Engineering Jobs at Ivanhoe Mines

Purpose of the role:

The group sustainability team is responsible for coordinating various workstreams to ensure Ivanhoe operates as a good corporate citizen in line with the Group’s Sustainability Objectives. The Group Team therefore requires a strong coordinator who is also able adjust to a continuously changing sustainability landscape. As the Group team is small, the Sustainability Coordinator will be required to assist with several key tasks which all form part of the Group’s Key Performance Indicators. Two key workstreams for Ivanhoe are the Decarbonisation and Water Strategies. Experience in both of these aspects would be preferred.
 

You will have the following:

• Bachelor of Science, specializing in environmental, water and/or climate science.
• Minimum 7 years’ experience in the environmental/water/climate management field.

Preferably you will have:

• Masters in environmental, water or climate science

You will have advanced skills and knowledge in:

• Attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and with minimal supervision.
• Ability to manage data on Excel.
• Ability to understand environmental and social data.
• Good people skills, be able to interact effectively and professionally with all relevant stakeholders

Technical Skills should include:

• Ability to liaise effectively with stakeholders and coordinate work required
• Ability to strategise for longer terms plans for adequate and effective implementation of sustainability reporting and compliance

Personal Competencies should include:

• Willing to work extra hours when required.
• Willing to assist the team where needed even if the work entailed is not strictly in line with the job description.
• Ability to work with a diverse group of people.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Ability to problem solve.
• Ability to show initiative and run with tasks with minimal assistance.

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This role is responsible for:

• Managing the metals settlement process with offtakers and external laboratories.
• Liaise with offtakers on monthly settlement data and processes.
• Reconciling weight, moisture and assays between the mine gate and settlement point, and offtakers.
• To provide management with up-to-date information on contained metal, weight, moisture and assay results.
• Provide technical input on all WSMD processes.

This role will form part of the Ivanhoe Marketing team. 

Disclaimer - this role is not open to any third-party providers and any application received from a third-party will be considered as a direct application.  

You will have the following:

• A bachelor's degree or advanced diploma in Chemistry or related field.
• Proven experience as a WSMD specialist in the mining or natural resources industry, preferably with experience from a metals laboratory or a commodity marketing operations. 
• 3-4 years of experience.
• Strong background in mining and a deep understanding of metal accounting principles.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good numeric skills.
• Strong attention to detail.

Personal Competencies should include:

• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Must be able to liaise confidently and establish excellent working relationships.
• Good communication skills.
• Ability to put process improvements in place.
• Adaptable in a constantly changing environment.
• Dynamic self-starter.
• Operate in a collaborative manner and focus on output, not input.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to work under pressure.
• To be energetic with good follow through skills.

Your Key Performance Activities will include but not limited to: 

Process:

Data gathering and capturing:

• Work within operational system to accurately gather and reflect metal balances, weight and assay results.
• Gather all necessary documents from the logistics team, offtakers and laboratories.

Metals settlement:

• Manage metals settlement process with offtakers and external laboratories 
• Liaise and negotiate with offtakers on monthly settlement data and processes 
• Reconcile mine gate to settlement point assay, moisture and weight 
• Reconcile settlement point to offtakers assay, moisture and weight. 

Metals invoicing and reporting:

• Liaise with the Financial and Commercial Accountant on invoicing to offtakers.
• Utilise tools, analysis, reports and proactive engagement to ensure precise reporting of metal inventories.
• Generate metals balance sheet with supporting details.
• Receive invoicing queries, validate with records, rectify errors and communicate results to Financial and Commercial Accountant to be provided to offtakers.
• Provide daily reports regarding logistics and sales as they relate to metallurgical activities.
• Prepare various financial or analytical reports as required.

Inventory management:

• Assist with stock reconciliations and valuations as required 
• Maintain data and records for auditing and future refence 

WSMD processes:

• Agree WSMD processes with offtakers.

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Job Description

Ivanhoe Marketing is a newly established commodity marketing, sales and logistics entity within the Ivanhoe Mines Group. 

This role is responsible for:

• Managing metal sales invoicing, debtors receipts and applications.
• Managing accounts payable and ensuring suppliers are paid for goods and services delivered.
• To keep abreast of all logistics and stock movements within the value chain that may trigger invoicing/ payment/ journal requirements.
• Assist the financial manager with treasury management.
• Supporting the financial manager with the day-to-day accounting tasks.

This role will form part of the Ivanhoe Marketing team. 

Disclaimer - this role is not open to any third-party providers and any application received from a third-party will be considered as a direct application.  

You will have the following:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• CA or equivalent qualification is an advantage.
• Proven experience as a financial accountant in the mining or natural resources industry.
• 3-4 years of experience.
• Strong understanding of mining or commodity trading operations.
• Advanced computer literacy – ERP software and MS Office.
• JDE experience would be advantageous.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good numeric skills.
• Strong attention to detail

Personal Competencies should include:

• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Must be able to liaise confidently and establish excellent working relationships.
• Good communication skills.
• Ability to put process improvements in place.
• Adaptable in a constantly changing environment.
• Dynamic self-starter.
• Operate in a collaborative manner and focus on output, not input.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to work under pressure.
• To be energetic with good follow through skills.

