Head of Financial Planning and Analysis

The Financial Planning and Analysis (Head of the FP&A) Department plays a crucial role within the Finance Department:

• Owner of Group management reporting framework
• Owner of Group budgeting & forecasting process
• Owner of Group strategic modelling & scenario planning
• Maintain rules and compliance to Group management reporting standards for internal & external reporting
• Oversight of Group wide Business analysis function
• Operational coordination of consolidated monthly management reporting, and annual budget processes.
• Support for other finance functions; Group Accounting, Treasury, Tax and IR on an as needs basis
• Direct ad-hoc support to CFO and NMC on management reporting and Group financial analysis

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

The Head of the FP&A cover following areas:

• Strategic financial planning and analysis
• Produce monthly/quarterly management reporting on operational and financial results, consolidated/per site
• Develop and interpret financial data/analysis in conjunction with operations management to make recommendations for business and cost improvement.
• Develop models and coordinate discussion to support strategic operational analyses, including business viability evaluations, operational modifications and marketing evaluations.
• Maintenance and operation of Group strategic financial models
• Maintenance and operation of mining valuation & impairment models
• Maintenance and operation of DTA recoverability and going concern analysis models
• Financial / operational analysis and interpretation of variances vs plans on mining/refining site results
• Support for controlling function
• Provide active management, guidance, & coaching of mine/refining site BAs
• Provide site FMs/BAs with specialised analysis
• Build mining/smelting variance analysis models
• Coordinate budget cycle

Key Relationships the Head of FP&A will report to the CFO

Internal relationships: Accounting Department, IT, Compliance, Operations, Senior Finance Management, Treasury, Technical teams on sites

External relationship: Cash management banks, Facility Agents and Programme Banks, Financing Banks and Institutions, Legal Advisers

QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE

Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance or Accounting
• 10 – 15 years of experience in a financial/analytical role
• Mining or metal smelting experience highly desirable

Key Attributes

• Excellent English written and oral communication skills
• Numerically minded
• Excel, cashflow modelling, ability to handle and treat and large amount of data, macros
• Objectives focussed, ability to handle multiple objectives efficiently
• Proven planning and organisational skills
• Strong/resolute personality
• Adaptable with ability to take on ideas and concepts in a short period of time
• Accuracy with speed, attention to detail.