Assistant Controller - IGT

Assistant Controller - IGT

Howmet Aerospace is a leading global provider of advanced engineered solutions for the aerospace and transportation industries. The Company's primary businesses focus on jet engine components, aerospace fastening systems and titanium structural parts necessary for mission-critical performance and efficiency in aerospace and defense applications, as well as forged wheels for commercial transportation.

Howmet Aerospace is transforming the next phase of more fuel-efficient, quieter aerospace engines and sustainable ground transportation. For more information, visit www.howmet.com. Follow @howmet: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube.

Job Responsibilities

The purpose of this position is to support the Controller as a business partner to the Hampton IGT leadership team. This person will help review and oversee the accounting and reporting of plant metrics and other financial data, assist in the formulation of internal controls and policies to comply with legislation and Howmet Aerospace policies and procedures, and assist in the preparation of financial statements in compliance with regulatory and accounting guidelines under the supervision of the Plant Controller. Responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Identify key levers to drive business improvement and providing leadership to ensure implementation of business improvement opportunities
• Determine, in conjunction with the lead team, targeted goals for performance measures of quality, productivity, delivery, inventory optimization and profitability
• Assist in daily reporting management, monthly forecasting, and annual planning
• Analyze data for decision making and tracking performance progress
• Coordinate the capital appropriation process and post-project reviews
• Manage journal entries, invoicing, and reconciliation of accounts for monthly close
• Help to ensure completion of Howmet Aerospace's Sarbanes-Oxley requirements for internal controls
• Comply with Howmet Aerospace and business unit financial reporting requirements
• DVP (Direct-Variable-Profit) Model development and maintenance
• Inventory control and reduction
• With the controller, lead the coordination of physical counts procedures

• Prepare for and assist with audits

  Job Roles

• Enterprise minded--understands the needs of the business and how decisions affect P&L, balance sheet and future capabilities, influences capex based on broad business case
• Responsive expertise--prepared with information to help guide decision making both upon request and future planning based
• Compliance--organized and aware of legal and local ramifications to decisions and practices; proactively prepared for audits
• Data-oriented--anticipates and solves problems from a data-informed perspective; forecasts accurately and tracks closely; intervenes in ways that influence numbers
• Involved and curious--spends time on the shop floor to understand business in greater detail; seeks to make improvements and strengthen partnerships through relationship and comprehension; understands operational consequences of decisions
• Analysis--reviews decisions and data ex post facto to glean increased understanding; incorporates learning into future decision-making
• Accountability--compares business case to actual performance and collaborates with other leaders to ensure success of investments
• Interpretation and translation--able to tell a story with the data; brings life to the numbers through observation and familiarity with the business
• Prioritization--understands market and organizational conditions and prioritizes efforts accordingly; manages tension between revenue and costs, etc.
• Communication--proactively provides information about data, forecasting and financials to enable best possible decision-making for individual leaders and the organization; seeks information from others and disseminates accordingly as a conduit or hub
• Coach--formally and informally develops others and contributes to talent factory strategy

Basic Qualifications:

• B.S. Degree in Business or Technical field, preferred concentration in Accounting or Finance
• Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
• This position entails access to export-controlled items you must be able to lawfully obtain access to such items.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA a plus.
• Minimum of 5 years financial experience with manufacturing companies.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely in both written and oral form.
• Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Self-starter.
• Experience with querying databases.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Experience with cost accounting.
• Strong analytical abilities.