Contact person for this position:  Ronel Bakker

ronel@joblinkplacement.co.za

Website: www.joblinkplacement.co.za

Job overview:

My client in the Mining Industry is looking for a Financial Manager to oversee financial planning, cost control, regulatory compliance and risk management for all operations.

Core Responsibilities:

Financial Reporting & Accounting:

• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements in accordance with IFRS and relevant mining or company legislation.
• Prepare all management accounts
• Prepare daily and monthly cashflows

Cost Control & Analysis:

• Monitor operational and capital expenditures (CapEx), investigate cost anomalies, and support operational heads with cost efficiency metrics.

Budgeting & Forecasting

• Lead annual budgeting processes, long-term financial modelling, and cash flow projections linked to commodity price cycles.

Risk & Compliance Management

• Ensure adherence to tax laws, SARS (or regional equivalent), mining royalties, environmental/rehabilitation fund accounting, diesel/fuel rebates and internal controls.

Cash Management

• Manage working capital, review online banking payments, oversee -currency/commodity risk exposure, and coordinate with internal and external auditors.

Company structures

• To oversee all company/entity structures and organograms, holding companies, trusts etc

Daily and accounting

• To oversee company bookkeeper and ensure their roles and daily tasks are being completed and managed correctly
• Overseeing the administration team and setting up systems and processes for accurate recordkeeping, billing and general finance operations in the businesses.
• Be the primary point of contact for all financial related matters with both customers and suppliers.

Experience, skills and attributes:

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance. Accounting, or Economics; a CA(SA) or equivalent professional certification

Experience

Minimum of 5 to 7+ years of financial management experience, ideally within the mining, engineering, manufacturing, or heavy industrial sectors.

Skills & Attributes:

• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills with a keen eye for detail.
• Proven ability to conduct cost efficiency analysis and implement cost-saving initiatives.
• Highly proficient with technology, with the ability to quickly adapt to and master any software program
• Excellent Excel skills.
• Thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and can manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines.

Working hours:

• Mining industry/processing is 24/7 but  working hours are Mon to Fri 7am to 4pm
• Travel/site visits in Mpumalanga may be required

Salary:

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