Your Key Performance Activities will include but not limited to: 

Process:
Sales and accounts receivable:

• Preparation and calculation of metal sales invoices aligned with all quantitative and qualitative data received from the logistics function and the Metals Accountant and in line with agreements.
• Preparing debtors and managing incoming payments aligned with financial policies and procedures.
• Performing day to day financial transactions, including verifying, classifying, computing, posting and recording accounts receivables data.
• Preparing bank deposits and financial data required to receive foreign currency.
• Reconciling the debtors ageing and debtors’ ledger.
• Verifying discrepancies and resolving clients’ billing issues.
• Facilitating and following up on payment of invoices due.
• Liaising with logistics team and WSMD Metals Accountant to ensure accurate retrieval of information.

Purchases and accounts payable:

• Preparing creditors reconciliations and outbound payments.
• Ensuring accuracy of invoices received from creditors by liaising with the logistics teams and ensuring alignment to contracts/agreements.
• Preparing bank payments and financial data required to pay foreign currency.
• Reconciling creditors ageing and creditors’ ledger.
• Verifying discrepancies and resolving outstanding invoice/payment issues.
• Facilitating and following up on payment of invoices due.
• Liaising with logistics team to ensure accurate retrieval of information.

Treasury management-support the Financial Manager with the following:

• Preparation of payments and allocation of receipts 
• Preparation of bank reconciliations 
• Accurate accounting of all treasury related items.

Financial accounting – support the Financial Manager with the following:

• Month end close and accurate reporting of financial data in the accounting system.
• Reconciliations between the operational system and the accounting system on inventory and accounts payable.
• Reporting to the Ivanhoe Mines Group.
• Preparation of financial statements in accordance with IFRS.
• Provide day-to-day business decision support to operations and general managers on various financial topics.

Other:

• Regularly check the communal email inbox and delegate any emails to the relevant persons to be responded to appropriately

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Job Description

Ivanplats is looking for a Management Accountant,

• IVANPLATS (Pty) Ltd, a subsidiary of Ivanhoe Mines, is advancing the development of its world-class palladium-rhodium-nickel-copper-gold project in the Limpopo Province near Mokopane. This unique mineral deposit will be exploited using large mechanised state-of-the-art underground mining methods, deploying the latest technology to   develop this “mine of the future”. Suitably qualified and experienced candidates are invited to apply for the following vacancies required for the project development.

Suitable candidates must possess the following minimum qualifications and skills:

• Grade 12/ Matric or equivalent (Maths & Physical Science NOT mandatory)
• National Diploma in Financial Management (NQFL 6 Minimum)
• Degree Accounting Management (NQFL 7 Minimum)
• JDE/ Hubble (Systems)
• Supervisory Development Course
• CGMA - will be considered advantageous.

Suitable candidates must have the following work experience:

• 1-3 Years in field working experience
• Good written and verbal communication skills in English.

The successful candidate will be responsible for, but not be limited to:

• Initiate, oversee and consolidate the budget preparation process for the section for the coming fiscal year in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Ensure effective Management accounting reporting to all relevant stakeholders.
• Implement effective and efficient Management Accounting and Financial Reporting structures, policies, and governance procedures where appropriate!
• Ability to provide accurate and reliable Forecast and budgets.
• Establish reporting best practice for area of responsibility.
• Deploy an integrated risk management process, quality assurance and compliance framework throughout our areas of responsibility.
• Drive effective problem solving and continuous improvement.
• Function as a Management Accounting subject matter expert.
• Manage relationships with stakeholders to enable optimisation of the business value chain.
• Coordinate, monitor and supervise the performance of direct reports.
• Report on section’s performance efficiencies
• Supervise VMI and related consignment stock contracts.
• Support and give costing direction to Engineering section and be able to analyse CAM system and give supervisory advice.

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Job Description

Play your part in our team succeeding...

To perform accounting, cost control, financial analysis and reporting activities for the KCSA’s Payroll function. The incumbent identifies opportunities for enhanced cost controls and savings, mitigates financial risks, and drives and monitors the implementation of improvement initiatives.

You will have the following:

• Diploma in Finance
• 5 years' relevant Accounting experience with a focus on cost control, analytics and reporting
• Experience in the mining environment highly advantageous
• Fluent in English. French advantageous

You will have advanced skills and knowledge in:

• General accounting experience
• Payroll processes and procedures
• Financial policies and procedures
• DRC legislation related to payroll
• Leave, time and attendance
• Understanding / exposure to HR practices, processes, disciplines and systems
• Ms office – excel
• Financial / payroll systems (sage) HRIS and accounting software
• Accounting principles
• Cost management
• Financial analysis and reporting
• Budgeting

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform Accounting and cost control activities
• Coordinate and execute Payroll analysis
• Coordinate and execute Payroll Reporting
• Participate in Payroll continuous improvement projects and initiatives
• Monitor costs or expenses to achieve cost efficiencies and reduce waste
• Build working relationships across teams and functional lines to enhance work delivery, collaboration and innovation