Mining Finance Analyst: Forecasting & Cost Control

Copper World Inc; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Hudbay, a copper-focused mining company, is seeking a Financial Analyst to lead forecasting, budgeting, and cost reporting. The role supports senior management with financial modeling, scenario planning, and performance monitoring across budgets and forecasts.

The position also covers accounting support, internal reporting, and collaboration with department heads to optimize data integrity and cost management. A bachelor’s degree and 2–4 years of experience are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field.
• 2–4 years of relevant corporate finance, accounting, or financial analysis experience.
• Advanced Excel skills / some experience with financial modeling.
• Experience preparing forecasts and budgets.

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparing annual budget and monthly forecast financial models.
• Support the preparation of annual budget and monthly forecast workforce planning models.
• Provide financial support to accomplish plans, including financial modeling, scenario planning, and monitoring performance against strategic decisions.
• Assist in preparing slide deck presentations for Senior Management.
• Help distill large amounts of data into meaningful, insightful, and succinct analysis.
• Support the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual management reports for internal audiences.
• Support the creation of cost reports for department heads to analyze actual costs incurred versus budgets and previous forecasts to detect or prevent cost overruns.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify opportunities to improve data integrity and enable better insights.
• Help track key performance indicators to preserve and maintain value.
• Act as a backup for critical accounting functions, such as journal entry preparation, accounts payable, payroll, and treasury functions.
• Assist with the requests of internal and external auditors.
• Provide financial analysis support for complex accounting matters as needed.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Financial modeling

Forecasting

Budgeting

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field

Tools

SAP FICO

Job description

Hudbay, a copper-focused mining company, is seeking a Financial Analyst to lead forecasting, budgeting, and cost reporting. The role supports senior management with financial modeling, scenario planning, and performance monitoring across budgets and forecasts.

The position also covers accounting support, internal reporting, and collaboration with department heads to optimize data integrity and cost management. A bachelor’s degree and 2–4 years of experience are required.