Specialist - Finance Business Partnering - 12 Month FTC

Company Description

We’re re-imagining mining to improve people’s lives. That includes the lives of everyone who works for Anglo American. We strive to be a great company where employees are happy and inspired to do their best work. A place where every colleague can grow, develop and realise their potential. To live up to our Always with Purpose employee value proposition, we’re putting the development and growth of colleagues first by ensuring everyone at Anglo American has the career experience they deserve.

Job Description

The Finance Business Partner uses commercial acumen, analytical skill and storytelling to provide decision support and challenge that ensures the business takes decisions that maximise value.

The Specialist – Finance Business Partnering is a key member of the team acts as the trusted Finance advisor to commodity results and projects, as well as driving change and meeting the specific needs of the business as a respected and trusted business partner.

In addition to being accountable in providing analysis and insight, the Specialist – Finance Business Partnering optimizes existing business models or acting as ‘intrapreneur’ and designing new ones. With end-to-end visibility, understanding of the entire business and technical knowledge, the the Specialist – Finance Business Partnering  engages strongly with stakeholders owning and challenging the issues, working jointly with other teams on strategy & planning, innovation, market research and business model change. They piece together information from different sources to develop a truly informed picture of how value is created and put at risk across the organization, recognising inherent trade-offs as businesses deploy different capitals. Translate analytical findings into clear compelling story, conveyed through ad hoc and regular reporting in both written and verbal form.

Key Responsibilities include:

Business advisory

• Proactively engage with the front / mid-office teams to frame business questions that shape analytical agenda.
• Originate data from a variety of internal and external sources and in a variety of fields, including operational, financial and accounting.
• Use Business Intelligence tools to prepare and analyse data, surfacing insights on key performance drivers to support decision making.
• Communicate the insights and recommend strategic and tactical action, suggesting opportunities for improvement and value delivery.
• Be key finance advisor to Marketing Exco.

Financial planning

• Develop and implement models to forecast financial results and position, enabling informed working capital and cash decisions and supporting regular outlook and budget processes.
• Embed delivery of a standardized financial forecasting process across Marketing - prepare and process data/information required for actual, forecast, budget, interim and year end reporting to support the reporting of results for the commodity.
• Continuously evolve and refine forecasting processes to improve forecast accuracy and strengthen quality of decision making

Performance management

• Design and prepare regular and ad hoc performance reports, including analysis and supporting information to meet internal requirements and deadlines for Marketing and Group.
• Drive a collaborative process that provides visibility across the value chain performance and enables improvement in performance management.
• Conduct analysis and provide insight into performance trends and results to identify value/improvement opportunities.
• Collaborate within the finance team to access data and understand information from all relevant sources and develop on-demand information for users.
• Work with Group Finance and Investor Relations to improve internal and external understanding of performance and the Marketing Narrative for your particular commodity, leveraging deep knowledge and understanding of the technical and commercial aspects of the business matched with financial acumen.

Project management and support

• Support cross-disciplinary teams in ideating, designing and implementing ad hoc projects, including establishing new corporate or financing structures, executing M&A deals or securing approval for new lines of business.
• Support the delivery of material cross commodity and functional projects which impact the broader Finance function.
• Ensure changes are embedded into business as usual process

Learning and development

• Drive a culture of continuous improvement, big data thinking and collaborative ‘smart team’ working
• Stay up-to-date with technology and leverage latest software tools in analysis and reporting.
• Support the implementation of new technologies to deliver next generation

Qualifications

• Excellent academic credentials in Business and Finance.
• Experience in business partnering or business consulting.
• Constructively engage stakeholders to a common cause through developing mutually beneficial solutions and proposals. Has ability to understand business needs and value drivers, and recommend appropriate commercial solutions
• Strong credible communication and presentation skills
• Some travel may be required.
• Degree educated

Additional Information

Who we are
At Anglo American, we’re redefining what it means to mine responsibly. We lead with integrity, care deeply about people and the planet, and constantly push the boundaries of innovation to work safer and smarter. From reducing water and energy use to pioneering precision extraction technologies, we’re committed to sustainable practices that deliver real impact—today and for generations to come.

How we are committed to your safety
Nothing is more important to us than ensuring you return home safely after a day’s work. To make that happen, we have the most rigorous safety standards in the industry. Not only that, we’re also continually investing in new technologies – from drones to data analytics – that are helping to make mining safer.

Inclusion and Diversity
Anglo American is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace where we value and respect every colleague for who they are and provide equality of opportunity so that everyone can fulfil their potential.

How to apply
To apply for this role, please complete our online application form. You will have the opportunity to upload your CV and other relevant documentation as part of the process.

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