Financial Accountant – Financial Reporting & Control (FR&C)
JOB PURPOSE:
This role is responsible to ensure the oversight, coordination, preparation and timeous submission of financial reporting, per internal and external financial reporting compliance requirements and International Financial Reporting Standards, to reflect complete, accurate and valid quantitative and qualitative data and value-added information to ensure representation of correct financial results of the Copper Department.
KEY RELATIONSHIPS:
- FR&C Lead
- Global Consolidation Team (Baar)
- Regional Copper Financial Controllers
- Copper Information Systems team (Mainly SAP support)
- External audit
PRIMARY TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Responsible to ensure efficiencies and effectiveness of financial reporting and related activities by fulfilling the commitments of service level agreements to produce credible, accurate and defensible financial results in support of Copper commercial goals strategic objectives through streamlined reporting systems and processes.
- Streamline and optimize financial reporting procedures which are user-friendly, broadly accepted and understood, and which effectively expedite the time-sensitive gathering of data and information for accurate and complete financial reporting
- Prepare financial reporting templates to expedite processing and analysis of financial data submitted by regions.
- Ensure robust financial reporting control environment to meet standards of compliance by designing and/or implementing financial reporting internal controls and related procedures through appropriate facilitation and consultation.
- Provide advice and sign off on unusual, one-off and /or significant transactions within designated area of responsibility through analysis, interrogation and application of financial/accounting knowledge and skills in the context of compliance, financial policy and commercial objectives.
- Prepare, review and distribute financial reporting deliverables.
- Continuously enhance and develop templates to improve consistency, governance and automation.
- Collaborate with key stakeholders across the Copper department, including Regional CFOs, Finance leads, Information Systems and Supply Chain teams.
- Guide and mentor regional team members on using reporting templates, relevant systems and processes.
- Guide teams on fostering a culture of accountability and excellence.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or a related field.
- CA(SA) designation.
Competencies:
- Proficient in SAP FICO and HFM.
- Advanced proficiency in operating Microsoft Office suite of software.
- Strong working knowledge of technical IFRS accounting interpretation as it relates to the mining industry.
- Pro-active, independent, flexible and adaptable in a dynamic environment.
- High level of attention to detail.
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
- Strong sense of ownership of work and ability to accept and close out tasks from end-to-end.
- Ability to effectively prioritise tasks and manage time in a multi-tasking environment.
- Consolidating financial data.
- Collaborative and assertive in coordinating deliverables to ensure quality submissions on time.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills, including leading effective meetings.
- Proven leadership skills with the ability to motivate and guide teams.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
- Post-article experience of between 4-6 years within finance.
- Demonstrated expertise in consolidation, technical accounting, financial reporting and governance (SOX / ICFR) within the mining industry.
Who We Are
Glencore is one of the world’s largest global diversified natural resource companies and a major producer and marketer of more than 60 commodities that advance everyday life. Through a network of assets, customers and suppliers that spans the globe, we produce, process, recycle, source, market and distribute the commodities that support decarbonisation while meeting the energy needs of today.
With over 150,000 employees and contractors and a strong footprint in over 35 countries in both established and emerging regions for natural resources, our marketing and industrial activities are supported by a global network of more than 50 offices.
Glencore’s customers are industrial consumers, such as those in the automotive, steel, power generation, battery manufacturing and oil sectors. We also provide financing, logistics and other services to producers and consumers of commodities.
Glencore is proud to be a member of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights and the International Council on Mining and Metals. We are an active participant in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative.
We will support the global effort to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement through our efforts to decarbonise our own operational footprint. We believe that we should take a holistic approach and have considered our commitment through the lens of our global industrial emissions. Against a restated 2019 baseline, we are targeting to reduce our Scope 1, 2 and 3 industrial emissions by 15% by the end of 2026, 25% by the end of 2030, 50% by the end of 2035 and we have an ambition to achieve net zero industrial emissions by the end of 2050, subject to a supportive policy environment. For more information see our 2024-2026 Climate Action Transition Plan and the About our emissions calculation and reporting section in our 2023 Annual Report, available on our website at glencore.com/publications.
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