Business Advisor

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 with world-changing innovations and low-carbon technologies. Become a valued part of the team that’s shaping the future of aluminium, revolutionising the way the world lives, builds, moves and flies. Be part of it and shape your world.

About the Role

As a Business Advisor, you’ll be a key member of the site business delivery team, supporting maintenance and engineering functions with high-impact commercial advice. You’ll play a pivotal role in identifying value-creating opportunities, facilitating cost reduction initiatives, and enhancing process efficiency. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys influencing change across diverse stakeholder groups. This position is offered on a Full-Time basis M-F week and based at the Pinjarra Refinery.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Facilitate cost reduction and process efficiency initiatives, applying ABS and continuous improvement principles.
• Manage month-end close, reporting, forecasting, and budgeting processes, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance.
• Support strategic and operating business planning, including scenario analysis and forward-looking insights.
• Deliver performance measurement, cost analysis, and insight on key cost drivers to support informed decision-making.
• Provide commercial and management accounting advice to site and corporate stakeholders, linking operational performance to financial outcomes.
• Conduct project and investment evaluations, including financial modelling, capital vs expense assessments, and business case development.

What’s on offer

• Attractive remuneration and variable bonus plan.
• 18 weeks Parental leave for primary caregivers.
• My Alcoa Benefits program offering travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing discounts.
• Generous leave entitlements including a leisure a day off every 4-week period.
• Connect and be part of a community that celebrates diversity through our employee inclusion groups.

What you can bring to the role

• A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• CPA or CA qualification (or working towards) is desirable
• Strong analytical and modelling skills
• Strong Microsoft suite and Oracle experience
• Proven ability to influence and collaborate across functions
• Experience in budgeting, forecasting, and performance reporting
• A commitment to continuous improvement and commercial excellence

Additional information

• Interviews may progress prior to the closing date, although all applications will be considered.
• You will only be contacted if you are shortlisted for an interview, this process can take up to four weeks from the closing date.

Be part of shaping our organisation and join us in building a legacy of excellence for future generations.

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About the Location

As one of the world’s largest alumina refineries, our Alcoa Pinjarra Refinery produces approximately 4.7 million metric tons each year. Located within the Shire of Murray in the Peel region of WA, just east of the Pinjarra town site, our workplace offers an inclusive and respectful environment, where we embrace change, new ideas and equal opportunity to succeed.

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.