Senior Financial Analyst - Century Aluminum : Job Details

Summary:

The Senior Financial Analyst plays a pivotal role in the financial management of the company by establishing and maintaining financial standards, analyzing and interpreting financial data, and providing actionable insights to support business decision-making. This position is responsible for managing the company's financial planning processes, ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial models, and supporting various corporate financial functions, including budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting. The role requires close collaboration with senior management, internal and external auditors, and various departments to ensure the company's financial health and compliance with industry standards.

This is an on-site position based at our Goose Creek, SC facility.

Responsibilities:

Financial Planning & Analysis

• Financial Planning System Administration: Manage the company's financial planning processes, ensuring efficient operation, security, and user support.
• Model Development & Maintenance: Develop, update, and maintain financial models to align with the company's evolving business needs.
• Business Plan & Forecasting: Work with management to generate business plans and forecasts for various operating segments with focus on multi-year performance targets.
• Monthly, Quarterly & Annual Reporting: Analyze monthly financial results and prepare reports for monthly business reviews, earnings calls, and Board of Directors meetings.

Operational & Cost Analysis

• Cost Analysis: Authenticate standard costs, collect operational data, and compare actual results with plans and forecasts to identify variances and financial status.
• Review: Periodically confirm operation department activities and determine validity of processes and reported results.
• Reporting: Present results and findings to various levels of management with focus on collaborative solutions and future business success.
• Policy & Procedure Enforcement: Guide the cost analysis process by establishing policies, analyzing trends, and proposing actions to management.

Data Management & Reconciliation

• Data Integrity: Reconcile transactions by comparing and correcting data, maintain financial databases by entering, reviewing, and authenticating data.
• Support Documentation: Provide and maintain supporting documents throughout the year for internal control testing and audit processes.

Process Improvement & Automation

• Productivity Enhancement: Develop automated processes and coordinate information requirements to increase productivity.
• Business Intelligence Implementation: Participate in business intelligence system implementation, identifying data sources, information needs, and reporting solutions.

Collaboration & Support

• Controller Support: Assist the Controller with accounting, reporting, and ad-hoc special projects.
• Finance Department: Coordinate with local, off site, and foreign finance teams on initiatives.
• Production Departments: Establish relationships with various department managers and drive engagement on financial solutions.
• Auditors: Communicate with internal and external auditors, providing necessary support and documentation.

Continuous Learning & Compliance

• Technical Knowledge Maintenance: Stay updated with industry standards by attending educational workshops and reviewing relevant publications.
• Confidentiality & Compliance: Protect financial information confidentiality and ensure compliance with accounting standards and regulations.

Team Contribution

• Cross-Functional Support: Contribute to team efforts by accomplishing related tasks and projects as needed, ensuring overall team success.

Requirements:

Background

Education

Minimum: Bachelors in related field

Technical Experience

Minimum: 7+ years

Preferred: 10+ years

Manufacturing

Minimum: None

Preferred: 3+ years

Training / Certifications

Preferred: CPA

Other Preferred

• Thorough knowledge of US GAAP.

• Experience with SAP and Oracle Hyperion preferred.

• Experience implementing business improvements.

• Experience dealing with and supporting colleagues from multiple locations, backgrounds, and cultures.

Competencies

Communication

Ability to deliver oral and written communications that make an impact.

Teamwork and

Collaboration

Ability to work cooperatively with others on a team and to deal with conflicts, confrontations, and disagreements in a positive manner, which minimizes personal impact.

Managing Performance

Ability to respond positively to guidance and criticism, and welcome growth opportunities.

Strategic Thinking

Ability to anticipate implications and consequences, as well as find effective solutions by taking a holistic, abstract, or theoretical perspective.

Business Acumen

Understands financial implications of decisions within role and department, and able to make appropriate recommendations.

Service Oriented

Ability to demonstrate significant skill and desire for satisfying internal customers.

Other Important Items

Scope of Role:

The descriptions contained herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this role. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel in this classification. Other duties or responsibilities may be added at management's sole discretion.­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ Moreover, this description excludes the marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of the fundamental job duties. Employees are expected to follow any job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by the supervisor.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. In accordance with the Company's ADA Policy, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This job operates at times in a manufacturing plant environment. This role routinely will be required to walk up and down stairs, observe through vision and hearing, and may be exposed to heat, cold, and loud noises intermittently.

This job also operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

At Will Status:

This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise. Employees in this position are employed “at will.”

EEO/ Affirmative Action:

The Company is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. The Company will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race; color; sex (including sexual orientation and/or gender identity); marital status; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; creed; religion; national origin; citizenship status; ethnicity; age; disability; genetic information; HIV/AIDS status; veteran or service member status; or any other category protected by federal, state or local law. It is the Company's policy not to request any employees genetic information or to make any employment decision based on genetic information.

The Company is committed to advancing the principles of equal employment opportunity through its affirmative action plan which it maintains in accordance with all legal requirements in order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment with the Company regardless of their race, color, gender, disability, and veteran status.