- Finance Manager / Financial Controller (Confidential Mining Opportunity)
- Perth, WA
- $150,000 + Super
A fast-growing international resources business is entering a major development and construction phase and is seeking a highly capable Finance Manager / Financial Controller to join its Perth-based leadership team.
This is a confidential appointment within a well-backed mining development company with a highly experienced executive and board team, and a significant African-based project entering construction and financing phases.
This is a rare opportunity to step into a pivotal role at a critical point in the company’s lifecycle — supporting project financing, ERP transformation, and the build-out of a major mining operation.
The Opportunity
This is a broad, hands-on leadership finance role working directly with senior executives during a transformational growth phase.
You will be responsible for establishing strong financial control, driving commercial insight, and supporting key workstreams including:
- Large-scale project financing (circa US$350m capital raise process)
- Construction phase of a new mining operation in Africa
- End-to-end ERP implementation and finance systems uplift
- Development of procurement-to-pay governance and controls
- Board-level reporting, forecasting and strategic analysis
This role will initially be highly operational and “hands-on”, with the expectation that you will build structure, improve processes, and gradually help scale a finance team around you.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Control & Reporting
- Lead monthly management reporting and board reporting packs
- Oversee month-end close, reconciliations and financial integrity
- Manage audit coordination and external advisor relationships
- Ensure strong governance, compliance and control frameworks
Project Finance & Commercial Support
- Support project financing processes, lender due diligence and modelling
- Analyse feasibility studies, construction budgets and investment cases
- Lead budgeting, forecasting and scenario analysis across the group
- Provide commercial insights to support operational decision-making
ERP & Systems Transformation
- Lead ERP implementation from finance perspective (design to rollout)
- Improve reporting capability through system and process enhancement
- Drive automation, efficiency and scalable finance structures
- Strengthen procurement-to-pay processes and financial controls
International Operations Exposure
- Work closely with African project and operational teams
- Interpret and analyse information from developing-market operations
- Adapt to cross-cultural working environments and varied reporting standards
- Provide clarity and structure in complex or evolving operational settings
About You
We are seeking a high-performing finance professional who is:
- Likely a Big 4 Audit Manager or equivalent technically strong background
- Technically excellent in accounting, reporting and financial control
- Highly resilient, adaptable and comfortable operating in ambiguity
- Strong in Excel and able to build clear, robust financial models and reports
- Capable of reading feasibility studies and understanding project economics
- Experienced (or highly interested) in ERP implementations and systems change
- Strong communicator who can influence senior stakeholders
- Commercially curious and eager to learn the mining and project development lifecycle
- Comfortable working in African or emerging-market operational environments
- Strong understanding of governance, controls and procurement-to-pay processes
Why This Role?
This is a career-defining opportunity to join a business at a pivotal stage of growth.
You will gain exposure to:
- Major project financing and capital markets activity
- Construction and development of a large-scale mining operation
- End-to-end ERP transformation and finance build-out
- High-quality executive leadership and experienced mining professionals
- A fast-paced, high-impact environment where your contribution is visible and valued
For the right candidate, this role offers a rare combination of technical challenge, commercial exposure, and long-term career acceleration within a growing international resources business.
