Director, Planning & Analysis

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Director, Planning & Analysis

Overview

The Director of Planning & Analysis is a strategic finance leader responsible for leading the company’s budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes. This role partners closely with executive leadership and cross-functional teams to translate business strategy into financial plans, provide actionable insights, and support data-driven decision-making across the organization.

The ideal candidate combines strong financial planning expertise with the ability to simplify complex financial information, collaborate effectively with operational leaders, and drive improvements in financial performance.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Planning & Forecasting

• Lead the company’s annual budgeting and forecasting processes, ensuring alignment with strategic and operational plans.

• Develop and maintain long-range financial plans that support the company’s growth and capital strategy.

• Translate business initiatives into clear financial models, forecasts, and planning assumptions.

Analysis & Business Partnership

• Analyze budgets, forecasts, and financial performance to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement.

• Partner with business unit leaders and regional finance teams to improve forecasting accuracy and financial visibility.

• Provide actionable financial insights that support strategic and operational decision-making.

Executive & Board Reporting

• Prepare executive-level financial analysis, presentations, and briefing materials for senior leadership.

• Develop materials and analysis supporting Board of Directors review and approval of annual budgets and financial plans.

• Support credit rating and financing processes through financial modeling and performance analysis.

Planning Process Leadership

• Establish planning calendars, reporting standards, and financial guidelines for the budgeting and forecasting cycle.

• Communicate cost and capital budget targets to business units and ensure alignment across the organization.

• Coordinate closely with Corporate Accounting to ensure consistency between planning outputs and financial reporting.

Strategic & Ad-Hoc Analysis

• Lead scenario planning and sensitivity analysis for major strategic decisions.

• Perform ad-hoc financial analysis to support leadership on key business initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field.

• 10+ years of experience in financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, or related finance roles.

• Strong understanding of how financial statements interact, including the ability to analyze year-over-year changes in income statements and cash flow statements.

• Familiarity with financial consolidation methods (full consolidation, equity method, proportionate consolidation).

• Experience working with financial planning or consolidation systems, such as HFM, is a plus.

• Experience in the mining industry, particularly gold mining, is highly desirable.

Compensation 

Compensation Range - $168,600 - $227,500 plus bonus 

AngloGold Ashanti Limited

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

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