Chief Financial Officer

Job description / Role

The Role

Your role will provide strategic leadership for the company by working with the CEO and senior management team to establish long-range financial & business goals, strategies, plans and policies. You will be responsible for creating shareholder value and ensuring effective business performance across the business through developing and delivering annual and strategic financial plans including development plans, measuring and managing risks, reporting and analyzing financial and non-financial data, operating efficiency and acting as a partner to the CEO. Key responsibilities include for all financial reporting, planning and control activities for operating assets, development assets, joint ventures as well as new business development initiatives.

Key Accountabilities

* As required, attending Board and Subcommittee meetings and working closely with the Audit Committee of the Corporation's Board of Directors
* Overseeing the preparation and approval of all financial reporting materials and compliance activities relating to the Corporation's public market listings, working closely with the external auditors to support the review and audit engagements
* Oversight of the Corporation's finance and accounting staff to ensure proper maintenance of accounting systems, ensuring compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards
* Developing and maintaining systems of internal controls to safeguard financial assets and disclosure procedures to ensure accurate and timely reporting, and to ensure compliance with regulatory reporting requirements
* Oversight of the corporation's tax function, including planning and strategies to promote optimal tax outcomes, and managing tax filings and monitoring compliance with various tax regulatory requirements
* Monitoring banking activities of the Corporation
* Overseeing financial processes in the corporate office(s), including purchasing, accounts payable, payroll and accounts receivable
* Overseeing business insurance plans
* Preparing and overseeing budgets, budget forecasting and the implementing of budgets so as to monitoring progress and presenting operational metrics both internally and externally
* Develop and maintain a cash flow planning system to monitor cash balances and ensure availability of funds for the Corporation's business initiatives
* Participating in the ongoing strategic planning process as an integral member of the senior management team, providing timely and accurate financial information and analysis to support decision making
* As require, working with the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation on securing new debt and equity funding sources

Requirements

The Candidate

* 20+ year's experience in finance
* 5-10+ year's experience at ExCo / director level
* 5-10+ years' experience in the mining (or alike) industry;
* Professional accounting designation or bachelor degree in business, an MBA would be considered an asset.

Competencies

* Strategic thinker
* Ability to coach and advise company principles on financial implications of all business activities
* Ability to create company-wide financial strategies, department goals and objectives
* Expertise is finance, accounting, budgeting, and cost control principles including Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and IFRS
* Ability to analyze financial data and prepare financial reports, statements and projections
* Excellent organisational and planning skills
* Good interpersonal skills
* Excellent verbal and presentation skills
* Comfortable engaging directly with other C-suite executives and the Board of Directors
* Strong knowledge of the mining industry
* Problem solving skills
* Detail-oriented;
* Ability to work effectively under pressure

About the Company

Founded in 1948, Robert Half International Inc. (NYSE symbol: RHI) is the world\'s first and largest specialized staffing firm and a member of the S&P 500 index. We are a global leader in professional staffing and consulting services and the parent company of Protiviti, a leading independent internal audit and business and technology risk consulting firm. For 2006, Robert Half International reported revenues of $4 billion and now has staffing and consulting operations in more than 400 locations worldwide.