Описание: | Location: West Africa Key functions: - Cost control and analysis; - Monthly management reporting; - CAPEX management; - Business planning and forecasting; - Cost reduction and business process optimization. Key tasks to begin with: - Monthly controlling closure in SAP - Improvement of analytical cost planning and accounting (improvement of cost classification and transparency, posting quality, reduction of accounting mistakes, etc…); - Increase frequency of cost analysis from monthly basis to weekly basis, including development of analytical tools in SAP and other systems; - Organize work and tasks of medium/junior staff, develop staff skills and competencies; - Finalize implementation of IBM analytics tools (for business planning and Capex management); - Management reporting continuous development (optimization of tools and use of different systems (SAP, IBM, other), reduce time of management reporting closure, improve quality of analysis); - Providing management with reliable information for efficient decision making; - Cost optimization and efficiency increase proposals; - Annual business plan (strategic and operational/yearly) preparation. Required knowledge: - Methods of financial/economic analysis of physicals and financials; - Business planning and forecasting; - Investment analysis; - Accounting methods under IFRS and local GAAP; - Business process understanding and project management. Desirable knowledge: - SAP or comparable ERP system; - Technology of open pit/underground mining and gold processing. - Education: higher education in the field of economics/finance, as an advantage – first education in the field of technical sciences, preferably mining and metallurgy. - Work experience: at least 5 years, in mining companies, including leadership in team management, budgeting, reporting, and cost analysis. Conditions: - Competitive salary, benefits and annual bonus - rotational basis (FIFO) |