Henderson - Staff Accountant

Responsibilities

• Provide professional accounting and financial expertise to sites
• Prepare presentation and financial analyses
• Promote cost controls and efficiency in conduct of business
• Assist with general ledger accounting; prepare journal entries and account reconciliations
• Aid with month-end close process and quarterly audits and quarterly financial templates
• Review costs for completeness and accuracy
• Prepare financial statements and reports
• Track daily transactions in multiple bank accounts and multiple entities and prepare, track and account for bank wire transfers
• Assist with accounts payable/receivable as needed
• Establish and maintain good knowledge of Barrick accounting policies, procedures, and internal control standards
• Perform responsibilities in full compliance with Barrick standards, policies, and procedures
• Successfully handle non-routine issues, escalate issues that cannot be resolved to management
• Recognize and communicate potential issues to his/her team leader as appropriate
• Ensure all work is performed in accordance with established metrics; plan and organize work so the Service Level Agreement objectives are realized
• Contribute ideas and actions towards the continuous improvement of processes within area of influence
• Perform other duties as requested by Finance Leadership
• Aiding with preparation of budgets and forecasts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting, Business, Economics, or Finance required
• One (1) to five (5) years’ prior related position experience preferred
• Knowledge of accounting and understanding of business-related implications required
• Proficiency with all Microsoft Office tools required
• Experience working with implementation and/or working with General Ledger software required
• Ability to be organized, efficient, analytical, and to pay close attention to detail required
• Excellent team player with the ability to work with Staff Accountants, Mine Sites, Toronto Corporate office, Accounting and other departments, operating business units, and other cross-functional teams required
• Strong written and verbal communication skills required
• Ability to be self-motivated, flexible, and able to organize and respond to multiple demands and priorities required
• Written and verbal Spanish communication skills appreciated
• Exposure to the mining industry in a mining accounting function appreciated
• Experience with Shared Services/internal service provider preferred
• Experience working with Service Level Agreements (SLA) preferred
• Onestream performance management software experience preferred
• SAP experience preferred