Senior Business Analyst at Newmont Goldcorp Corporation

To oversee the financial analysis, cost controls, financial modelling, and budgeting with an emphasis on processing, analyzing 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 by 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 centre reports and facilitate their understanding of costs charged to their cost centre.
•     Serve as a liaison between accounting, business planning and assigned operating group.
•     Attend assigned departmental meetings.
• Execute continuous improvement initiatives or opportunities within the accounting areas

Planning and Cost Control

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

Financial Analysis

•     Review and analyze monthly financial reports to identify potential cost control issues.
•     Compile the monthly variance analysis of the operations, looking at budget versus, forecasts and previous plan etc. for the site and corporate reporting purposes.
•     Implement metrics and monitor results for areas of responsibilities and employees to track progress towards the company and departmental goals.

Financial Modeling

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

System Integration

•     Maintain a working knowledge of software applications, accounting issues, and processes so that information is efficiently and easily gathered with a high degree of accuracy

Training & Experience

• Formal Qualification (including Professional Registrations)
•     Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance.
•     Chartered / Certified Accountant qualification is an advantage.

Additional Knowledge:

•     Knowledge of U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Procedures (GAAP).
•     Knowledge of costing and budgeting concepts and techniques.
•     Familiar with Activity Base Costing (ABC – Model).

Experience:

•     Between 3 and 5 years of relevant accounting experience, or 10 years of combination of education and experience in financial modeling, cost control and economic analysis, or similar.
•     Mining, construction, utilities or other heavy industry experience is preferred.
•     Experience in SAP and Business Planning Consolidation (BPC) is preferred.
•     Must have experience with a computer-based accounting system.
•     Demonstrated people management experience and the ability to work with internal and external partners and experience with continuous improvement programs and integrated management systems.

Technical Skills:

•     Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills.
•     Advanced communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
•     Advanced computer literacy skills –  MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook).
•     Strong leadership and management presentation skills.
•     Time management skills.
•     Advanced information monitoring and management skills.
•     Coaching and mentoring skills.
•     Financial administration, analysis and reporting skills.

Working Conditions

•     The position is located at the Akyem Mine Site Ghana , West Africa
•     The incumbent may be required to perform work at remote and isolated construction sites.
•     The incumbent may be required to travel to and support other domestic sites