Financial Controller

Agnico Eagle Mines Limited; Mirabel; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, Mirabel, QC, is seeking a Financial Controller for its Nunavut division. You will supervise accountants and administrative technicians, ensure accurate monthly/quarterly closes, and coordinate with the Corporate Office and external auditors.

English is the official language at the Nunavut operation, and you will drive SOX compliance and internal controls. You will lead budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis while coaching the finance team and ensuring timely

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance with CPA designation.
• 5-10 years of experience in financial/accounting field.
• Mining experience is considered an asset.
• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office software (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with accounting standards, internal controls, policies and procedures.
• Oversee monthly and quarterly closing and reporting for divisional books.
• Approve and submit quarterly reports and financial statements to head office on schedule.
• Coordinate audits and respond to internal and external auditors.
• Support Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and control environment.
• Manage and supervise administrative sub-department and invoicing/time-sheet processes.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and other planning exercises; coach finance staff.

Skills

MS Office

Financial analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance

CPA designation

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Job Description - Financial Controller (NUN00642)

Canadian-based and led, Agnico Eagle is Canada's largest mining company and the second largest gold producer in the world. It produces precious metals from operations in Canada, Australia, Finland and Mexico and has a pipeline of high-quality exploration and development projects. Agnico Eagle is a partner of choice within the mining industry, recognized globally for its leading sustainability practices. Agnico Eagle was founded in 1957 and has consistently created value for its shareholders, declaring a cash dividend every year since 1983.

YOUR NEXT CHALLENGE

Reporting to the Financial Reporting Superintendent, you will be a part of the Finance department and collaborate with other departments of the Nunavut divisions. You will ensure that the goals and objectives are achieved, while promoting and respecting Agnico Eagle’s culture, Health & Safety Code of Conduct, and the environment. You will supervise directly to the accountants and the administrative technicians and provide support in their tasks whenever necessary and needed.

• Ensure compliance with Agnico Eagle Mines' accounting standards (internal controls, policies, and procedures);
• Responsible of the accuracy and timeliness of the closing and reporting of the divisional books on a monthly and a quarterly basis;
• Approve and submit final quarterly reports, analyses, and financial statements (balance sheets and income statements) to the head office in accordance with established schedules;
• Responsible of the various audits of the divisions while ensuring that requests from internal and external auditors are adequately and timely produced;
• Provide active support to the departments in respecting and ensuring compliance to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act;
• Manage et supervise the administrative sub-department by ensuring the contractor invoicing and time sheet process for the operation departments is working effectively;
• Manage and supervise the expense reports process;
• In charge of the communication with the Corporate Office, CSD and external auditors for any financial reporting or Audit matters;
• Ensure that the planning versions are compliant accordingly to the Agnico Eagle Standards (Leases, Capex, Stockpile, Non-GAAP Growth vs Sustaining classification, etc.);
• Provide support for the different planning exercises (budget, forecast, SLOM);
• Supervise and coach the finance team members;
• Provide support to the Financial Reporting Superintendent for any other analysis required.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance with CPA designation;
• 5-10 years of experience in financial/accounting field;
• Mining experience is considered an asset;
• Excellent working knowledge of all Microsoft Office software especially Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint;
• Note that the official working language at our Nunavut operations is English.

Your Work Schedule

Schedule: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday. A combination of tele-working with presence at our offices in either Val-d’Or, Rouyn-Noranda or Mirabel, QC.