Job Info

  • Industry: Mining
  • Job Type: Full-Time Regular
  • Location: Pegassus Corporate Centre, Guyana

Requirements

  • Degree: Master, Finance,MBA
  • Experience: 15 - Yrs

Vice President, Finance

Our client is widely recognized for its exceptional performance in the mining and civil infrastructure sectors. They are dedicated to becoming the leading provider of high quality, tailored and downstream integrated mineral solutions for essential industries worldwide. They prioritize safety, environmental stewardship, employee empowerment and community wellbeing to create lasting prosperity for our stakeholders.

The Vice President, Finance is responsible for driving financial performance, operational execution, and disciplined financial management across the organization. Reporting to the Chief Administration Officer, this role is a hands-on finance leader who translates strategy into day-to-day operational performance, working closely with site and corporate teams.
This position is accountable for financial operations excellence, including the effectiveness of the ERP system (Pronto), delivery of high-quality financial reporting and FP&A, and ensuring financial insights directly support operational decision-making.
The VP Finance is a key partner to operations leadership, actively engaged in site performance, cost control, and productivity, while also contributing to executive-level planning and decision-making.t

Responsibilities
Corporate Sustainability
  • Demonstrates an ongoing commitment to health, safety, environmental responsibility, and sustainable development.
  • Conducts all his/her responsibilities in a manner consistent with enhancing the organization’s reputation of quality service and ethical business practices.
  • Ensures financial practices support responsible and sustainable mining operations.
  • Operates with the highest standards of ethics, governance, and compliance.

Financial Operations & Execution
  • Leads and drives day-to-day financial operations execution across site and corporate functions.
  • Ensures timely, accurate, and disciplined financial close and reporting processes.
  • Oversees accounting, tax, and treasury with a focus on operational efficiency and reliability.
  • Establishes strong financial cadenced aligned with operations.
  • Ensures financial data is actionable and directly supports operational decision-making.

ERP (Pronto) Effectiveness & Data Integrity
  • Owns and drives the effectiveness, adoption, and continuous improvement of the Pronto ERP system.
Ensures:
  • Data accuracy and integrity
  • Alignment between financial and operational data
  • Standardized processes across sites and functions
  • Partners with operations to ensure ERP is fully utilized for:
  • Cost tracking
  • Production reporting
  • Inventory management
  • Identifies and implement system and process improvements to enhance reporting speed and quality
Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Reporting & Performance Management
  • Leads forecasting, budgeting, and financial planning processes with strong linkage to operational drivers.
  • Delivers clear, timely, and actionable FP&A insights to Executive team, operations leadership, and Board of Directors.
  • Develops and maintains operationally aligned KPIs.
  • Drive a performance management culture through monthly and weekly performance reviews/reporting, variance identification and accountability, and forward-looking risk and opportunity analysis.

Operational Partnership
  • Acts as a key finance partner to site operations and general management
  • Actively engages with operations teams to understand production drivers and constraints, translate operational activity into financial outcomes, and support cost control and productivity improvements.
  • Participates in site reviews, operational meetings, and performance discussions.
  • Ensures alignment between financial plans and operational execution.

Cost Control & Project Financial Oversight
  • Drives cost discipline across all operations.
  • Oversees operating cost management, capital project financial performance, and cash flow and liquidity management.
  • Supports evaluation of project economics and capital allocation decisions.

Governance, Controls & Compliance
  • Ensures strong internal controls and financial governance.
  • Maintains compliance with all regulatory and reporting requirements.
  • Proactively identifies and mitigates financial risks.
  • Ensures audit readiness and effective external reporting.

Leadership & Team Effectiveness
  • Leads and develops a high-performing, execution-focused finance team.
  • Drives accountability, clarity, and performance standards across the finance team.
  • Builds finance capability at site level to support operational decision-making.
  • Provides practical, actionable financial insight to the executive team.

Corporate Office Leadership
  • In partnership with the Executive Team, supports effective management of corporate (Georgetown) office operations.
  • Facilitates strong communication and alignment between corporate teams, site operations and Executive leadership.

Required Education and Training
  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting with a professional accounting designation;
  • Minimum ten (10) years progressive experience in financial management,
  • Knowledge of Guyanese financial regulations and industry standards;
  • Knowledge of international accounting, GAP and US accounting methodologies is an asset;
  • Experience with ERP Systems (implementation and maintenance);
  • Experience in the mining industry an asset;
  • Proven track record of strategic financial planning and execution;
  • Ability to develop long term financial strategies that align with Company goals;
  • Exceptional communication skills with the ability to explain complex financial information clearly;
  • Experience in hiring, leading, and retaining a high performing team;
  • Proficient in financial analysis and risk management;
  • Extensive experience with Microsoft Office and Excel. Knowledge of Pronto would be an asset;

Requirements
  • Travel required based on business needs.
  • Manual dexterity required to use desktop computer and peripherals.
  • Ability to work across and adapt to different stakeholder’s time zones that spans across global environment required
  • Virtual and remote working required
  • Overtime as required.
  • The physical requirements of this position include reading, walking, standing, sitting, reaching, kneeling, repetitive motions, stooping, balancing, pushing, pulling and ability to lift up to 50 lbs.