Senior Financial Accountant

Job title: Senior Financial Accountant

Company: Alcoa


Job description: Shape Your WorldAt Alcoa, you will become an essential part of our purpose: to turn raw potential into real progress. The way we see it, every Alcoan is a work-shaper, team-shaper, idea-shaper, world-shaper.This is your opportunity to help shape the future of sustainability with world-changing innovations and low-carbon technologies. Become a valued part of the team that’s shaping the future of aluminium, revolutionising the way the world lives, builds, moves and flies. Be part of it and shape your world.About the RoleAn exceptional opportunity exists for a highly skilled Senior Financial Accountant with a passion for compliance and complex analysis to join our team at our new state of the art head office in Perth.As our Senior Financial Accountant, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring Alcoa’s compliance with statutory accounting and corporate requirements and the provision of timely analysis and interpretation of financial data into the global system. You will provide specialist expertise including reviewing significant transactions and new ventures and further contribute to the wider business by:

• Co-ordinating all USGAAP adjustments including adjustments associated with asset retirement obligations (ARO), pensions and Share based Payments.
• Overseeing the integrity of the ARO, Embedded Derivatives and Share Based Payment Models and monitoring all pension adjustments for compliance under Australian International Financial Reporting Standards (AIFRS) and USGAAP.
• Reviewing key contracts and the preparation of position papers for a broad range of accounting related issues.
• Supervise financial accountant and support their professional development through mentoring and training.
• Being the primary contact in relation to internal controls for maintenance of the general ledger and other areas of the business under scope (Pensions and ARO’s).
• Accounting and ledger reconciliations/reviews as well as monthly and ad hoc reporting of financial information as well as analysis of financial information.
• Supporting the Financial Reporting Manager with quarterly and year-end audits and preparation and review of financial statements for all entities requiring statutory accounts.

What’s on offer

• Attractive remuneration and variable bonus plan.
• Employee growth and development opportunities.
• Parental leave support for all caregivers.
• Employee assistance program for personal support services.
• Alcoa Live Well program offering travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing discounts.
• Generous leave entitlements including a leisure a day off every 4-week period.

What you can bring to the role

• Tertiary qualifications in Finance / Accounting coupled with a CPA / CA equivalent designation.
• Proven experience working at a Big 4 or large mid-tier accounting firm.
• Relevant industry experience within a similar role would be considered desirable.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills with the ability to take initiative.
• Advanced analytical skills and proficiency in Excel, applying insights to various business scenarios.
• An ability to collaborate effectively within teams, including interaction with local and international finance teams.
• Leadership qualities with the ability to motivate and empower others to achieve results within tight deadlines.

Additional information

• Please note that applications close midday Australian Western Standard Time of the posting end date.
• Interviews may progress prior to the closing date, although all applications will be considered.

#LI-JR1#LI-HybridAbout the LocationAlcoa Australia is currently located in Booragoon, WA, but will be relocating to the western end of St Georges Terrace in Perth CBD in Q3 2025. The Booragoon office is situated on Whadjuk Noongar land, 16 kilometres away from Perth’s CBD. The office is situated next to Garden City and hosts employees from across several business units, including Commercial, Finance, Sustainability, Communications, Human Resources and the Global Refinery of the Future team.We are values led, vision driven and united by our purpose of transforming raw potential into real progress. Our commitments to Inclusion, Diversity & Equity include providing trusting workplaces that are safe, respectful and inclusive of all individuals, free from discrimination, bullying and harassment and that our workplaces reflect the diversity of the communities in which we operate.This is a place where you are empowered to do your best work, be your authentic self, and feel a true sense of belonging. Come join us and shape your career!Your work. Your world. Shape them for the better.

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Location: Booragoon, WA

Job date: Wed, 14 May 2025 22:10:14 GMT

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