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.

The purpose of the Marketing BU is to sustainably maximize cash flows from the marketing by optimally connecting commodities and customers. Our vision is to be the most respected marketer of the commodities and in support of this, we have set ourselves a target to deliver a considerable uplift in Value by 2023.



What you\'ll do

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 role steps beyond providing analysis and insight - the Business Partner is an architect of organisational change, either optimising existing business models or acting as an \'intrapreneur\' and designing new ones.

With end-to-end visibility, understanding of the entire business and technical knowledge, the Business Partner engages strongly with stakeholders and works 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 value creation and risk across the organisation, recognising inherent trade-offs. Telling the story observed in the analysis can be done via ad hoc and regular reporting.

KEY TASKS

Business advisory

• Proactively engage with the front / mid-office teams to frame business questions (which can be a query from the business or self-started).
• Originate data from various internal and external sources and in multiple fields, including operational, financial and accounting.
• Use Business Intelligence tools to prepare and analyse data and identify insights on key performance drivers to support decision-making.
• Report the insights and recommend strategic and tactical action, suggesting improvement and value delivery opportunities.

Financial planning

• Develop and implement models to forecast financial results and position, enabling working capital and cash decisions and supporting regular outlook and budget processes.
• Prepare and process data and information required for actual, forecast, budget, interim and year-end reporting to support the reporting of results for Marketing, the Commodity Marketing Teams, and Functions.
• Evolve and develop processes to improve forecast accuracy and support 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, related business units 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 and improvement opportunities.
• Work with Finance Operations to coordinate performance data from all relevant sources and develop on-demand information for users. Educate users on better using the information to gain insights through citizen data science.
• Work closely with Group Finance to improve internal understanding of performance and the Marketing narrative.

Project management and support

• Lead or support cross-disciplinary teams in ideating, designing, and implementing ad hoc projects, including establishing new corporate or financing structures.
• Ensure changes are embedded into the 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 the latest software tools in analysis and reporting.

Qualifications

What we\'re looking for

• Degree in Business, Finance with CA, CFA, CPA qualifications
• Competent across the range of tools and frameworks of strategic and financial analysis and project management
• Excellent Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint skills.
• Experience in business partnering or business consulting.
• Excellent structured communication and presentation skills.
• Constructively engage stakeholders in a common cause through developing mutually beneficial solutions and proposals. Can understand business needs and value drivers and recommend appropriate commercial solutions.
• Some travel may be required.

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.

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