Chief Accountant

DepartmentFinancePositionChief Accountant LocationReko Diq SITE BalochistanQualification

• Chartered Accountant (ACA or equivalent)
• Strong knowledge of IFRS and technical accounting concepts
• Experience with SAP and/or OneStream preferred

Experience

• Minimum 8 years of accounting experience
• Prior experience in capitalization of major construction projects
• Site-based work experience preferred

Requirements

• Hands-on experience with SAP and/or OneStream applications preferred.
• Strong technical accounting skills and understanding of core accounting concepts with business impact awareness.
• In-depth knowledge of IFRSs, including capitalization of major construction projects.
• Prior site-based work experience preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with high attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for effective collaboration across departments.
• Preference given to candidates from the province of Balochistan.
• Experience in the mining industry or major project-based companies in an accounting or analyst role preferred.

Responsibilities

• Work with site planners and project managers to timely capitalize fixed assets.
• Working with relevant different department heads to make sure asset registered maintained for plant are reconciled with fixed asset register.
• Perform and oversight month-end close process, including quarterly financial audits and control testing.
• Prepare account reconciliations, review costs for completeness, and evaluate reasonableness of balances to research and proactively resolve errors or reconciling items.
• Establish knowledge of IFRS/GAAP and Barrick accounting policies, procedures, and internal control standards, and maintain compliance while performing responsibilities.
• Facilitating preparation, consolidation, and review of all budget and forecast processes.
• Collects/organizes financial information and inputs into financial models.
• Track and determine financial status by analyzing actual results in comparison with budgets/forecasts, including variance commentary.
• Create ad hoc templates, reports, and analysis for use by managers/departments to evaluate their businesses.
• Track and report capital expenditures to project owners, budget/forecast capital projections, review financial analysis and modeling for requested spend.
• Work closely with project teams as needed.
• Identify and implement productivity and process improvements.
• Recognize and communicate potential issues to his/her supervisor, as appropriate
• Contribute ideas and actions towards the continuous improvement of processes within area of influence.
• Assist in establishing and maintaining strong, collaborative partnerships with finance customers.
• Gives and encourages feedback, contributes to building a positive team culture, and puts success of team above own interests.
• Ensure compliance with safety procedures and safety training requirements.
• Perform other duties as necessary.