Job Description

Company Description
-You’re talented and adaptable. That’s why you’ll fit in. As well as discovering, mining and processing many of the essential raw materials that enable, support and enhance modern life, our global business is involved in selling and marketing products – copper, platinum and other precious metals, iron ore, coal, nickel and diamonds. Through our Marketing Business, we are able to offer innovative solutions to meet our customers’ specific challenges. This includes physical products, logistics and technical support, as well as pricing and financing solutions.

-This role is responsible for preparing and overseeing the full spectrum of financial closing and reporting requirements and works closely with Global Shared Services in managing certain key processes such as payments and receipts. The Accountant also works with stakeholders across the business to design, implement and optimise the processes and systems to ensure that people have access to accurate business and financial information as and when they need it. Key Responsibilities: Drive efficient and effective Finance operations

• The Financial Accountant drives the engine room of the Finance function, managing payments to and from counterparties all the way to ensuring preparing and reviewing that all transactions are appropriately recorded in an effective manner within agreed timelines.
• Works within the framework of our financial controls and accounting policies, and engages closely with Risk, Group Shared Services and the wider Finance team to formulate, implement and perform robust controls and ensure documentation of key Finance processes. This has to be in line with upcoming UK ICFR requirements.

Deliver on-demand information

• The role plays a key role in ensuring data integrity and making information available for on-demand to support commercial decisions and new business initiatives. It works closely with Business Partnering and other stakeholders to design and implement the technical accounting logic to align data streams with business activities from financial and performance reporting perspectives while managing the systems and processes to capture and deliver them as efficiently and accurately as possible.
• Responsible for completion of reporting monthly results in an accurate, compliant and timely manner which includes coordination and collection of information from all relevant sources in delivering Monthly Financial Statements, Board papers and other regular information as required by the Marketing Business, Production Business Units or Group.

Technology transformation

• Working closely with IM, the role looks to implement technologies that improve control, increase information available for the business and automate transactional activity as much as possible, freeing up the team to add value elsewhere. It needs to think differently about the work Finance does and how it gets done, including the elimination of manual journals and recons as a cost to quality.

Project and Continuous improvement

• Creates a culture that actively looks to improve workflows and processes, minimising control weaknesses while increasing speed and accuracy.
• Optimise links between SAP, Aspect, HFM and other systems to ensure information is readily available.

Leadership

• As we look to create the future of finance, the Financial Accountant needs to guide the Analysts, identifying the skills they need and helping them develop.

• Qualifications
  -Strong knowledge of Finance Operations process flow and internal control
• Strong understanding of how IT solutions can enable business processes, and able to communicate business requirements clearly to IT
• Proven track record in delivering process improvements
• Working knowledge of Accounting, Consolidation and CTRM systems such as SAP S4/Hana, Hyperion and Aspect preferred
• Experience within commodities industry, with marketing, trading and logistics and trading knowledge is preferred
• Ability to identify how the business generates value

Additional Information
-Who we are Anglo American is a global diversified mining business. Our portfolio of world-class mining operations provides the metals and minerals that make modern life possible. We use innovative practices and the latest technologies to discover new resources and mine, process, move and market our products to our customers around the world. As a responsible miner – of diamonds (through De Beers), copper, platinum and other precious metals, iron ore, coal and nickel – we are the custodians of what are precious natural resources. We work together with our key partners and stakeholders to unlock the sustainable value that those resources represent for our shareholders, the communities and countries in which we operate and for society at large. Anglo American is re-imagining mining to improve people’s lives. What we offer

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Amazing opportunities for learning and growth - from technical training to leadership programs, we bring out the best in our people
• We’re a large, successful multinational company and there are plenty of opportunities internally to move onwards and upwards too

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 this process. #LI-YL2