Sr. Accountant

Position Overview

Company Overview

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 & Accounting team located at the Oswego, NY facility is seeking a Sr. Accountant. This role will report to the Controller for the Oswego plant and have one direct report. This candidate will be responsible for overseeing several accounting functions for the plant and working cross-functionally with both plant-based teams and corporate Accounting and FP&A.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

Responsibilities

• Day-to-day management of Staff Accountant. Including training, performance management and growth & development.
• Performing month-end activities such as reviewing & approving journal entries in SAP and approving balance sheet reconciliations in OneStream.
• Ownership and oversight of annual activities such as updating standard costs and overhead cost allocations in SAP.
• Sustaining CapEx including budgeting/forecasting, variance analysis, facilitating meetings with engineering and plant leadership, reporting to internal stakeholders.
• Ownership of Fixed Assets & CWIP including capitalizations, disposal, fixed asset verifications and quarterly reporting.
• Completing various government reports/surveys, internal & external audit requests and R&D tax credit calculations.
• Analyze and report on inventory variances and assist with periodic physical inventory counts.
• GR/IR Management
• Regular review of purchase price variances, intercompany variances, Aluminum Situation reporting and in-transit transactions.
• Perform regular deep-dive analyses into production related cost variances to help management identify losses and target areas of improvement.
• 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.

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.
• Experience with fixed asset and/or inventory management.
• 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 o