Director, Finance Business Partnering

112 Oxford Road, Houghton Estate, Johannesburg, 2198

Private Bag X 20, Rosebank, 2196, South Africa   

Tel: +27 (0) 11 637 6000

Fax: +27 (0) 11 492 0233  

Website: www.anglogoldashanti.com

Director, Finance Business Partnering

We are seeking an experienced and forward-thinking finance leader to shape how the organisation turns data into decisions—and decisions into measurable value. This role leads the enterprise Finance Business Partnering (FBP) agenda, ensuring that our leaders receive clear insights, strong commercial challenge, and reliable support to deliver high-impact outcomes. You will design and run the FBP operating model, embed cost leadership, strengthen performance management, and build a high-performing team that acts as the Executive’s trusted “front door” for financial insight and decision support.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Finance Business Partnering function, building and coaching a high-performing team.
• Define standards, processes, and reporting frameworks to ensure consistent, decision-ready outputs across the organisation.
• Provide the Executive team with financial insight, challenge, and scenario analysis to inform strategic decisions.
• Drive cost leadership initiatives, efficiency programmes, and benefits realisation across functions.
• Oversee forecasting, performance management, KPI frameworks, and budget processes.
• Standardise reporting, improve data accuracy, and automate routine processes to create a “single source of truth”.
• Partner with stakeholders across functions and geographies to enable informed, value-adding decisions.
• Lead transformation and change initiatives, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope, and realise intended benefits.

Qualifications

• Chartered Accountant (CA) or CIMA qualified.
• Postgraduate degree in Finance, Economics, Strategy, or Analytics (MBA/MCom) is advantageous.

Experience

• 10+ years of progressive finance experience, including executive-level business partnering and team leadership.
• Proven impact in cost leadership, portfolio value realisation, and large-scale transformation.
• Strong strategic thinking, commercial acumen, and performance management expertise.
• Proficient in ERP/EPM systems and BI tools (SAP CO/FI, TM1/Planning Analytics, HFM, Workiva, Power BI, EPMWare).
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills.
• Experience in multi-jurisdictional or complex organisational environments is desirable.
• Demonstrated impact in cost leadership, value realisation, and large-scale transformation.
• Experience working across multiple jurisdictions is beneficial.

AngloGold Ashanti Limited

Reg No: 1944/017354/06

Directors:  G Patterson     J Munanka     KV Naidoo     B Sangqu     B Chauke