Sr Financial Analyst

NOVELI; City of Oswego (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

HSA/HRA accounts

Paid time off

Job summary

Novelis Oswego is seeking a Sr. Financial Analyst to support manufacturing finance by preparing and analyzing monthly and annual financial reports. The role includes business-critical forecasting, cost analysis, and cross-functional project support.

You will work with SAP, Excel, and PowerBI to drive cost efficiency, budgeting accuracy, and strategic insights for plant leadership and regional offices.

Qualifications

• BS Degree in Accounting or Finance.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in financial planning, forecasting and analysis.
• Proficiency in ERP systems, preferably SAP, and advanced proficiency in Excel.
• Experience with PowerBI or database systems/tools preferred.
• Strong analytical skills and financial modeling.

Responsibilities

• Perform month-end activities in SAP and forecasts; review actual results vs plan.
• Build analytical models using financial and non-financial data to forecast operating results.
• Support annual planning and quarterly forecasting cycles; assist with OpEx matters.
• Analyze inventory and production cost variances; drive cost improvement.
• Track and report CapEx; ensure alignment with budget.

Skills

SAP ERP

Excel

PowerBI

Analytical skills

Financial modeling

Multitasking

Education

BS Degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

SAP ERP

Excel

PowerBI

Job description

Position 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.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

The primary function of the Sr Financial Analyst is to support manufacturing operations and finance by preparing and analyzing financial reports on a monthly and annual frequency. These are reports are used to help make sound business decisions that support the plants objectives and create shareholder value.

Responsibilities

• Performing month-end activities such as completing & uploading journal entries and forecasts in SAP, exporting data from multiple sources to review & analyze actual results against plan and forecast and assist with close process in SAP.
• Build analytical models utilizing both financial and non-financial data to forecast and analyze operating results. Be able to clearly articulate results back to management in order to drive better business decisions.
• Facilitate manufacturing unit management in annual planning and quarterly forecasting cycles and support on all matters related to OpEx.
• Analyze data relating to inventory and production cost variances and relay results back to manufacturing units to help drive improvement on cost of manufacturing.
• Assist with annual standard costing updates and planning.
• Track and report capital expenditures (CapEx), ensuring alignment with budget and proper asset capitalization.
• Provide training & regular support to their departments regarding matters such as purchase requisitions, RFA submissions, invoice resolution, valuations, and budgets.
• Support Novelis Operating Systems and continuous improvement activities by participating in cross-functional business projects and gaining a comprehensive knowledge of the operational cost drivers to better support project initiatives.
• Participate in cross-functional business projects and analysis. Gain a comprehensive knowledge of the operating cost drivers to better support functional initiatives.
• Provide points of view to leadership on the impact of operating decisions to profitability. Lead and facilitate the development and implementation of certain process improvements.

Minimum Qualifications

• BS Degree in Accounting or Finance
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in financial planning, forecasting and analysis
• Proficiency in ERP systems, preferably SAP, and advanced proficiency in Excel.
• Experience with PowerBI or database systems/tools preferred.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills and ability to multi-task in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Strong analytical skills in business performance metrics are required, extensive financial modeling experience.
• Ability to think independently, synthesize data and make proactive, conciserecommendations based on findings. Thrives on ability to work autonomously.
• Creative and innovative team player with a positive approach and a focus on business issues.
• Proven 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.
• Proven ability to meet tight deadlines with emphasis on sustained accuracy and attention to detail.
• Manufacturing experience preferred.

This role’s salary starts from $100,000 per year. Individual pay will vary based on qualifications, experience, and performance. In addition to base salary, this position includes participation in a short-term incentive plan (Annual Incentive Plan - AIP or Plant Performance incentive - PPI).

Please note that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship

Military MOS Crosswalk can include but is not limited to:

Army

• 36A – Financial Management Officer

• 36B – Financial Management Technician (Enlisted)

• 27A – Judge Advocate (Fiscal Law / Budget Advisory Assignments)

• 51A – Systems Development

Navy

• PS – Personnel Specialist (Finance‑heavy Billets)

Coast Guard

• FIN – Financial Management Officer

• SK – Storekeeper (Finance‑heavy billets)

• JAG – Fiscal Law Assignments

Marine Corps

• 3404 – Financial Management Officer

• 3432 – Finance Technician

• 4402 – Judge Advocate (Fiscal & Administrative Law)

Air Force

• 65F – Financial Management Officer

• 6F0X1 – Financial Management & Comptroller (Enlisted)

• 63A – Acquisition Manager Officer (Financial/Cost Analysis Roles)

• 61A – Operations Research Analyst

What We Offer

Novelis’ benefits reflect our commitment to supporting employees and their households with flexible, high-quality options, including:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Company-funded Health Savings Account (HSA) and Health Reimbursement Account (HRA)
• Company-paid life insurance and voluntary coverage options
• Competitive paid time off
• 401(k) savings plan with company match
• Retirement and post-retirement health coverage options
• Employee assistance programs available 24/7
• Wellness, career development, and work-life support resources

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Location Profile

Novelis Oswego is located in northern Central New York on the shores of Lake Ontario and employs approximately 1200 people. The Oswego plant produces more than one billion pounds of high-quality aluminum sheet each year serving customers in the automotive beverage can and specialty markets. In addition to its downtown shopping and dining district Oswego and the surrounding areas are renowned for fishing hiking snowmobiling and outdoor recreation across all four seasons. Novelis is committed to supporting the community and fosters strong relationships with non-profit and educational organizations like The Children’s Museum of Oswego Oswego County Opportunities State University of New York College at Oswego and the Pathways in Technology Early College High School among many others.

Novelis recognizes its talented and diverse workforce as a key competitive advantage and provides equal opportunities to all employees and applicants. Novelis recognizes its talented and diverse workforce as a key competitive advantage. Novelis provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants. All terms and conditions of employment at Novelis including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoffs recalls transfers leaves of absence compensation and training are without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal provincial or local laws.

Disclaimer

We encourage all potential candidates to follow the protocols below and to be diligent when sharing any personal information:1. Check the job posting is live and valid via our careers page: Careers - Novelis2. Verify any communication with us by contacting our talent team at Careers - Novelis