• Oversee the financial analysis, cost controls, financial modelling, and budgeting with emphasis on processing, analyzing and reporting financial transactions associated with business activity within designated, operational or support area(s).
• Provide and establish day-to-day business advice as well as accounting procedures within guidelines and policies established by the Newmont policies and procedures.
• Support the Senior Finance Manager in mentoring and coaching Senior Business Analysts.

In This Role You Will:

Budget Analysis

• Compile the monthly, quarterly and annual variance analysis of operations looking at budget versus forecasts and prior year plan for site, regional and corporate reporting.
• Coordinate and review inputs by cost center managers for the preparation of yearly business plans and budgets for the site operation ensuring the integrity of submissions and compliance with regional assumptions and guidance.
• Support the Senior Finance Manager in providing Leadership with the appropriate information on “what if” analysis to aid management decision making.
• Support the Management of the compilation of monthly variance analysis, compare budget versus forecasts and previous plan, etc. and opportunity for improved performance.

Capital Expenditures

• Contribute in the Authority for Expenditure (AFE) and Project Design Document (PDD) preparation for capital expenditures.
• Contribute in co-coordination of site investment system processes, AFE, Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) and support economic metrics, liaising with regional planning team in verifying that documentation of an appropriate standard is submitted for value assurance and to the Site / Regional Investment Council (IC).
• Support in the Management of overall capital expenditure processes.

Financial Models

• Build financial models or other driver-based planning functionality for various departments including but not limited to support areas, Finance and treasury schedules during annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting.
• Support Senior Finance Manager as key technical hand in the delivery of insights, analysis and solutions to contribute in meeting site business plan targets.

Financial Reporting

• Review and analyze monthly financial monthly financial reports to identify potential cost control issues.
• Certify the site compliance with Sarbanes–Oxley Act (SOX) on specific accounting controls in scope by reviewing and approving MRCDs.
• Support Internal and External Auditors with all requests for mine site testing and documentation.
• Participate in the monthly Accounting Post Close process as directed by the Senior Finance Manager to verify timeliness of Accounting deliverables and in accordance of Newmont Accounting Standards.

Talent Management and Team Leadership

• Support Senior Finance Manager in building site finance leadership pipeline by providing coaching and mentoring to team members and developing and their capabilities.
• Carry out the day to day leadership and development of site finance team in accordance with development plans for individuals as defined by Senior Finance Manager and make inputs and suggestions as appropriate.

Information Management

• Support and make inputs into strategies for cost center managers to review their cost by facilitating their understanding of their cost profile and how they impact the bottom-line.

Liaison

• Serve as a liaison between Accounting, Business Planning and the assigned Operating group.
• Coordinate the Business Planning and Quarterly Forecast process for the site from start to finish, circulating information and messages to staff per Business Planning RACI.
• Develop a Site Business Planning calendar with the input from the Site Business Planning team that aligns with the Regional BP Calendar.
• Prepare for the Business Plan Site calendar confirmation meeting (Schedule venue, invite participants per RACI and prepare presentation).

Your Training, Skills & Experience Checklist:

Formal Qualification (including Professional Registrations):

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance (Professional accounting certification is a plus).

Additional Knowledge

• Knowledge of the following tools:
• Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC).
• SAP.
• MS Office.

Experience:

• Minimum of 8 years of Accounting experience or 10 years of a combination of education and experience of financial modelling, cost control and economic analysis or similar experience.

Technical Skills:

• Accountancy.
• Advanced interpersonal skills.
• Business analysis.
• Business modelling.
• Consultation.
• Advanced computer skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to multitask.
• Technically inclined.

Behavioural Attributes:

• Professional.
• Respect.
• Assertiveness.
• Influential.
• Customer focused.
• Integrity.
• Trust.
• Confident.
• Reliable.
• Independent.
• Safety conscious.
• Initiative.
• Results driven.
• Proactive.
• Accurate.
• Continually learn.
• Work under pressure.
• Team player.

Working Conditions:

• The role is located at our Akyem site.
• Extended and unpredictable working hours is the norm.
• The incumbent is exposed to an environment where the need for detailed or precise work is extreme.