Senior Manager of SEC & External Reporting

Howmet Aerospace is searching for a Senior Manager of SEC & External Reporting. This position provides an ideal opportunity for a finance professional who desires career growth within Howmet Aerospace Inc. We are a values-based company that offers significant advancement opportunity. This position requires a strong ability to translate financial data into meaningful performance information which is used by investors, analysts and others.

The Senior Manager, SEC & External Reporting is highly visible to finance leadership with primary responsibility for the preparation of the Company's quarterly and annual filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).  This person will also be significantly involved with all other aspects of the quarterly earnings process, including review of the press release, analysts' presentation and all supporting materials.  This role will also encompass responsibilities for developing and implementing accounting policies, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) reporting under various countries’ regulations, analysis of monthly financial results, and monthly calculations of earnings per share.

This individual reports through the Controllership organization, and works closely with the Controllership team, Financial Planning and Analysis, Investor Relations, Corporate Communications, Legal, Treasury, and Segment colleagues.

Responsibilities include:

• Preparation and coordination of all SEC financial filings, including the annual report on Form 10-K; quarterly reports on Form 10-Q; proxy filings and miscellaneous reports on Form 8-K.
• Assistance with the preparation and review of all quarterly earnings materials.
• Coordination with external auditors (PricewaterhouseCoopers) in all aspects of their auditing and reporting of external reporting.
• Preparation of various external reporting and regulatory filings with state, federal and international agencies including ESG reporting.
• Compliance with all aspects of Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) internal controls with respect to external reporting requirements.
• Developing and implementing policies and procedures for new accounting pronouncements and developing global accounting and reporting standards.
• Analyzing monthly financial results and resolving complex accounting issues.
• Assisting with external reporting accounting aspects of acquisition and divestiture projects – i.e. pro forma financial statements; significance tests.

Essential Knowledge and Skills

• Self-starter with high energy and ability to work in a team environment
• Strong knowledge of SEC and U.S. GAAP accounting and reporting requirements
• Strong attention to detail a must and precision to ensure accuracy of reporting
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience in preparing SEC filings
• Strong written communication skills in a style suitable for the filings and reports
• Strong analytical skills to interpret and question data and other inputs
• Strong organizational skills to ensure maintenance and integrity of data
• Ability to quickly evaluate processes and implement efficiencies
• Multi-tasking responsibilities
• Ability to guide and coordinate data collection efforts across multiple locations/departments
• Coordinates new accounting standards implementation meetings
• Ability to work overtime including weekends and holidays that coincide with quarterly earnings, SEC filings and annual report preparation
• Ability to identify and resolve reporting issues expediently to support the Company's accelerated closing process.