analytical models utilizing both financial and non-financial data to forecast and analyze operating results. Be able to clearly articulate results back to management in order to drive better business decisions.
Facilitate annual planning and quarterly forecasting cycles for support functions.
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.
Perform regular deep-dive analyses into production related cost variances to help management identify losses and target areas of improvement.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance.
Minimum of 5 years of accounting experience.
Advanced 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 mathematical and analytical skills.
Ability to think independently, synthesize data and make proactive, concise recommendations based on findings. Thrives on ability to work autonomously.
Creative and innovative team player with a positive approach and a focus on business issues.
Demonstrated 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.
Demonstrated ability to meet tight deadlines with emphasis on sustained accuracy and attention to detail.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with Hyperion.
Manufacturing experience.
What We Offer
Novelis' benefits say a lot about how we care for each other. Our employees and their families have many different needs. As a result, our benefits offer choices on many levels and are high in quality, driven by the marketplace, and affordable. In addition to core benefits, we provide these unique to the industry benefits:
Family Growth Programs: Paid parental Leave, Adoption Assistance, Fertility Treatment, Childcare Discount and Nursing Mom Support
Employee Assistance Programs: free resources available 24/7 to you and your family in the areas of mental health, family life, and career and financial guidance
Wellness Programs: incentives for wellness activities, wellness spending account, programs for building healthy habits, virtual physical therapy for joint, back, and pelvic health, health management programs and more.
Diabetes Management Program
Pet insurance
Identity Theft Protection
PerkSpot Discount Program
Tuition assistance and career development programs
This role’s salary starts from $81,800 per year. Individual pay will vary based on qualifications, experience, and performance. In addition to base salary, this position includes participation in a short-term incentive plan (Annual Incentive Plan - AIP or Plant Performance incentive - PPI).
Location Profile
Novelis’ Oswego facility is located on Lake Ontario in north-central New York and employs approximately 1100 people. The Oswego site produces more than a billion pounds of high-quality aluminum sheet each year in order to serve our customers in the automotive beverage can and specialty markets. In addition to museums and public parks many Oswego residents and visitors enjoy boating fishing hiking and other local recreational activities. Novelis is committed to the Oswego community through its ongoing support of the local United Way Habitat for Humanity Oswego Harborfest and many other worthwhile community and civic organizations.
Novelis recognizes its talented and diverse workforce as a key competitive advantage. Novelis provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants. All terms and conditions of employment at Novelis including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoffs recalls transfers leaves of absence compensation and training are without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal provincial or local laws.
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Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Accounting/Auditing and Finance
Industries
Mining
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