What are the responsibilities and job description for the Finance Manager position at SSR Mining?
Who Are We?
SSR Mining Inc. is an intermediate gold company with assets located in the four jurisdictions including the USA, Türkiye, Canada, and Argentina, combined with a global pipeline of high-quality development and exploration assets in the USA, Türkiye, and Canada.
SSR Mining is committed to delivering excellence through the contributions of our dedicated employees. With an industry-leading pipeline of projects, strong financial positioning, and talented employees, we aim to continue building on our strong foundation – we have high expectations for the future!
Job Description:
Reporting to the General Manager and a key member of the site leadership team, the Finance Manager will be responsible for leading the financial affairs of one of the Company’s mine sites including financial, cost and capital reporting and supporting the site leadership team to improve performance of the mine. This role will oversee the planning, coordinating and directing of the Accounting, Property Tax, Accounts Payable, Finance, and IT functional areas for the mine by providing cross-functional leadership to various team members. The role ensures financial processes, financial systems, and a control environment that supports accurate, complete and compliant reporting of financial information.
The Finance Manager will form strong relationships with the site leadership team, including the General Manager, Department Managers, Superintendents and the Accounting and Finance group within the corporate office. Key external stakeholders include auditors, vendors, and consultants.
The Day to Day:
- Participate as a member of the site leadership team to influence strategic outcomes at the site and serve as a leader of the overall SSR Mining values and philosophy.
- Oversee month-end close, including key financial areas such as general ledger accounting, fixed assets, accounts payable, property taxes, etc.
- Manage the AP function to ensure the consistent, on-time payment of invoices and maintain strong vendor relationships.
- Responsible and accountable for the site’s financial systems, Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) control environment and financial and performance reporting in compliance with US GAAP and corporate policies. Leader and owner of compliance processes for the site.
- Coordination, preparation and review of monthly reports, cost reports, and budget vs. actual analysis to be used to enable both improvement plans and internal reporting.
- Manage the preparation of annual budget, quarterly forecasts, and strategic business plans with site leadership team and corporate office.
- Preparation and coordination with the site Senior Leadership Team on annual budget, forecast and strategic business plans. With follow up budget to actual comparison and forecasting to improve plan quality as a part of the SSR 12 month rolling forecast process.
- Financial controller of the site by leading the forecasting process to improve quality of forward projections and managing cost variance processes.
- Provide balanced strategic leadership both short term, and long term through 12 to 18 months with strategic planning and business improvement initiatives.
- Ensure value-accretive site investments are made by performing thorough review and analysis of capital spend requests, and support accurate tracking and reporting of project spend within the Company’s ERP (SAP).
- Ensure proper operations of communication systems, IT, security, and systems by identifying needs; evaluating options; and communicating with service providers, ensuring required maintenance, repair and upgrades, as needed
- Ensure best practice methods are maintained and benchmarked against other operations.
- Unwavering focus on safety and environmental stewardship and leadership.
- Oversee and review local and property tax filings to ensure accuracy, compliance with regulations, and timely submission.
- Attract and retain a strong team and set team priorities in support of site and department goals.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Is this you?
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting and/or Finance preferred.
- CPA or other financial professional designation preferred.
- 10 – 15 years related accounting and general office experience required, including both cost and financial accounting disciplines.
- Experience in the mining industry or in a similar role within the resources sector considered an asset.
- Direct leadership of a team of multi-discipline professionals.
- Knowledge of economic, budgeting, and accounting principles and practices
- Strong understanding of US GAAP.
- Business partnering skills with cross-functional teams located at site and in the corporate office.
- Team player with a strong inclination towards developing co-operative solutions.
- Ability to prioritize effectively, work within strict deadlines and align individual work with the organization’s business objectives.
- SAP and OneStream experience preferred.
For applicants residing in CO, the salary range for this role is from $150,000 to $170,000.
Benefits: 401(k); medical/dental/vision insurance; employee share purchase plan, PTO, STI, and LTI.
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SSR Mining Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
