VP Business Services and Support at AngloGold Ashanti

Education & Qualifications

• Relevant tertiary qualification in Finance, in addition, Risk Management will advantageous.

General Knowledge & Experience

• Minimum 10 years in the mining industry and/or associated business fields, in a management capacity within Finance.
• 5-8 years within a Shared Services environment and a proven track record of delivering exceptional client experiences.

People

• Ensure the following from a leadership perspective:
• Demonstrate the knowledge and application of managerial leadership and direction.
• Champion change.
• Continuously improving the processes used by the team in delivering outputs.

Financial

• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of good financial management practices including principles of budgeting and financial management.

Compliance/Governance

• Demonstrate effective knowledge & understanding of Company and Sustainability Management policies and procedures, legislation and principles, with specific reference to best practices.
• Demonstrate the knowledge and application of ethical conduct and compliance with corporate governance, principles and social responsibility.
• Demonstrate knowledge and application of the appropriate policies and procedures for recruiting, selecting, developing, counselling, disciplining, and evaluation performance of subordinates to retain a diverse workforce.
• Demonstrate knowledge in specific areas and keep current with developments and trends in areas of expertise.
• Ability to follow and apply organizational procedures and legislative requirements- governance and assurance.

Role Accountabilities

Shared and Business Services

• Provide global accounts payable and payroll services.
• Develop the shared services and outsourcing strategy and leads the project to extend shared services /outsource non-core activities.
• Develop and implement minimum standards for the Shared Services function.
• Monitor adherence to these minimum standards to reduce risk and enhance internal client experience.
• Define the Shared Services function client experience to promote operational excellence.
• Lead the implementation of efficient and effective client processes to deliver a seamless client experience, based on insights, in conjunction with the respective key stakeholders.
• Drive cost management and budgetary control and adherence for the Shared Services function, including the development and management of the operational budget and unit cost management to control cost within budget.
• Control the end-to-end Vendor value chain for the Shared Services function. Ensure Shared Services are competitive and benchmarked against industry standards.
• Enable capital and functional cost improvements, improved risk controls and compliance, data access, quality and integrity, governance driven predictability, accelerating change readiness and business agility for the Shared Services function.
• Contribute to the development, implementation and monitoring of the defined minimum standards across the Group and ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory laws.
• Set, maintain and monitor adherence to the risk appetite standards for the Shared Services function.
• Track industry best practices and enforce duty of care as required.
• Develop and implement the Shared Services function’s specific Operating Model, capabilities, supporting standard job descriptions and skill requirements.
• Define the stakeholder engagement model that relates to the Shared Services function.
• Lead and influence decisions on technology to develop the relevant technology requirements. Provide governance domain expertise into technology requirements as it relates to Shared Services function.
• Lead the digitization and automation initiatives to identify opportunities for process automation and optimization.
• Define the data model for the Shared Services function, in adherence to Group data security standards. Develop and provide the core data sets required.

Business process standardization

• Design a common framework to govern Finance, Supply and HR master data, support Finance, Supply and HR, standardize ERP supported processes

Costing Management

• Provide cost accountability and optimise reporting procedures (monitoring effectiveness and make recommendations for improvement) with a focus on diagnostic problem solving and the application of specialist knowledge.
• Provide management with financial information for the corporate functions.
• Oversight in control of Accounts Payable & Receivable.

Travel Department

• Keeping abreast of issues within the travel department.
• Review the travel department functionality through monthly review sessions and take corrective action where required.
• Address issues of concern raised by travelers or service providers when they occur.
• Identify savings opportunities throughout the value chain and communicate initiatives to travelers and implement them.

Facilities Management

• Ensure that Safety is the key priority.
• Ensure that there is a stable and efficient electrical supply to the Corporate Head office including emergency power in the event of a power failure to supply air-conditioners, electrical equipment and plug circuits at the desks.
• Ensure that daily inspections are carried out, office moves, electrical and building repairs are attended to.
• Ensure that all equipment is serviced timeously.
• Ensure that there is a stable and efficient air-conditioning service to the corporate head office at a stable temperature in the work environment.
• Oversight of the annual budget for the Facilities department.
• Oversight of the Building Committee.