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Senior Costing Manager Mining
Job Location:
Job Location:
Bloemfontein - South Africa
Yearly Salary:
ZAR 1 - 6
Yearly Salary:
Posted:
29 September 2026 (3 days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
27 December 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
SENIOR COSTING MANAGER MINING
Up to R1800000
North West / Free State BorderUp to R1800000
In mining strong financial control starts long before month-end. It starts with understanding what drives the cost of the operation challenging assumptions and ensuring that every financial decision supports the long-term performance of the mine.
A well-established organisation within the mining sector is seeking an accomplished Senior Costing Manager to take ownership of its costing environment and provide strategic financial support to operational leadership.
This is a senior opportunity for a finance professional who understands mining operations from a costing perspective and can connect operational activity with financial performance. You will play an integral role in Life of Mine planning cost control capital expenditure and forward-looking financial decision-making.
Key Responsibilities:
- Take ownership of the mines end-to-end costing and cost control environment
- Drive Life of Mine (LOM) costing and long-term cost planning
- Develop maintain and critically evaluate operational costing models
- Lead budgeting and forecasting processes across the operation
- Analyse operational expenditure variances and key cost drivers
- Provide meaningful financial insight to operational and senior management
- Manage and evaluate CAPEX budgets forecasts and expenditure
- Identify cost-saving and operational efficiency opportunities
- Strengthen financial controls and improve the quality of costing information
- Translate complex financial information into actionable recommendations for operational stakeholders
- Lead mentor and develop the costing team
- Support management with strategic and commercial decision-making
Job Experience and Skills Required:
- BCom / relevant Bachelors Degree essential
- 810 years relevant finance and costing experience
- Proven mining industry experience non-negotiable
- Strong Life of Mine costing experience
- Solid operational cost control expertise
- Extensive budgeting and forecasting experience
- Strong CAPEX and capital management exposure
- Advanced Microsoft Excel essential
- Sage experience essential
- Demonstrated leadership and team-management capability
- Strong commercial acumen with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to engage confidently with finance operational and senior leadership stakeholders
If you have built your career within mining finance and costing and are ready to take ownership of a complex costing function I would like to hear from you.
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- Financial Managers
- Financial Accountants
- Management Accountants
- Financial Controllers
- Cost Accountants
- Financial Planning & Analysis
- Finance C-Suite roles
For more information contact:
Leandra van der Merwe
The Finance Talent Finder Specialist
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