Chief Financial Officer: Rustenburg

Implats; Rustenburg; On-site; ZAR 3,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Implats in Rustenburg is seeking a strategic financial leader to partner with the CEO and the Rustenburg leadership team. You will drive financial and commercial strategy for Rustenburg Operations, ensuring alignment with business needs and governance standards.

Responsibilities include leading transformation, implementing robust financial controls, and supporting major projects requiring tax and governance inputs. Senior management experience in mining and SAP/BW/BPC familiarity are essential.

Qualifications

• CA or equivalent financial qualification is essential.
• MBA or Management Development Programme will be advantageous.
• Minimum of ten (10) years’ experience at senior management level within the mining industry is essential.
• Ability and experience to work within an SAP/BW/BPC environment or any other equivalent system experience.

Responsibilities

• Act as a strategic business partner to the Chief Executive and Executive Team, providing financial, commercial and governance leadership to support operational performance, growth and long-term value creation.
• Develops and implements a financial and commercial management strategy for Rustenburg Operations.
• Ensures alignment of commercial and financial strategy to business needs.
• Provides the leadership and support that is necessary to the business to ensure required optimisation and transformation is embraced.
• Ensure sound financial management controls through the necessary financial management systems and processes.
• Oversees management’s assessment of internal financial controls and reports material control deficiencies to the Chief Executive, Group CFO and relevant governance committees.
• Provides leadership, management and oversight to ensure that the commercial functions are strategically aligned, effectively maintained and enhanced
• Provides financial support to special projects with commercial requirements especially where these projects require specialist tax, accounting and governance inputs.
• Serve as a member of the Rustenburg Operations Executive Team, while maintaining alignment with Group financial strategy, governance standards and reporting requirements through a functional relationship with the Group CFO.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Risk management

Data driven decisions

Systems thinking

Governance

Business acumen

Education

CA or equivalent

MBA or MDP advantageous

Tools

SAP/BW/BPC experience

Job description

PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

To provide strategic financial leadership and commercial stewardship to Rustenburg Operations and serve as a key business partner to the Chief Executive and Rustenburg leadership team.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:

• CA or equivalent financial qualification is essential
• MBA or Management Development Programme will be advantageous
• Minimum of ten (10) years’ experience at senior management level within the mining industry is essential
• Ability and experience to work within an SAP/BW/BPC environment or any other equivalent system experience

COMPETENCIES:

• Sound knowledge of mining industry, accounting and commercial processes, best practice and governance
• Good understanding of relevant legislation & regulatory requirements
• Good communication (excellent verbal and written) & presentation skills
• Leadership, planning & organising skills
• Negotiation and conflict management skills
• Strategic execution skills
• Influencing at an Executive, Senior Management and Stakeholder leadership level
• Strong business acumen
• Systems thinking and risk-based decision-making skills
• Strategic thinking & planning skills
• Ability to lead teams
• Data driven decision making

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Act as a strategic business partner to the Chief Executive and Executive Team, providing financial, commercial and governance leadership to support operational performance, growth and long-term value creation.
• Develops and implements a financial and commercial management strategy for Rustenburg Operations.
• Ensures alignment of commercial and financial strategy to business needs.
• Provides the leadership and support that is necessary to the business to ensure required optimisation and transformation is embraced.
• Ensure sound financial management controls through the necessary financial management systems and processes.
• Oversees management’s assessment of internal financial controls and reports material control deficiencies to the Chief Executive, Group CFO and relevant governance committees.
• Provides leadership, management and oversight to ensure that the commercial functions are strategically aligned, effectively maintained and enhanced
• Provides financial support to special projects with commercial requirements especially where these projects require specialist tax, accounting and governance inputs.
• Serve as a member of the Rustenburg Operations Executive Team, while maintaining alignment with Group financial strategy, governance standards and reporting requirements through a functional relationship with the Group CFO.