Finance Manager in Whitby

Anglo American is a leading global mining company, and our products are the essential ingredients in almost every aspect of modern life. Our portfolio of world-class competitive mining operations and undeveloped resources provides the metals and minerals that enable a cleaner, greener, more sustainable world and that meet the fast-growing consumer-driven demands of the world’s developed and maturing economies.

We are constructing a state-of-the-art underground mine to enable the extraction of Polyhalite – a unique multi-nutrient fertiliser – along with the necessary infrastructure both above and below ground that will be required for transport, processing, and distribution. POLY4 is our flagship multi-nutrient fertiliser product. Made from polyhalite, it contains four of the six macro-nutrients and many micronutrients that are essential to plant growth. It allows farmers to maximise their crop yield, increase quality and improve soil structure with one simple product.

Join us as a Finance Manager to provide technical accounting expertise, drive best-practice processes and systems for financial reporting and transactional operations and support the management of internal and external audits.

Key tasks include:

• Ensure that month-end processes deliver high-quality reporting on time with meaningful analytical reviews.
• Support the further implementation of our finance systems to increase efficiency and control.
• Review and approve financial transactions such as urgent payments, to ensure that there is appropriate adherence to internal controls and processes.
• Lead the financial reporting processes including, reporting into the overall group consolidation and production of statutory accounts, meeting all Group and external deadlines.
• Prepare papers on key accounting positions/treatments of unusual items and key accounting judgements to ensure these are compliant with Anglo American policies and IFRS and are socialised with key stakeholders.
• Act as a subject matter expert in IFRS, capable of identifying significant risks and judgements and proposing the most appropriate treatments.
• Assist with managing the external audit process.
• Work with junior members of the team to ensure balance sheet discipline and ensure financial postings are posted correctly and accurately.
• Oversee the implementation of a fixed asset register as well as related accounting policies and processes in order to ensure the appropriate safeguarding of the company’s assets, and to meet the accounting and tax requirements.
• Work on large change projects which includes the enhanced Internal Controls over Financial Reporting project (UKCR) and Finance Process Standardisation projects led by the Beyond Finance.
• Assist the financial controls team with the roll out of any key and non-key financial controls that are required as the business evolves towards operational readiness.
• Work with the wider teams to foster positive relationships with key internal stakeholders.

Qualifications:

• Professional accountancy qualification from one of the recognised accounting bodies (ACA/ACCA).
• Up to date knowledge of IFRS.
• Exceptional numerical, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Good leadership and management ability.
• Strong business acumen, along with the ability to influence at all levels.
• Working or theoretical knowledge of ERP systems (SAP S/4HANA or similar platforms).

Additional Information:

• Anticipated start date - August 2026.
• Mobile within the UK.
• Willingness to travel to operational sites as required.