Senior Business Analyst at Newmont Goldcorp Corporation

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Purpose

To oversee the Finacial anlysi, cost controls,financial modeling , and budgeting with an emphasis on processing , analysing and reporting financial transactions associated with business activity within designated operational or support area(s). To provide and establish day-to-day business advice as well as accounting procedures within guidelines and policies established vy the Newmont Accounting Policy

Essential Duties

Stakeholder Reporting and Business Advisory Service

• Provide management with the appropriate information for various "what if" scenarios
• Interact with department heads  in the review of their cost center reports and facilitate their understanding of costs charged to their cost center
• Serve as a liaison betwen accounting, business planning and assigned operating group
• Attend assigned departmental meetings
• Execute continous improvment initiatives or opportunities within the accounting areas

Planning and Cost Control

• Coordinate , compile and analyse planned and forcasted cost performance and financial results from key stakeholders for global and external stakeholder reporting
• Resolve disputed cost center charges prior to the close
• Provide support in the control over the maintenance of cost by responsibility , activity , cost center, element and other performance indicators
• Support the AFE and PDD preparation for capital expenditures

Financial Analysis

• Review and analyse monthly financial reports to identify potential cost contrl issues
• Compile the monthly varaiance analysis of the operations, looking at budget versus, forcasts and previous plan etc. for site and corporate reporting purposes
• implement metrics and monitor results for areas of responsibillities and employees to track progress towards company and departmental goals

Financial Modeling

• Build financial models or other driver-based planned functionality for various departments, including but not limited to support areas, Finance and Treasury schedules during the yearly budget and quartely forecasts.

System Integration

• Maintain a working knowlege of soft applications , accounting issues, and processes so that information is effectively and easily gathered with a high degree of accuracy

Training & Experience

Fomal Qualification

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance
• Chartered/Certified Accountant qualification is an advantage
• Knowledge of U.S Generally Accepted Accounting Procedures (GAAP)
• Knowledge of costing and budgetting concepts and techniques
• Familiar with Actvity Base Costing (ABC-Model)

Experience

• Between 4-7 years of relevant accounting experience , or 7 yearss of combination of education and experience in fainancial modeling, cost control and economic analysi, or similar.
• Mining, Construction ,utilities or other heavy industry experieince is preferred
• Experience in SAP and Business Planning Consolidation (BPC ) is preferred
• Must have experience with Computer-based accounting system
• Demonstrated people management experience and the ability to work with internal and extermnal partners and experieince with continous improvement programs and integrated systems

Technical Skills

• Advanced analytical and problem -solving skills
• Advanced communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills
• Advanced computer literacy skills  - MS Office 9Word,Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook
• Strong leadership and management presentation skills
• Tme management skills
• Advanced information monitoring and management skills
• coaching and mentoring skills
• Financial administration , analysis and reporting skills

Working Conditions

• The positionis located at the Ahafo Mine Site Ghana, West Africa
• The incumbent may be required to perform work at remote and isolated construction site
• The incumbent may be required to travel to and support other domestic sites