Barrick - Analyst, Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis

About the role

The Analyst - FP&A Corporate is an entry-to-mid analyst role supporting the day-to-day execution of corporate financial planning and analysis activities across Barrick's North America platform. Reporting formally to the Manager - FP&A Corporate, with day-to-day direction provided by the Senior Analyst - FP&A Corporate, this role assists the Corporate FP&A team across budgets, forecasts, rolling outlooks, monthly and quarterly management reporting, variance analysis, KPI reporting, and inputs into executive, CFO, and Board pack materials for the North America operations.

Responsibilities

• Maintain corporate FP&A planning templates, schedules, calendars, and tracking logs across the annual budget, quarterly forecasts, rolling outlooks, and long-range planning cycles for Barrick's North America platform.
• Collect and validate site and corporate function submissions, performing completeness and consistency checks against templates, instructions, and prior submissions, and flagging gaps or anomalies to the Manager and Senior Analyst.
• Affix consolidation schedules and supporting workings as inputs are received, refreshed, or revised through each cycle.
• Assist with the consolidation of revenue, cost, capital, cash, headcount, and KPI inputs into a single corporate view under the direction of the Senior Analyst - FP&A Corporate.
• Prepare draft assumption and input summaries, calendars, and submission instructions for review by the Manager - FP&A Corporate.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly Corporate FP&A reporting schedules on a disciplined cadence, including consolidated performance versus budget, forecast, prior period, and prior plan.
• Perform actual versus budget, forecast, and prior period variance analysis, supporting basic driver analysis across volume, price, rate, timing, and one-time effects for Manager and Senior Analyst review.
• Update KPI schedules and management metrics across planning and reporting outputs, applying consistent definitions, calculations, and presentation.
• Support coordination of variance inputs from site finance teams and corporate functions, helping to ensure narratives are evidence-based and reconciled across reporting outputs.
• Prepare charts, tables, backup schedules, and supporting data for inclusion in CFO, executive leadership, and Board pack materials, in line with the Corporate FP&A reporting calendar and Manager / Senior Analyst direction.
• Apply quality checks across draft executive deliverables, including reconciliation of figures across schedules, internal logic checks, and alignment to approved assumptions and definitions.
• Support backup analyses, pre-read schedules, and supporting workings that anticipate likely executive questions, for Senior Analyst and Manager review.
• Support preparation of briefing materials, talking points, and supporting analytics ahead of executive and Board engagements.
• Reconcile figures between source systems (SAP / ERP, OneStream, planning systems) and consolidated reporting outputs, helping to ensure data integrity, traceability, and audit readiness across reporting layers.
• Validate master data, chart of accounts, hierarchies, and mapping logic used across planning and reporting cycles, surfacing inconsistencies for resolution.
• Document data, mapping, and reconciliation issues encountered through each cycle, and track follow-up actions through to resolution.
• Maintain version control and supporting documentation for planning and reporting models, schedules, and outputs.
• Support FP&A Systems and Reporting on data quality issues, mapping changes, and reporting refinements as directed.
• Maintain and update Excel models, driver-based schedules, bridges, and waterfalls supporting Corporate FP&A planning and reporting cycles.
• Maintain and refresh Power BI and Tableau dashboards, trackers, and recurring reports that surface consolidated performance, KPIs, risks, and variance drivers.
• Support automation and process improvements that reduce manual effort, accelerate cycle time, and improve the reliability of recurring outputs.
• Apply structured analytical techniques to multi-source datasets, ensuring outputs are accurate, reproducible, and well documented.
• Help collect budget and forecast inputs from corporate cost centre owners, including discretionary spend, headcount, and recurring cost categories.
• Update headcount, vacancy, and compensation tracking schedules, reconciling against HR and ERP data sources as directed.
• Prepare monthly variance schedules and accountability reporting drafts for corporate cost centres, surfacing risks, opportunities, and run-rate signals for the Manager and Senior Analyst.
• Afford assistance with periodic deep-dives on corporate spend categories and cost-to-serve analyses for central functions.
• Communicate with site finance teams and corporate functions to collect inputs, clarify submissions, and resolve data and reporting questions under the guidance of the Senior Analyst and Manager.
• Cross-functional coordination with Operations FP&A, Capital Controls, Planning & Evaluations, FP&A Systems, and Reporting to align inputs and outputs across cycles.
• Engage with Strategy, Investor Relations, Treasury, Tax, and HR business partners to gather required inputs and document assumptions across financial deliverables.
• Document Corporate FP&A processes, checklists, and standard operating procedures, supporting auditable, repeatable, and scalable cycles.
• Identify opportunities to improve Corporate FP&A templates, reporting workflows, dashboards, and documentation, and assist with implementing approved changes.
• Standardize KPI definitions, calculations, and presentation across planning and reporting outputs, in coordination with the Senior Analyst and Manager.
• Support adoption of new tools, platforms, and analytical techniques across the Corporate FP&A team.
• Build personal habits of attention to detail, accountability, and continuous learning within the Corporate FP&A team.
• Support ad-hoc analysis, business cases, and decision-support work for the Manager - FP&A Corporate and Senior Analyst - FP&A Corporate, including capital allocation, value-creation, and business improvement initiatives.
• Provide financial input into Strategy, Investor Relations, and external reporting workstreams as directed.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Commerce, Data Analytics, Engineering, or a related field required.
• Progress toward, or interest in, CPA, CMA, CIMA, or another relevant professional designation preferred.
• 1-3+ years of experience in FP&A, corporate finance, financial reporting, accounting, business analysis, or data analytics; relevant internship or co-op experience considered for strong candidates.
• Mining, metals, heavy industrials, or other multi-site operating environments preferred but not required.
• Exposure to consolidated budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, variance analysis, or executive-level reporting in a multi-entity environment is an advantage.
• Familiarity with consolidation and planning platforms (OneStream preferred), ERP systems (SAP preferred), and BI tools (Power BI, Tableau) preferred.
• Strong Excel and financial modeling skills, including formulas, lookups, pivot tables, and working with structured datasets; experience with driver-based models, scenario / sensitivity analysis, or bridges / waterfalls preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to handle and reconcile multi-source data, with a strong attention to accuracy and documentation.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and deliverables across overlapping cycles, with appropriate guidance.

Skills And Capabilities

• Analytical curiosity and structured problem-solving instincts, with a willingness to dig into data and ask why.
• High attention to detail, data integrity, and quality control discipline across models, schedules, and reporting outputs.
• Solid Excel and financial modeling fundamentals, with developing capability in driver-based forecasting and scenario / sensitivity analysis.
• Clear, concise written and verbal communication, with the ability to draft schedules, commentary, and supporting materials for Senior Analyst and Manager review.
• Working knowledge of variance analysis fundamentals across volume, price, rate, timing, and one-time effects.
• Effective stakeholder coordination skills across finance, operations, and corporate functions, with the ability to gather inputs and clarify assumptions constructively.
• Learning agility, initiative, and a continuous improvement mindset.
• Sense of urgency, disciplined execution, and ownership of assigned deliverables.
• Cultural sensitivity and multi-cultural awareness; able to operate effectively across corporate, site, and joint venture environments.
• Strong business ethics and alignment to Barrick's values.