Group Controller

Summary Description of Duties:

• To use advanced-level knowledge to manage financial reporting and the production of financial statements for Kinross South American Operations
• Leads technical projects including defining and achieving project goals, anticipating and minimizing risks, managing resources, and delegating tasks
• Manages the preparation of the monthly consolidated financial statements and statistics for a division/group of companies and prepares a brief narrative summary highlighting the reasons for variances in the months results from budget
• Manages the preparation of quarterly reports; contributes to the finalization of consolidated financial statements, including the notes to the financial statements
• Contributes to the assembly of statistical and other information included in Kinross annual report
• Provides assistance to regional controllers in drafting the equivalent materials in subsidiaries annual reports
• Liaises with external auditors during their audits of the financial statements
• Coordinates the preparation of accounting issue memoranda in connection with the quarterly and annual financial statements
• Develops and maintains detailed consolidated management reports for review by corporate financial management
• Oversees all tasks required in the automation of information collection and reporting
• Ensures maximum utilization of electronic transfer of financial information into a consolidation package
• Monitors the achievement of reporting deadlines by regional entities
• Participates in the preparation of key regional AFEs and investment cases
• Reviews financial AFE metrics for accuracy (ex. IRR, Payback, Lease or Buy analysis, etc), prepares a summary of accounting and financial reporting impact and implications
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams and considers the business impact of decisions on diverse groups; influences others to achieve project goals, often without direct authority
• To advise the management group on financial reporting for South American Operations
• Prepares business cases and reports regarding projects and initiatives and presents recommendations and status updates to key stakeholders
• Responsible for the preparation and accuracy of forecast and budget and the reports for management and the Directors, including early recognition of trends / potential problems and business advantages, and advising senior management as appropriate
• Works to continuously improve the accuracy and timeliness of the flow of financial information on the reporting units and ensure their consistency
• Prepares presentation materials for reporting to Kinross¡¦ senior management and Board of Directors
• To use advanced knowledge to support financial reporting
• Acts as an ambassador for continuous improvement within financial reporting; introduces new methodologies and tools to improve current practices
• Ensures all projects are integrated with other business activities and that regional and functional interests are represented; ensures redundancies across improvement projects are minimized
• Participates in the establishment of appropriate accounting policies and procedure

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Finance or Accounting
• Additional specialized education of up to 4 years including masters level degree or equivalent -Formal professional designation in appropriate area of expertise
• 10-15 years of related work experience

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