Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Centerra Gold Inc. is a North American gold and copper producer operating and developing mining assets worldwide. The Manager, Financial Controls & Reporting will oversee the Langeloth facility’s accounting, financial reporting, SOX compliance, cash management support, and continuous finance process improvement while leading a team and partnering with internal and external stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Lead the financial reporting, accounting operations, and SOX compliance functions for the Langeloth facility, ensuring alignment with corporate accounting policies, internal controls, and governance standards
- Oversee the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, including preparation, review, and timely submission of site financial results, supporting schedules, and reporting deliverables. Review and approve general ledger activity, including journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, and estimates, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with GAAP and corporate standards
- Own SOX 404 compliance at the site level, including documentation of processes, maintenance of control narratives, execution and review of key controls, coordination of walkthroughs, and remediation of control deficiencies. Proactively identify new or changed site processes that introduce financial reporting or control risks, and partner with the Internal Audit team to design, implement, and execute appropriate controls in accordance with SOX requirements
- Act as the primary site finance liaison to Internal Audit, and External Auditors, ensuring consistent application of accounting standards and governance expectations
- Oversee site-level accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash disbursements, bank reconciliation, payroll accounting summaries, and balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring timely processing and proper documentation
- Support the corporate finance team in analyzing site financial results, proactively identifying and communicating site-specific accounting issues, aligning on appropriate accounting treatment, and responding to requests related to external reporting disclosures
- Support cash management activities at the Langeloth facility, including monitoring of working capital, maintaining communication with customers and suppliers and coordination with the site FP&A team on cash forecasting, as required
- Oversee the compilation of financial and management reports (e.g., Monthly report of operations, budget-to-actuals, variance analyses, cash flow, balance sheet reviews, financial statements and other required schedules for external stakeholders) and communicate key insights to site leadership management
- Partner closely with Operations, Commercial, Supply Chain, and Procurement teams to improve financial workflows, data quality, and end-to-end transaction visibility from source documents through financial reporting
- Act as the site finance lead for SAP financial modules and related systems, ensuring transactions are properly configured, executed, and recorded in accordance with corporate standards and internal controls. Co-lead improvements in SAP-based processes (e.g., procure-to-pay, record-to-report, inventory accounting, cost accounting, and fixed assets), including coordination with the SAP and IT teams, and external support resources as required
- Ensure the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of uploads into the consolidation system, including validation of data integrity, alignment with SAP, and resolution of upload variances
- Lead efforts to reduce manual journal entries, manual worksheets, reconciliations, and workarounds through better system utilization, automation, and upstream process improvements
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting and/or Finance
- Minimum of 7 years work experience in related field
- Strong knowledge of IFRS, able to guide and lead the team in resolving and documenting different accounting issues
- Some experience with US regulatory environments, able to develop and implement SOX-compliant processes
- Strong ownership of delivering recurring monthly and quarterly reports and deliverables with accuracy and timeliness
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to manage competing priorities in a dynamic site environment
- Good interpersonal and coaching skills, with the ability to promote teamwork within the accounting team at the site
- Focused on continuous improvement and dedicated to explore different solutions and executing on ideas to enhance the status quo
- Must be organized, and detail oriented
- A professional accounting designation is preferred
- Experienced in using MS Excel and MS PowerPoint
- Working knowledge of Oracle Hyperion tools and SAP is a strong asset
Benefits
- Extended group health, dental, vision, and travel insurance
- Life Insurance, STD, LTD, AD&D
- Company-sponsored 401(k) with Company match
- Annual Incentive Bonus
- Long-term Incentive Plan
- Employee & Family Assistance Program
- Health Savings Account
- Professional development within the organization
- Join a company committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion
- Career growth and personal development
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