Financial Performance Reporting Specialist (12 Month FTC) in London

We’re re‑imagining mining to improve people’s lives. That includes the lives of everyone who works for Anglo American. We strive to be a great company where employees are happy and inspired to do their best work. A place where every colleague can grow, develop and realise their potential. The strategy of Anglo American is to secure, develop and operate a portfolio of high quality and long‑life resource assets to deliver leading shareholder returns. This can be achieved through innovative practices and technologies, in the hands of our world‑class people, working towards a common purpose of re‑imagining mining to improve people’s lives.

Finance enables Anglo American to achieve its strategic ambitions by driving optimal decision making and performance management whilst maintaining the highest standards of control and compliance, providing a workplace of the future to develop and retain talent. The Group Financial Planning & Analysis Team supports and influences the group wide performance agenda by characterising Anglo American portfolio performance and providing key advice to the SVP Finance & Performance Management, Group Financial Director, business CEOs, business CFOs, ELT and Group CEO.

Purpose

The purpose of this role is to empower decision‑making and business resilience through provision of impactful analysis, insights and challenge, identifying risks and opportunities and driving efficient, dynamic, forward‑looking integrated planning and performance management.

The Work – Key Outputs and Accountabilities

• To deliver insightful, on‑time, accurate and complete monthly, quarterly and annual reporting, forecasting and budgeting, for multiple businesses explaining performance against target and specific KPIs.
• To provide value‑adding financial/operational analysis to facilitate identification of business improvement opportunities and management of risk at the Group portfolio level.
• To support the delivery of an effective Group planning and budget processes and influencing the design of new processes and systems and subsequent implementation.
• To provide bespoke analysis on critical business issues in support of performance analysis deliverables prepared for Board, ELT and other recipients.
• To maintain a wider understanding of the market environment and economic environment that impact Group Anglo Strategy and multiple Business unit operations.
• To collaborate with multiple businesses to improve quality and accuracy of submissions and to drive enhanced understanding of businesses’ performance.
• To review and continually improve the Group’s performance reporting activities for both efficiency and effectiveness to ensure outputs are fit for purpose.
• To provide advice, insight and analysis to other Group Functions (e.g. Investor Relations, Group Treasury, Group Strategy) on Group and business performance.
• To collaborate with other functions in Group Finance and Performance Management to ensure compliance with the Group’s accounting policies and processes, and in support of the Group’s external reporting obligations.

People & Teams

Demonstrates behaviour in line with the Group’s values, standards and a professional workplace. Participates as an effective team member in working collaboratively with their leader, peers and relevant others (including with business teams) to achieve business goals. Monitors the activities of their team which involve other teams and appropriately intervenes to address any cross‑team issues. Contributes to the broader business by working with others in a way that optimises the overall business results rather than just their team’s.

Compliance

Ensures compliance and alignment with Anglo American values.

Experience:

• Proven experience in a financial analysis role in a large multinational company, or through professional services engagements with multinationals.
• Experience with analysis and benchmarking of financial/business data, operational efficiencies and value chains, ideally in a mining environment in one of Anglo’s commodities.
• Working knowledge of financial consolidation systems - HFM‑Hyperion a strong advantage, though with possibility to learn on the job.

Who We Are

We aim to lead the industry by pursuing ever safer ways of working, demonstrating integrity and showing care and respect for people and the planet. That means we are constantly seeking new opportunities to mine and process our products sustainably, using less water, less energy and more precise extraction technologies. Our extraordinary teams work safely and collaboratively, with the utmost consideration for local communities, our customers and the world at large.

What We Offer

When you join Anglo American, you can expect to enjoy a competitive salary and benefits package. But more than this, you’ll find yourself in an environment where the opportunities for learning and growth are second to none. From technical training to leadership programmes, we bring out the best in our people. There are plenty of opportunities to move onwards and upwards too. We’re a large, successful multinational company – and we’re still growing all the time.

How We Are Committed To Your Safety

Nothing is more important to us than ensuring you return home safely after a day’s work. To make that happen, we have the most rigorous safety standards in the industry. Not only that, we’re also continually investing in new technologies that are helping to make mining safer.

Inclusion and Diversity

We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace where we value and respect every colleague for who they are. We provide equality of opportunity to enable everyone to fulfil their potential.