Senior FP&A Specialist

Your journey with Capstone Copper starts here. At Capstone, our people are the heart of our organization. We are focused on growth and are committed to unlocking the full potential of ourselves, our teams and our resources. We invest in our people to develop a skilled and engaged workforce, not only for today, but for the future. If you are looking for a purposeful, performance-driven and dynamic work environment, join us!

About the Location

Pinto Valley is an open-pit copper mine located at the west end of the historic Globe-Miami mining district of central Arizona, approximately 80 miles east of Phoenix. Pinto Valley has been in operation since 1972 and has produced more than four billion pounds of copper. Acquired by Capstone from BHP in 2013, the mine is fully permitted through 2039 and a study is underway to potentially extend the mine life through 2050.

Our proximity to the Greater Phoenix metro area provides prospective employees with the option to live in communities such as Mesa, Apache Junction, Gilbert, Chandler, San Tan Valley, or Florence. Our location offers a unique work-life balance, blending the rewarding opportunities of the mining industry with easy access to the vibrant energy of Downtown Phoenix, making it an ideal choice for both individuals and their families.

Benefits

Capstone employees are eligible for an extensive total rewards package, designed to support your physical, mental, financial, and emotional well-being. This package includes, but is not limited to:

• 401(k) Savings Plan – Eligible from day one. Employees may contribute up to 90% of eligible earnings, subject to IRS limits, with a dollar-for-dollar company match up to 6%, fully vested immediately.
• Retirement Boost – The company contributes 8.5% of eligible earnings, increasing to 14.2% after the employee reaches the applicable Social Security wage base limit, with 100% immediate vesting.
• Employee Share Purchase Plan – After three months, contribute 2% to 7% of your salary (max $5,000/year) to buy company shares, with a 50% company match, fully vested upon grant.
• Annual Short Term Incentive Bonus
• Affordable medical, dental, and vision benefits (effective on start date), including telehealth options and additional supplemental insurances
• Disability and life insurance (effective on start date)
• Paid time-off, including vacation, holidays, sick leave, and parental leave
• Employee Assistance Program
• Internal progression opportunities
• Tuition reimbursement
• Discounted insurance plans for pets, automobiles, and homes

Additional Potential Benefits: Relocation assistance available, with additional funds provided to cover tax liabilities.

Schedule

• 4-10's schedule
• This position is onsite.

About the Role

This dynamic role involves collaboration across all of Pinto Valley, driving the development and execution of impactful business planning, culture programs, and improvement initiatives across the site, and developing analysis tools to drive cost control and operational performance indicators. You will act as a catalyst for meaningful change, respectfully challenging the status quo and introducing innovative approaches to how we operate at Pinto Valley. The role drives the Pinto Valley vision by setting the bar on values, behaviors, and mindsets to ensure the success of all short- and long-term planning, data-driven decision-making, and improvement initiatives across the site.

Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership

• Manage and ensure all employees & contractors/suppliers are working in compliance with all Pinto Valley Mine and MSHA safety guidelines and procedures.
• Drive and develop a business improvement culture, mindset, and passion across the mine site.
• Model the Pinto Valley values and mindsets to ensure achievement of our vision, influencing these standards across the site.
• Drive transformation initiatives to improve safety outcomes, increase quality standards, improve production efficiencies, and unlock cost savings to hit the bottom line.

Transformation Portfolio

• Facilitate and provide coaching to operational teams on deployment of improvement practices to analyze current state, identify opportunities, and build the foundations for future state.
• Drive monthly cost review meetings and identify improvement initiatives to add to the pipeline for each department. Work with departments to develop action plans to realize benefits from initiatives.
• Ensure the availability of the necessary tools and resources project managers require to deliver successful projects.
• Work with departments to value initiatives and conduct post-project implementation monitoring to analyze long-term project benefits.

Planning and Analysis

• Coordinate planning and budgeting cycles, setting out timelines, detailed work requirements, and preparing analysis to ensure cost-efficient and optimized budgets and plans are developed.
• Oversee the budgeting and planning, including preparation and validation of mine budgets, plans, Life of Mine (LOM) financial models, including preparation and analysis of key performance indicators, projections, and models.
• Ensure planning outcomes enhance the value of the business.
• Champion cross-functional site involvement in the budgeting process to ensure presentation of a complete business case, inclusion of all potential uplift opportunities, and identification of all risks.
• Develop system procedures and controls for budgets and forecasts.
• Drive improved business performance via analysis of historical data and development of forecasting tools that result in visibility of pending business issues and development of optimal action plans to address.

Capital Management

• Develop site-wide capital management tools to manage and communicate annual & LOM capital spend programs.
• Set up and coordinate monthly capital committee to review project progress, upcoming capital submissions, and forecasts.
• Drive and coordinate monthly capital reforecasting.
• Provide investment analysis for major projects.
• Support economics, modeling, and assessment of studies as required.
• Drive a culture of cost control and reporting on all capital projects, ensuring we get the best value for money, quality results, and carry learnings forward to future projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or accounting.
• 8 years’ experience in business analysis, cost analysis, reporting dashboards, budgeting and forecasting processes, cost management, and operational excellence role in the mining industry (operating sites).

Preferred Qualifications

• Passion for safety
• Computer proficiency in MS Office Suite, SAP S4/Hana, Power BI
• Capable of managing change and bringing others along on the journey
• Strong financial acumen
• Exceptional planning, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to transform complex data into actionable insights
• Self-motivated with the ability to work under pressure and autonomously
• Excellent attention to detail and time management skills to meet deadlines
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, capable of building strong, influential relationships with stakeholders at all levels

All candidates will be required to complete a pre-employment medical exam, drug and alcohol test, and background check. All positions require a pre-placement physical examination to ensure candidates are 'fit for duty'. Additional training and/or testing may be required.