Finance Business Analyst II

About the role

Support financial planning and analysis by translating business needs into cost models, evaluating data to identify savings and process improvements, monitoring departmental costs, assisting with budgeting and forecasting, ensuring compliance, and contributing to month‑ and quarter‑end close activities while acting as a liaison between business and technical teams to enhance financial efficiency and support site and corporate goals.

What You Will Do

• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify and define business needs and actionable plans, ensuring they are translated into scalable cost models that support strategic objectives.
• Perform advanced analysis to uncover trends, variances, and opportunities for cost savings and efficiency improvements.
• Serves as a strategic conduit between business stakeholders and technical teams, delivering financial reports and presentations that highlight actionable insights and recommendations to reduce costs and drive revenue growth.
• Evaluate departmental costs and proposed solutions, develop and review budgets and forecasts, and deliver financial reports and presentations with actionable insights.
• Analyze large datasets to support decision‑making, build reports and dashboards, maintain compliance with regulations and policies, work cross‑functionally with operations and procurement, perform accounting tasks such as journal entries, reconciliations, variance analyses, and review financial statements, and perform other duties as requested.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma and 8 years financial analysis or business analytics OR Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field and 4 years of financial analysis experience OR Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field and 2 years of financial analysis experience
• Proficiency in SAP, Power BI, Microsoft Excel, and Business Objects
• Strong analytical, technical, and problem‑solving skills
• Effective communication and stakeholder engagement across management levels
• Attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities
• Understanding of manufacturing or mining industry financial operations
• Understanding of OKRs and KPI tracking
• Understanding of financial regulations and SOX controls
• Subject matter expert in one or more areas

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field or higher degree
• Experience with OneStream, CoreStream, Ariba, and Blackline
• Knowledge of safety culture and principles of business conduct
• Demonstrated ability in mentoring, coaching, and continuous improvement
• Ability to manage complex datasets and deliver actionable insights

Pay & Benefits

• Estimated annual pay range: $75,000 - $104,000 (base salary only; does not include bonus payments, benefits or retirement contributions)
• Actual base pay determined by experience, qualifications, skills and other job-related factors
• Eligible for additional discretionary and incentive payment considerations based on company and individual performance
• Affordable medical, dental and vision benefits
• Company-paid life and disability insurance
• 401(k) plan with employer contribution/match
• Paid time off, paid sick time, holiday pay, parental leave
• Tuition assistance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Discounted insurance plans for pet, auto, home and vehicle
• Internal progression opportunities

Schedule & Work Environment

• In operation since 2007, Safford operations is a zero-discharge facility and one of the most sustainable mines in the United States, located in southeastern Arizona
• Employees may be required to work a non-standard schedule, which may include shift work (other than day shift) at a 24/7, 365-day operation
• Candidates may be required to pass a medical exam and must pass all required training and/or testing
• Freeport-McMoRan promotes a drug/alcohol-free work environment using mandatory pre-employment drug testing and on-going drug and alcohol testing, as allowed by applicable laws