Rod Armstrong Email & Phone Number

Alberta, Canada

• Kaweer Inc is part of Arconic/Alcoa’s Business and Construction Solutions (BCS) group (Turnover $600M/3,000 employees) which provides the commercial construction industry with architectural aluminium products and.
• Increased revenues by 6% year over year since 2018 and maintained revenue levels of 2018 in 2020 despite impact of COVID.
• Increased profitability returns from an average of 4% over the previous five years (2013-2017) to an average of 14% (Highest profit result in 2018 for previous 20 years).
• Improved safety culture and decreased injury rates by 7%
• Improved labour efficiency 5% per annum and increased asset utilisation by 17% and 10% since 2018 for the two most significant assets (Extruding & Anodizing).
• Improved customer lead times and delivery performance by 5%

Visalia, California, USA

• Managed the finance function for the Western region (US/Canada) through the provision of internal management reports and ad-hoc analysis, forecasting and budgets, maintaining high internal control standards and driving.
• Developed a business case and lead an improvement program for the North American finance function to become more efficient in transactional processing and better positioned to act as a business partner to drive.
• Drove Business Improvement program in California, increasing Productivity from 70% to 130% ($500k) and received Alcoa award for achieving 100% employee involvement.
• Developed and facilitated the Canadian/Lethbridge labour agreement process ensuring key operational performance criteria and cost competitive objectives were established. Presented with stock award for leadership of.
• Established capital management and reporting program ensuring projects achieved both financial and non-financial hurdles.

Geelong, Australia

• Alcoa Australia Rolled Products is part of Alcoa’s Global Rolled Products group (Turnover $8B/13,000 employees) that manufactures aluminium flat rolled products for the Australian and Asian markets. The Australian.
• Successfully developed and implemented a restructuring program that offset increased competition, the high Australian dollar and an increased cost base. Deliverables included exceeding corporations return on capital.
• Developed and implemented working capital strategy that reduced Days Working Capital by half.
• Established foreign exchange hedging program that protected exposure to $US movements
• Successfully negotiated and concluded subdivision and sale of non-productive areas of freehold land at operational site

Perth, Australia

• Alcoa’s Australian operations represent the world’s largest integrated bauxite mining, alumina refining, aluminium smelting and rolling system. Alcoa of Australia (excluding rolling) businesses have a turnover in.
• Drove the organisation/locations from simply a cost focus to a holistic “shareholder value” approach by managing to a broader set of KPI’s
• Improved budget/forecast accuracy by developing and implementing a fully integrated “daily cost management” system to manage actual costs to budget/forecast. (Reduced forecast variation from +/- 20% to +/- 5% within 6.
• Business partner in the development of an Australian Risk Management process
• Successfully implemented a “commercial” structure for the workshops across WA
• Improved competency standards within the finance group by developing a training matrix

Perth, Australia

• Managed all commercial responsibilities for the Mining group which included 3 bauxite mines and a gold mine (Hedges). Functional areas included finance, procurement and stores. Achievements:
• Developed models to access various financial options to replace mining fleet which led to a successfully negotiated master lease facility
• Key finance lead that performed due diligence for IPO in China
• Undertook financial analysis that determined position to monetise cash flow opportunity of Gold mine.
• Commercial lead for the rationisation of 3 bauxite mine structure to 2
• Key driver in the development and implementation of the “Business Advisor” model. Various Management/Financial Accounting Positions held in Alcoa of Australia/Other Organisations between 1986-1996

Bachelor Of Business, Accounting And Finance

Activities and Societies: CPA Australia - Certified Practicing Accountant

Diploma In Financial Planning (In Progress)