Manager, Finance Business Partner (12 Month Fixed Contract) – AngloGold Ashanti

Job Description

About the Role

AngloGold Ashanti has an opportunity for a Manager, Finance Business Partner on a 12-month fixed contract based in Johannesburg, reporting to the Director of Corporate Finance Business Partnering. The appointed individual will take responsibility for advancing corporate financial management systems and Master Data Management to guarantee precise Group Corporate Costs Reporting, Forecasting, and Budgeting. The role acts as a crucial link between central finance, business units, and group corporate functions, fostering operational efficiency and financial transparency through robust master data governance and advanced reporting frameworks within systems like SAP FI/CO and IBM Planning & Analytics (TM1).

Key Responsibilities

The incumbent will spearhead the standardization and optimization of corporate master data within SAP FI/CO and TM1 to facilitate integrated operational and management reporting. Responsibilities include embedding multidimensional coding and activity attributes for automated corporate reporting, partnering with Digital Technology and Finance Systems teams to manage hierarchies for cost centers, profit centers, and internal orders, and conducting thorough checks of personnel cost drivers and employee allocations. Further duties involve enforcing master data management policies to elevate leadership visibility into overhead performance, designing robust cost allocation principles and approval workflows with multiple departments, and building advanced data structures in TM1 and BI dashboards. The role also requires validating master data structures for variance analysis, supporting executive decision-making frameworks, authoring Standard Operating Procedures for audit readiness, and driving automation projects to improve financial reporting accuracy and timeliness.

Qualifications and Experience

Candidates must possess between ten and twelve years of progressive post-qualification background in financial planning and analysis, cost accounting, or financial management within complex, large-scale settings. Essential technical prerequisites include a minimum of five years of advanced hands-on practice with SAP FI/CO master data management, cost center accounting, and internal orders, alongside expert competencies in TM1 / IBM Planning & Analytics, Power BI, and Microsoft Excel modeling. Applicants need extensive familiarity with financial data governance, IFRS regulations, internal control methodologies, and cost allocation structures. Furthermore, the role calls for proven proficiency in managing complex projects, guiding cross-functional teams, executing financial process automation, and leveraging quantitative modeling capabilities to address intricate financial data challenges.

How to Apply

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