Senior Reporting Analyst (Dbcm) at De Beers Group

Job Description

• The role requires a strong understanding of the business and of key Business Planning and Performance Reporting processes, valuations, together with collaboration with Business Support Accountants and established network of contacts. The Senior Reporting Analyst uses this together with strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities to deliver high quality Business Planning and Performance Reporting outputs and is able to clearly articulate key messages to senior management.

Your role will:

• Collaborate with various stakeholders (Operational finance teams, Group finance, Technical teams and DBCM Exco) in developing and delivering a strategic business plan for the DBCM business.
• Responsible for delivering the DBCM consolidated short term (3 years) and longer-term profit and loss, balance sheet and cash flow statements for DBCM, in line with Draft and Final Business Planning timelines, accurately and efficiently.
• Ensure that business planning across DBCM is aligned to the needs, timelines and expectations of DBCM Exco, De Beers Group and Anglo
• DBCM Life of Mine modelling in HSF/Onestream together with related funding and cash flows (including preference share models, dividends, repayments).
• Evaluate proposed changes to operational plans and make recommendations to DBCM Exco
• Ensure that the mining lead indicators are joined up with the holistic business plan and integrate with the financial numbers.
• Ensure all opportunities and risks are clearly articulated and expressed in operational and financial plans and can be clearly measured and demonstrated.
• Responsible for Business Plan reporting and flexing (revenue, costs, capex, analysis, presentations etc.)
• Responsible for DBCM NPV analysis & reconciliations and annual impairment assessment.
• Take the DBCM lead in the successful implementation of the OneStream Project (transition current business planning system and process from HSF to Onestream).
• Project valuations and draft updates to Anglo InvestCo
• Lead the required financial support for the DBCM Closure and Legacy projects (commercial, legal impacts, estimates, governance, stakeholder engagements)
• In collaboration with the operational teams, provide timely and accurate analysis, challenge, and insightful review of the value drivers and performance data for the Managed Operations South African businesses.
• Identify and succinctly articulate the key judgement areas in the monthly results, outlooks and budgets, connecting accounting standard requirements with commercial and/or operational activity.
• Continually maintain, reassess and enhance Business Planning requirements and processes such that improvements become business as usual as soon as possible.
• Perform relevant sensitivity and scenario analysis in respect of the forecasts and budgets as well as review of risks and opportunities that exist.
• Provide assistance with the capital reporting process and the enhancement thereof.
• Provide assistance with the preparation of other presentations as required.
• Liaise effectively with key business contacts and build up strong working relationships.
• Participate and, where appropriate, take the lead in performance and diagnostic reviews and provide supporting analysis as required to other Group functions and Anglo American as required.
• Involvement in other ad-hoc finance and business projects as required.

Closing Date: 05 July 2024

Qualifications:

• Appropriate Finance or Commercial qualification with a Chartered Accountant, CFA or CIMA qualification being advantageous
• Proven track record of practical experience in a role and context of similar complexity
• 3-5 years' experience 
• Minning experience preferred

Additional information:

Knowledge and Skills:

• Working knowledge of Financial, Cost and Capital management
• Financial Reporting and Consolidation knowledge
• Advanced Accounting Package/Software and Systems knowledge and skills - AFC, HSF, Onestream, SAP, Excel, etc
• Uses a range of data and information sources to perform analysis and produce management reports
• Develops budgets, forecasts and reports to inform the business and drive stakeholder activity
• Performs financial reporting in accordance with group accounting principles
• Understands the fundamental principles of effective financial systems
• Applies governance and compliance knowledge to organisational processes and procedures and understands how governance, risk and compliance processes impact on the business
• Understands the interactions between systems and the key factors that lead to effective, efficient financial systems
• Solves technical and operational problems and applies process design and improvement thinking to drive efficiencies
• Interpersonal and communication skills – dealing effectively and professionally with budget holders, Heads of Departments and finance colleagues
• Customer Focus – Interacts professionally at all times and responding promptly to requests with accuracy and a courteous demeanour