Senior Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis

Howmet Aerospace, headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a leading global provider of advanced engineered solutions for the aerospace and transportation industries. Our 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.

Howmet's Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) team leads company-wide financial planning, forecasting and analytics. To effectively complete our mission, we:

• Drive financial planning and forecasting processes including management reviews
• Consolidate and report performance for business segments including P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flows
• Develop external financial presentations working closely with C-Suite and Investor Relations
• Create insights into Howmet's businesses, markets, competitors, and customers through fact-based financial analysis
• Oversee capital investment budgeting and approval processes
• Control corporate resource unit's budgets and allocations

The Senior Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) supports company-wide consolidated financial reporting and supports critical financial forecasting systems to deliver accurate and timely financial planning, forecasting, and reporting. This position also derives business insights for assigned business segments by conducting financial and strategic analysis to help inform the decisions of executive management.

Major activities/Key challenges

• Own the Hyperion Planning environment administration by handling system maintenance tasks, ensuring data integrity, and conducting user training.
• Participate in strategic direction, ongoing management and administration of Hyperion Planning system.
• Manage critical source files and processes for efficient and accurate data collection and reporting including business driver models.
• Support FP&A process and system improvement projects to achieve world-class performance.
• Derive business insights from financial and strategic analysis and synthesize into high impact, targeted recommendations and presentations for senior management review and decision making.
• Gain in-depth understanding of segment operations and business drivers to recommend improvements.
• Review monthly actual, forecast and plan performance; understand deviations from both forecast, plan and prior year to provide insights to senior management.
• Prepare quarterly financial reports in support of the earnings release process as well as 10-Q and 10-K filings.
• Analyze markets, products and customer revenue and profitability to recommend actions that improve business results.
• Conduct business and competitor analysis as well as external benchmarking.
• Collaborate on ad hoc and ongoing financial analysis.
• Develop a network of contacts across Segment and Resource Units to facilitate efficient data gathering.

Essential Knowledge & Skills/Education

• Excellent financial analytics and quantitative skills
• Understanding of financial statements (income, balance sheet and cash flow statements)
• Developing financial models to connect underlying business drivers to financial outcomes
• Critical thinker that shows resourcefulness in gathering data, and is a self-directed problem solver
• Conducts high-quality, detailed, accurate and well-documented quantitative and qualitative analysis including an ability to flesh out detail and clarify understanding of assigned work
• Experienced in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and Hyperion Planning and/or Oracle Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) applications
• Collaborates well with colleagues; Desire to build a strong understanding of the business
• Strong communication and presentation development skills
• Takes initiative to make process improvements and standardize processes

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree business, economics, finance, accounting or a related major or equivalent professional experience is required
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in finance, strategy, consulting, or other quantitative function
• Minimum of 7 years of experience working with, or analyzing financial statements

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters of Business Administration (MBA)
• Experience with financial modeling using Excel
• Experience with Hyperion Planning and/or Oracle Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) applications
• Experience with SharePoint and Power BI systems
• Highly detail oriented
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and team orientation

Salary Range: $130,000 - $155,000/year approximation (actual compensation is subject to variation due to factors such as education, experience, skillset, and/or location).

Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE: HWM), headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a leading global provider of advanced engineered solutions for the aerospace and transportation industries. Our primary businesses focus on jet engine components, aerospace fastening systems, titanium structural parts and forged wheels. With $7.4 Billion in revenue in 2024, our products play a crucial role in enabling fuel efficiency and lightweighting, contributing to our customers' success and making a positive impact on the world. To learn more about the way Howmet Aerospace Inc. is advancing the sustainability of our customers, markets, and communities where we operate, review the 2024 Environmental Social and Governance report at www.howmet.com/esg-report. Follow: LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube.