Job Description

Who We Are

AngloGold Ashanti is a global gold mining company with a diverse, high-quality portfolio of operations, projects and exploration activities across 10 countries on four continents. We pursue value-creating opportunities involving other minerals, where we can leverage our existing assets, shareholdings, skills and experience.

At AngloGold Ashanti, we assure you of work that carries significance and creates tangible results. What we do goes beyond mining. We build livelihoods in communities, champion environmental stewardship, and strengthen local and national economies.  Our leaders and teams are committed to listening to and supporting each other, valuing differences, and embracing equity. We are convinced that greatness only happens when we prioritize these behaviors and the well-being of every person.

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POSITION

Senior Specialist, Performance Reporting

DEPARTMENT

Group Management Accounting

LOCATION

Johannesburg

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Permanent

OBJECTIVE OF THE ROLE

Supports a corporate cost-leadership culture by maintaining, executing, and enhancing standardized performance management reporting across the organization. Within the Group Management Accounting department, this role unifies complex financial and operational data from multiple ERP systems into actionable insights for executive leadership. Working within established frameworks, the role translates operational data into meaningful performance insights, maintains cost-flex models, and supports regional and corporate finance teams with clear, structured reporting outputs.

ROLE ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Performance Reporting: Collate, reconcile, and format financial and operational data into standardized monthly and quarterly management reports for Exco and Board packs.
• Technology & Data Analytics: Leverage advanced systems (SAP, TM1, HFM, WData, Power BI) to automate repetitive data tasks, manage ETL routines, and maintain interface mapping tables.
• Cost Flex Modelling: Maintain and update the group’s inflation-linked flex models and cost-driver tracking schedules while running underlying cash cost variance analyses.
• Process Automation & Optimization: Identify data bottlenecks, eliminate manual reporting workarounds, and apply workflow tools to schedule automated report distributions and data validation alerts.
• Data Governance: Conduct rigorous data validation and structural quality checks to ensure strict numerical reconciliation and zero-defect financial reporting.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

Education & Qualification

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or Data Analytics (BCom / BSc).
• Progress toward a professional qualification (CIMA, ACCA, CA(SA), or CPA) is highly preferred.
• PGDip Management - preferred

Experience, Knowledge and Skills

• 5–7 years of progressive finance experience, including senior Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) or Finance Business Partnering (FBP) exposure within a mining environment.
• Mastery of complex datasets, financial acumen to link operational KPIs to cash cost drivers, deep database/ERP integration proficiency, and the ability to execute strict workflows under tight monthly closing deadlines.

BENEFITS SUMMARY

• AngloGold Ashanti offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package designed to support employees’ health, financial security, and overall well-being.
• Medical insurance, employee assistance programmes, and wellbeing initiatives.
• Company-supported pension or provident fund contributions.
• Annual leave, sick leave, and public holidays in line with company policy.

AngloGold Ashanti Limited

Reg No: 1944/017354/06

www.anglogoldashanti.com

AngloGold Ashanti is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from qualified individuals regardless of gender, race, religion, nationality, or disability.