Hotel Controller jobs in Achilles, VA

This opening is with Howmet Aerospace – a world leader in investment casting of super-alloys, aluminum, and titanium primarily for jet aircraft and industrial gas turbine markets. For more information about Howmet Aerospace, visit us online at www.howmet.com .

Howmet has challenging opportunities for individuals who are excited to engage with us in growing our business. Join us where you will be part of a dedicated team to manufacture high tech products, safely, accurately, and efficiently, you will perform a variety of hands-on operations in accordance with standardized processes within customer specifications.

Job Summary:

Howmet Aerospace Inc. is looking for a Plant Controller for our facility in Hampton, VA. The selected person will act as a business partner to the management team, driving compliance, optimizing profitability and free cash flow. This position reports to the Plant Manager for the plant in question with a dotted line to the Business Unit Segment Controller.

The selected individual will direct the operation of Information Systems, Procurement and Accounting to provide adequate manufacturing systems, with additional responsibilities.

Essential Roles & Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Identify key levers to drive business improvement and providing leadership to ensure implementation of business improvement opportunities.
• In partnership with plant leadership work on achieving targeted goals for performance measures of quality, productivity, delivery, cycle time, inventory optimization and profitability
• Determining, in conjunction with plant management, targeted goals for performance measures of quality, productivity, delivery, cycle time, inventory optimization and profitability.
• Deploy business unit initiatives.
• Forecast, analyze and plan business results.
• Ensure compliance with Howmet and business unit financial reporting requirements
• Analyze data for decision making and tracking of performance progress.
• Comply with Alcoa and business unit financial reporting requirements.
• Coordinate the capital appropriation process and post-project reviews.
• Ensure completion of Howmet's Sarbanes-Oxley requirements for internal controls.
• Supervise a team of Finance professionals.
• Drive year over year cost reduction initiatives/step-change improvements.
• Manage and implement efficient and effective daily management/forecasting/budgeting systems, tools, and processes.
• Ability to accurately forecast and plan results to meet expectations of Howmet shareholders and stakeholders.
• Review financial statements and account reconciliations with follow up and corrective action as needed.
• Clear and concise communicating location results in comparison to forecast, plan and performance objectives.
• Provide financial leadership for evaluation of projects, plans and investments.
• Assure accurate, current, and complete information for government contracts.
• Complying with APP and location policies, procedures, and reporting requirements.
• Accountable for validity of location financial statements and representations.
• Develop and follow standard work to ensure location, BU and Howmet Corporate deadlines are met.
• Perform job duties in a safe and efficient manner and Promote a safe work environment.

Basic Qualifications

Position Requirements:

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or Accounting.
• At least 5-7 years of related financial/controllership work experience, with at least 5 years in a manufacturing environment
• Supervisory experience.
• 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 is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) which requires U.S. person status. ITAR defines U.S. person as an U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e., 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee.

Skills and abilities:

• Advanced Excel and Powerpoint skills.
• Qualified accountant, CPA, CMA and/or MBA.
• Outstanding communication, leadership, and teamwork skills.
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills.
• High proficiency in using MS Office software, experience in using queries, including Essbase, Hyperion, Oracle, or similar systems.
• Strong organizational skills in relation to managing multiple projects with tight deadlines in a high pressure/high intensity environment.
• Strong cost accounting skills-Multi Level Routing and Bill of Material Cost Accounting experience.
• Ability to dig for details and work on challenging projects.
• Strong leadership and presentation skills with the ability to effectively present forecast and monthly performance results to plant and BU leadership.
• Ability to communicate complex financial information in an easy-to-understand manner to non-financial personnel.