Copper Africa: Finance Lead at Glencore

ACCOUNTABILITY:

• Reporting to and supporting the Copper Africa CFO in executing their key responsibilities, building strong relationships with team members across the organisation to influence outcomes, facilitate change and maintain momentum on strategic initiatives. General activities include partnering with regional finance and commercial functions, leading Business Analysis and Planning (BAP), Financial Reporting and Financial Compliance functions for the region and ensuring alignment and collaboration with Global support functions. The incumbent in this role further needs to support and inform decision making through establishing business routines and in-depth analysis and problem solving, along with playing a key role in designing and implementing strategic finance projects.

KEY RELATIONSHIPS:

• Copper Africa CFO
• Copper Africa senior finance team (Commercial Lead, Finance Lead, Tax Lead, Systems Lead, Treasury Lead)
• Copper Africa Finance and commercial teams (Regional and site-based teams)
• Copper Africa Operations teams (Regional and site-based teams)
• Copper Global Service functions (Business Analysis and Planning, Financial Reporting, Information Systems, Supply Chain, Transaction Services)

QUALIFICATION & SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Post-Graduate Degree in Commerce of Accounting
• CA(SA)

Competencies:

• Proficient computer literacy including Microsoft office
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, with both verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities and dynamics
• Delivery and service orientated
• Strategic/ tactical longand short-term outlook
• Problem solving and decision-making skills
• Technical knowledge of accounting principles and robust control environment
• Analytical
• Attention to detail
• Commercially astute
• Team player
• Accountability
• Self-motivated
• Ability to absorb and work under pressure

Work Experience:

• 10 to 15 years’ relevant post-article work experience, preferably in the mining/natural resources industry
• Prior exposure to Reporting, Planning, Operational finance and support services functions
• Demonstrated prior exposure to capital management and financial modelling
• Prior SAP and/or Oracle experience beneficial

GENERAL ACCOUNTABILITY:

• Primary responsibility to support the Copper Africa CFO in executing their key responsibilities, building strong relationships with team members across the organisation to influence outcomes, facilitate change and maintain momentum on strategic initiatives
• Partnering with various regional finance and commercial functions reporting to the CFO (Tax, Treasury, Finance, Commercial) to support the execution of activities and deliverables
• Lead and ensure successful execution of Business Analysis and Planning, Financial Reporting and Compliance functions within the Copper Africa region
• Ensure alignment between various regional finance and commercial functions as well as effective collaboration with Global support service function (Business Analysis and Planning, Financial Reporting, Information Systems, Supply Chain, Transaction Services)
• Support and inform decision making across multiple finance, commercial and operational functions through implementation of business routines for recurring business events and providing in depth analysis with simplified outcomes for non-recurring business events
• Establish a regional finance team that serves as a business partner to multiple regional support functions and corporate stakeholders
• Design, implement and/or support strategic and Group finance projects
• Serve as regional representative for finance as part of business routines, projects and other initiatives
• Provide guidance toand support finance teams to execute on their accountabilities
• Support implementation of Copper Africa Finance operating model and objectives