Senior Manager - Strategic Planning

at  Kinross Gold Corporation

Start Date ASAP
Hybrid Work Environment (3 days in office, 2 days remote with flexible hours)
Dress Code Business Casual
Location Downtown Toronto, Outside of Union Station (TTC & GO accessible)

WHO WE ARE

Kinross is a Canadian-based global senior gold mining company with operations and projects in the United States, Brazil, Mauritania, Chile and Canada. Our focus on delivering value is based on our four core values of Putting People First, Outstanding Corporate Citizenship, High Performance Culture, and Rigorous Financial Discipline. Kinross maintains listings on the Toronto Stock Exchange (symbol:K) and the New York Stock Exchange (symbol:KGC).
Mining responsibly is a priority for Kinross, and we foster a culture that makes responsible mining and operational success inseparable. We also achieved record high levels of local employment, with 99% of total workforce from within host countries, and advanced inclusion and diversity targets, including instituting a Global Inclusion and Diversity Leadership Council.
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JOB DESCRIPTION

Reporting to the Vice-President, Strategic Business Planning & Business Performance Management, this role will serve the following purpose:

• Facilitates the annual Strategic Business Planning (SBP) process, working collaboratively with corporate and site personnel to deliver robust life-of-mine plans and economic models to provide direct support to senior management (Senior Leadership Team, General Managers, etc.) to help guide company strategy.
• Manages the Annual Mineral Reserve and Resource Statement development, working closely with site-level responsible persons, and the Vice-President, Geology and Technical Evaluations to deliver a timely product for public closure.
• Provides strong business case development support from a financial evaluation and to a lesser extent, technical perspective, including preparation of presentation materials.
• Contributes to margin enhancement and optimized mine planning processes through creation and execution of best practices.
• Coordinates reviews of Strategic Growth Options to validate business cases and help provide confidence in capital allocation decisions.

This role applies advanced analytical insights, data management, and modelling skills to contribute to the design and development of processes, practices, and methodologies in financial analysis and strategic planning. The role provides insights and recommendations to inform key decision-making at senior levels.
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EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, accounting or finance or a related field. Additional specialized education (CFA/CPA), masters level degree (specifically an MBA) or equivalent would be beneficial
• Five to Eight years of experience in the mining industry, preferably with progressive experience in a project/operations environment (corporate or site-level)
• Two or more years of experience with exposure to financial and strategic modeling in an asset-intensive industry (preferably mining).

SKILLS

• Expert level skills in Excel: ability to build financial models, and perform analysis to pinpoint opportunities for improvement.
• Proficiency with PowerPoint
• Broad understanding of technical areas, including geology, geotech, hydrology, mine planning and metallurgy.
• Operations and strategy analysis experience including developing and analyzing financial and full potential models
• Understanding of financial statements and mining concepts
• Demonstrated analytical and quantitative skills set: ability to complete a Design of Experiments, Logistical Regression, Modeling, statistically literate etc.
• Proven team leadership skills and/or project management ability
• Ability to interact effectively with Senior Management
• Solid verbal and written communication skills
• Previous experience in the mining industry and/or a major consultancy is strongly preferred
• Ability to learn quickly
• Flexibility in a fast-paced environment; ability to handle significant variation in workload
• Experience supervising or mentoring financial or consulting employees
• Well organized, works well independently and in team settings
• Possesses good time-management skills, and is able to work effectively under pressure
• Conversational French, Spanish or Portuguese is a major asset, but not a requirement.
• Ability to function within the following travel requirements: frequent travel to remote mine sites in Mauritania, Chile, Brazil, Nevada, Washington State, Alaska and northern Ontario. The expectation is that the role will require up to 2 weeks of travel out of every 4 weeks.

• Facilitates the annual Strategic Business Planning (SBP) process, working collaboratively with corporate and site personnel to deliver robust life-of-mine plans and economic models to provide direct support to senior management (Senior Leadership Team, General Managers, etc.) to help guide company strategy.
• Manages the Annual Mineral Reserve and Resource Statement development, working closely with site-level responsible persons, and the Vice-President, Geology and Technical Evaluations to deliver a timely product for public closure.
• Provides strong business case development support from a financial evaluation and to a lesser extent, technical perspective, including preparation of presentation materials.
• Contributes to margin enhancement and optimized mine planning processes through creation and execution of best practices.
• Coordinates reviews of Strategic Growth Options to validate business cases and help provide confidence in capital allocation decisions