KAMOA COPPER SA is looking for a Executive Finance

The Kamoa Copper Mine is a joint venture between Ivanhoe Mines (39.6%), Zijin Mining Group (39.6%), Crystal River Global Limited (0.8%) and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (20%). It's a very large, near-surface, flat-lying, stratiform copper deposit with adjacent prospective exploration areas within the Central African Copperbelt, at approximately 25 kilometres west of the town of Kolwezi and about 270 kilometres west of the provincial capital of Lubumbashi.

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To provide input into and execute on the company’s financial strategy in line with shareholders’ commercial aspirations.  The incumbent monitors and reports on the financial health of the company, mitigates risk, manages financial and commercial reporting and ensures that the company is run responsibly.  The Finance Executive manages managers and the scope of the role includes Finance, Supply Chain, Payroll, Management Accounting and Financial reporting, Camp and Facilities Management and Technology.

You will have the following:

• Must have a Post qualification in Accountancy and Finance
• Must be Professional qualified in Accountancy and Finance (Chartered Accountant “CA”/ Certified Public Accountant “CPA)
• Must have at least 10 - 15 years' experience in Finance, with at least 5 years in a senior management role.
• Must have at least 10 years’ experience in the mining environment
• Proficiency in business English is mandatory. Knowledge of French and Swahili will be considered highly advantageous.

Role Specific Knowledge

• International Finance best practices
• Commercial and supply chain knowledge
• Financial and Management Accounting
• Kamoa (and Group) commercial strategy / aspirations
• Technology and business systems

Technical Skill

• Competent in mine financial systems and related legislation
• Advanced Computer literacy for role - MS Office Software
• ERP supply chain and inventory management systems
• Tax, IFRS and all related financial legislation
• Auditing
• Understanding of contract law and pricing

Personal Competencies should include

• Problem solving
• Intrapersonal maturity
• Ability to Influence, persuade and negotiate
• Analytical and systematic
• Detail and quality orientation
• Integrity and objectivity
• Risk awareness and management
• Customer Service orientation
• Communication
• Drive and results orientation
• Flexibility and adaptability – think on feet
• Numerate
• Financial and commercial acumen
• Leadership

Your Key Performance Activities will include but not limited to:

• Responsible to the CFO for the operational and financial performance of the business unit
• Co-create functional strategies and lead and manage the disciplines in portfolio
• Stakeholder Management -Manage relationships with stakeholders to enable optimisation of the business value chain
• People -Manage a division that builds people, values difference and creates an inclusive work environment
• Manage a division that builds people, values difference and creates an inclusive work environment
• Manage transformation in terms of people, automation/ digitisation and sustainability and provide timely and robust change management to underpin initiatives
• HSEQ - Implement a work ethos that is committed to safeguarding employee safety, health and wellbeing
• Manage Reporting and Governance for area of responsibility
• Deploy an integrated risk management, governance and compliance framework throughout area of responsibility
• Establish reporting best practice for area of responsibility

When applying, please submit a PDF version of your CV together with certified copies (certification within a 3-month period) of your ID/passport, drivers' license and qualifications.

Should you not hear from us within 30 days of the closing date please consider your application unsuccessful.