Financial Controller - Cleveland, United States - Howmet Aerospace

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    Description

    Job Description :

    The US Flow Path Controller is responsible for coordinating and providing a broad range of financial and operational analysis activities for the Cleveland manufacturing location of the HWS business unit. This position will report to the Vice President, HWS Americas Region and be based in Cleveland, OH.

    Job Duties and Responsibilities :

    The US Flow Path Controller will analyze financial data, identify and report progress toward plan commitments, financial performance achievements and trends, and identify opportunities to influence financial performance.

    Major Activities and Key Challenges Include :

  • Facilitate monthly on-time closing; coordinating journal entry preparation & monitoring and communicating the status of the P&L and Balance Sheet throughout workday 1
  • Analyze financial data, identify and report progress toward plan commitments, financial performance achievements and trends, and identify opportunities to influence financial performance
  • Prepare bottoms-up monthly forecast with input from the Manufacturing, Global Supply Chain and Commercial teams
  • Prepare annual plan and deploy associated targets
  • Participate in weekly P&L meetings with focus on articulating week-over-week changes and minimizing variances at closing (forecast fidelity)
  • Coordinate compliance across all scopes and disciplines, ensuring ASATs are completed comprehensively and timely and gaps are documented and closed
  • Serve as primary liaison for both Internal Audit and PwC requests
  • Lead and develop team of financial professionals
  • Conduct 3 full physical inventory annually as required by Internal Audit
  • Perform ad hoc analyses as requested by the BU Controller, Cleveland Wheels Plant Manager, and other leadership
  • Ensure integrity of all account reconciliations (both local and centralized) and miscellaneous inventory adjustments