Management Accountant 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.

Join us as a Management Accountant on a 12 month Fixed Term Contract where you play a key role in enabling commercial success across the business by delivering high‑quality financial insight and operational support. By working closely with the commercial team, the Management Accountant helps translate financial data into meaningful actions – supporting the delivery of the seeding programme and broader growth initiatives. The role also acts as a trusted advisor to the Head of Commercial Finance, ensuring financial clarity and accountability across all commercial activities, and is also responsible for driving the planning and budgeting process, managing cost performance, and evaluating financial outcomes to inform strategic decisions.

Your duties will include:

• Planning & Budgeting: Lead the financial input into the annual business planning cycle, ensuring alignment with operational and commercial goals. Provide cost modelling and financial advice to support strategic planning across production, logistics, and sales functions. Collaborate with the commercial team to build robust, data‑driven budgets. Present budget proposals to the Head of Commercial Finance, translating financials into KPIs and measurable objectives relevant to the fertiliser sector.
• Cost Management: Conduct regular reviews with stakeholders across our operations, supply chain, and commercial teams to monitor and manage costs. Maintain monthly management accounts, ensuring accuracy and visibility of spend across key areas such as raw materials, distribution, and overheads. Challenge assumptions and forecasts constructively to ensure financial discipline and value for money.
• Performance Evaluation: Analyze financial performance, identifying key variances and their underlying drivers (e.g. input costs, yield changes, market pricing). Prepare clear variance analysis reports to support strategic reviews and decision‑making by the Head of Commercial Finance. Monitor trends and provide insights to improve margin and operational efficiency.
• Internal Reporting: Maintain a continuous view of performance against budget across all of the commercial function. Partner with commercial leadership to provide regular updates on budget tracking, highlighting risks and opportunities. Support the development of reporting tools and dashboards tailored to the needs of a fast‑paced, product‑driven environment.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Present financial information clearly to senior stakeholders. Supporting cross‑functional collaboration, especially between finance, sales, and operations.

Qualifications: Professional accountancy qualification from one of the recognised accounting bodies (ACA/ACCA).

Technical Knowledge & Skills: Must have industry experience, ideally within the fertiliser industry. Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines. Strong interpersonal and communication skills. Strong business acumen, along with the ability to influence at all levels. An understanding as to the type of data senior stakeholders would find beneficial. Exceptional numerical, analytical, and problem‑solving skills. Ability to communicate complex information effectively at all levels. Excellent data presentation skills in Excel and PowerPoint. Strong attention to detail.

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. As the custodians of coal and other precious natural resources – diamonds (through De Beers), copper, platinum and other precious metals, iron ore and nickel – our extraordinary teams work safely and collaboratively, with the utmost consideration for local communities, our customers and the world at large.

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 – from drones to data analytics – that are helping to make mining safer.

Anglo American is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace where we value and respect every colleague for who they are and provide equality of opportunity so that everyone can fulfil their potential.

To apply for this role, please complete our online application form. You will have the opportunity to upload your CV and other relevant documentation as part of the process.