Senior Strategic Finance Analyst

Shape Your World

At Alcoa, you will become an essential part of our purpose: to turn raw potential into real progress. The way we see it, every Alcoan is a work-shaper, team-shaper, idea-shaper & world-shaper.

This is your opportunity to help shape the future of sustainability through world-changing innovations and low-carbon technologies. Become a valued part of the team impacting the aluminum industry, revolutionizing the way the world lives, builds, moves and connects. Be part of it and shape your world.

About the role:

As a Senior Strategic Finance Analyst, you will be a key member of the Finance team, supporting the modeling and analysis of strategic projects that drive business transformation and growth. You will develop and review business cases related to transformation, growth and portfolio decisions, collaborate with Finance, Strategy, Operations and other functions to structure reliable analyses, and provide timely, fact-based insights in a complex, fast-changing environment. You will also help maintain standardized deliverables and clearly communicate project drivers, assumptions, risks, opportunities and recommendations to relevant stakeholders.

Other responsibilities of the role include:

·    Support strategic project governance by organizing workplans, data requests, analytical deliverables and periodic updates for Finance leadership and relevant stakeholders;

·    Build, maintain and operate financial models for strategic growth, portfolio review, capital allocation and other business decisions;

·    Run valuation, scenario and sensitivity analyses, interpreting results to identify key value drivers, risks and opportunities;

·    Gather, validate and reconcile financial and operational inputs across Strategy, Operations, Commercial, Energy and other functions, documenting assumptions and sources;

·    Prepare accurate, concise presentations and supporting materials for executive, Board of Directors and Committee discussions; and

·    Maintain model integrity, recurring reports, analytical tools, templates and standardized documents through disciplined version control, input validation, quality checks and traceable assumptions.

What you can bring to the role:

·    This hybrid position is based in São Paulo and requires availability to work on site three days per week, as well as fluency in English for daily collaboration in a global environment;

·    Demonstrated financial-modeling capability, including model construction, maintenance, scenario analysis, sensitivity analysis and quality control;

·    Advanced Excel proficiency and the ability to translate financial and operational data into clear analyses for business decisions;

·    A bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business, Engineering, Accounting or a related field;

·    Experience in Strategic Finance, Strategic Planning, Corporate Development (M&A), Strategy, FP&A (Financial Planning and Analysis), Management Consulting, Strategy Consulting, Business Analysis, valuation or a related finance discipline; and

·    Experience in industry, particularly Mining & Metals, commodities, energy or another capital-intensive sector, and knowledge of Anaplan, Connected Planning or data-visualization tools are considered advantages.

What's on offer:

·    Our Essence and Culture: we are driven by strong values - we act with integrity, operate with excellence, care for people and lead with courage;

·    Safety First: safety is not just a priority - it is part of our DNA. Every activity begins and ends with a commitment to protecting what matters;

·    Connection with the Community: We believe in the power of collaboration, and giving back to our society is important. For this reason, we provide 4 hours of paid volunteer work each year;

·    Professional Growth: we provide space for you to develop, explore new possibilities and turn your passions into a career;

·    Benefits That Value You: We offer competitive compensation and benefits packages designed to value your talent and well-being; and

·    A Place Where You Want to Be: continuously recognized as one of the best companies to work for, we provide a safe, inclusive and respectful environment.

Additional information

·    You will be contacted only if you are selected for an interview; this process may take up to four weeks from the closing date of the posting;

·    When applying, remember to attach your résumé.

About the Location

At Alcoa, we are committed to generating value in our relationships with all stakeholders in our business, communities and environment. We build inclusive and secure environments so that our people can live and express themselves as they please. With the aim of attracting and retaining diverse talent, the company maintains the inclusion groups that promote internal and external activities to value human diversity and plurality as a way of enriching one's own values.

We are values led, vision driven and united by our purpose of transforming raw potential into real progress.  Our commitments to Inclusion, Diversity & Equity include providing trusting workplaces that are safe, respectful and inclusive of all individuals, free from discrimination, bullying and harassment and that our workplaces reflect the diversity of the communities in which we operate.    

This is a place where you are empowered to do your best work, be your authentic self, and feel a true sense of belonging. Come join us and shape your career!  

Your work. Your world. Shape them for the better.