Senior Specialist Financial Planning

Job responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Provide longterm financial performance insight analogous to short and medium term performance management. This includes developing and analysing consolidated financial statements running sensitivities and scenarios identifying structural risks and opportunities and reconciling differences between portfolio outcomes and operational business plans forecasts and reported results.
• Analyse longterm trends structural drivers and value levers across the business
• Diagnose material gaps between longterm plans and shortterm financial performance
• Identify longterm risks and opportunities arising from production cost price capital or sequencing decisions
• Provide analytical input into business planning discussions where longterm implications are material
• Provide analytical insight and recommendations to support Portfolio Management initiatives aimed at optimising longterm value delivery.
• Perform and review analytical work supporting investment strategic and commercial decisions.
• Demonstrate the ability to interpret and synthesise multiple complex data points into a clear and compelling story that highlights key drivers implications and trade-offs enabling informed decision making by key stakeholders.

Qualifications :

Qualifications: 

• Tertiary qualification in Commerce Finance Sciences Engineering or other relevant qualification

Experience:

• 5 7 years experience in techno-economic modelling and/or investment evaluation.
• Experience in mining processing capitalintensive or resource industries (advantageous)

Knowledge and Skills:

• Knowledge of and experience in investment evaluation principles applied to the mining and processing value chain.
• Strong understanding of budgeting forecasting and performance management.
• Strong understanding of Consolidated financial statements
• Knowledge of international standards and industry best practice regarding spreadsheet modelling and software development principles
• Experience working with financial software solutions with extensive experience in financial analysis.
• Ability to synthesise complex and diverse data sets into clear coherent narratives that provide meaningful insight and support effective decisionmaking by senior stakeholders.
• Excellent financial acumen
• Experience in design and implementation of long-term financial models including financial statement modelling.
• Scenario analysis skills applicable to a techno-economic environment coupled with strong reconciliation diagnostic and variance analysis capability.
• High proficiency in financial models planning systems and Excelbased analytics.

Additional Information :

Who We Are

We are a Southern African PGM producer marketing metals globally with a presence across 8 regions and 17 sites. Our operations include 4 operating mines 3 smelters and 2 refineries giving us full control across the Platinum Group Metals (PGM) value chainfrom resource to market.

We explore we mine we concentrate we smelt we refine and we market. As a result we have an in-depth knowledge of PGM production and markets. Using this knowledge we invest in developing sustainable markets for PGMs partnering directly with research institutions as well as customers in the industrial jewellery and investment sectors.

With 3 global marketing hubs and a team of over 29000 employees we serve a diverse international customer base while remaining deeply rooted in Southern Africa.

What We Offer

At Valterra Platinum you will join a team committed to excellence and impact.

We offer:

• Meaningful work in a high-performance values-led environment.
• Market-aligned reward and recognition.
• Opportunities for learning development and progression.
• A culture that respects diversity and encourages innovation.
• A clear commitment to safe Operations.

Inclusion and Diversity

Valterra Platinum is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace where we value and respect every colleague for who they are and provide equality of opportunity so that everyone can fulfill their potential. Valterra Platinum has a zero tolerance to dignity harms these include all acts of gender-based violence bullying harassment and victimisation. Ensuring the safety of our employees extends beyond physical safety and includes the eradication of harmful behaviours from our workplace. This responsibility extends to everyone at Valterra Platinum both during work hours and outside of work. We are unconditional in creating a respectful inclusive and safe working environment to ensure that no colleague will be violated or harassed under our watch.

How to Apply

To apply for this role please complete our online application form via this job advert.

Closing Date

06 May 2026

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time