Specialist, Data Governance

Company Description

NB – This role is open to applicants in UK and South Africa. With headquarters in London, UK, and operations located throughout the world, Anglo American (AA) is truly global. We employ more than 50,000 colleagues worldwide and run mining operations across LATAM, Europe, Southern Africa and North America.

Job Description

We are seeking a Specialist, Data Governance to join the Finance Data Team. The purpose of Finance Data team is to govern and optimise the AA Finance global data and related processes on a sustainable basis and to ensure that AA Finance has the requisite process, systems, data and people capabilities to deliver and exceed business expectations.

This role will support the Manager, Finance Data to deliver the data agenda for AA Finance, including the execution and maintenance of the data governance framework and the design and deployment of global data standards, including a global chart of accounts. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a hybrid business-as usual and project capacity, with broad exposure across the Anglo American Group.

This role will be based in either our London or Johannesburg Office. In both locations we operate a hybrid working policy with a requirement for 3 days a week in the office.

To be considered for this role you must have the right to work in the UK or South Africa.

Key role requirements

• Drives the development, maintenance and governance of finance master data design;
• Executes and maintains the data governance framework, including governing master data requests, tracking risks against the data governance framework and executing remediation plans to mitigate potential data risks;
• Acts as a data governance subject matter expert and governance lead on key global initiatives (e.g. progressive deployment of global chart of accounts, Pillar 2, global data governance embedment, Group FP&A and Consolidation solution review)
• Identifies, maintains and updates roles and responsibilities of data owners, data stewards and data custodians;
• Produces, executes and enhances data governance reporting to identify and highlight data control risks, data quality issues and breaches for tabling at governance forums;
• Supports the preparation of business cases for data management initiatives and preparation of related documents;
• Establishes and maintains finance data management principles, guidelines and standard operating procedures in alignment with Group Finance and regulatory requirements;
• Partners with Global Shared Services (GSS) to ensure the successful implementation and ongoing operation of data governance processes;
• Co-ordinates and manages data team inputs to the Finance Design Consultative Group and other programme-related forums including scheduling, preparation and documenting minutes, actions, key decisions and outcomes; and
• Provides support to the Manager, Finance Data to execute and drive data management and governance improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Degree level qualification or equivalent
• Qualified Accountant (ACA or equivalent) preferred
• English language (Writing and speaking fluency)
• Spanish and/or Portuguese (Writing and speaking fluency) desirable
• Project management qualification desirable (PRINCE2, PMP or equivalent)
• SAP FI certification desirable

Technical skills / knowledge requirements

• Broad accounting knowledge and experience, ideally with exposure to financial, management, tax and treasury accounting in a productive industry (e.g. mining, oil and gas, chemicals, manufacturing, pharmaceutical)
• Solid working knowledge of SAP FICO architecture, including Finance and cross-functional data objects, this could be from an end-user or key user role
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA preferred
• Experience with SAP data warehousing solutions preferred (SAP Datasphere / DWC and/or BW)
• Working knowledge of other financial systems (e.g. Oracle Hyperion, Blackline, Anaplan)
• Knowledge of finance transformation and agile principles
• Knowledge of data management and data governance principles
• Knowledge of new data management technologies and their impact on operational activities

Additional Information

Who We Are

We aim to lead the industry by pursuing ever safer and more responsible 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.

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