Senior Financial Accountant

About the role

The Senior Financial Accountant ensures the integrity, accuracy and timeliness of financial reporting at Tasiast Mine. Reporting to the Financial Controller, the role manages financial statements, complex accounting activities, intercompany transactions, IFRS and PCM ledgers, regulatory reporting, inventory and GRNV reconciliation, working capital reporting and internal controls.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the monthly, quarterly and annual financial close, review and post standard journal entries and monitor complex operations such as metal inventory valuation, obsolescence and FX revaluation.
• Reconcile all balance sheet accounts, prepare and review outstanding journals and the quarterly Corporate Reporting Pack, and prepare statutory financial statements under PCM, reconciling IFRS and PCM ledgers.
• Manage intercompany transactions, recharges to group subsidiaries, eliminations and transfer pricing compliance.
• Maintain the GRNV account, analyse Goods in Transit, set up internal controls, review landed costs and reconcile inventory to the general ledger.
• Manage the fixed asset cycle, coordinate physical verification and review DGI reporting requirements.
• Analyse variances between actual, budget and forecast results and provide financial insights.

Required profile

• 8+ years of experience in financial accounting, reporting, inventory reconciliation and internal controls, preferably in mining, natural resources or industry.
• Degree in finance, accounting, business administration or a related field; a professional accounting qualification (ACCA, CPA, CA, Expert-Comptable) or significant progress toward one is strongly preferred.
• Fluent in English and French; experience in a fast-paced, multinational environment.
• Ability to coach, supervise and mentor junior accountants, with potential to progress to a Financial Controller or wider finance leadership role.

Required skills

• Strong working knowledge of IFRS and familiarity with PCM and Mauritanian statutory and DGI reporting.
• ERP accounting packages, preferably JDE; experience with consolidation systems such as OneStream is an asset.
• Advanced Excel and data visualisation tools such as Power BI; experience with GRNV, goods in transit, landed costs and inventory provisions.