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Job Description
Position Description
The Senior Accountant, Financial Reporting and Consolidations, is a key member of the corporate Finance function, responsible for supporting the monthly, quarterly and year-end consolidation and reporting processes that underpin the integrity, accuracy and timeliness of the company’s internal management reporting and external financial reporting. Reporting to the Manager, Financial Reporting and Consolidations, the role prepares consolidation journal entries, intercompany matching and eliminations, currency translation schedules, account reconciliations, reporting packages and supporting working papers under both U.S. GAAP and IFRS Accounting Standards. The Senior Accountant works closely with Controllership, FP&A, Tax, Treasury, regional Finance teams and mine site controllers to gather, validate and analyze financial information, executes assigned SOX internal controls over financial reporting within the close and consolidation cycle, and supports internal and external auditors through interim reviews and the year-end audit. The role also contributes to continuous improvement in close cycle time, analytical content and reporting standardization across the group, and provides guidance to junior staff as required.
Key Responsibilities
- Execute the monthly, quarterly and year-end consolidation process, including preparation of legal-entity consolidation entries, intercompany eliminations, foreign currency translation, minority interest calculations, top-side adjustments and consolidation journal entries, ensuring accurate and timely delivery of consolidated results.
- Prepare consolidated financial statements, supporting schedules and reporting packages for internal management reporting and external financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. GAAP and IFRS Accounting Standards, ensuring accuracy, completeness and consistency with group accounting policies.
- Support the financial close calendar by completing assigned close tasks on schedule, tracking dependencies with regional and mine site Finance teams, and escalating issues that could put close milestones at risk to the Manager, Financial Reporting and Consolidations.
- Prepare financial reporting deliverables for the Company’s Nevada joint venture under U.S. GAAP, including schedules provided to joint venture partners and support for quarterly reviews and annual audits with external auditors, recognizing the joint venture’s status as a public business entity.
- Prepare annual IFRS financial reporting deliverables and supporting documentation for the Company’s U.S. operations in connection with the IRS Compliance Assurance Process (CAP) program.
- Assist in the preparation of accounting memos and position papers for complex, non-routine or judgmental accounting matters under the direction of the Manager, Financial Reporting and Consolidations.
- Perform intercompany matching and reconciliations, investigate and resolve differences with counterparty Finance teams, and prepare eliminations of intercompany revenue, costs, profit-in-inventory, receivables and payables on consolidation.
- Prepare monthly and quarterly reporting packages for the Controller, CFO office, Audit Committee and other stakeholders, including consolidated income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, segment information, variance and flux analysis, and key performance metrics.
- Perform variance and flux analysis on consolidated and entity-level financial statement accounts, ensuring period-over-period and budget-to-actual movements are well understood, documented and clearly communicated to the Manager and Finance leadership.
- Prepare and post consolidation and top-side journal entries, including reclassifications, accruals, equity pickups, currency translation adjustments and other consolidation adjustments, with complete supporting documentation for management review.
- Prepare annual and interim financial statement footnotes, disclosures and supporting working papers, partnering with the Manager, Financial Reporting and Consolidations on technical accounting and disclosure requirements under U.S. GAAP and IFRS.
- Execute assigned SOX internal controls over financial reporting within the consolidation and reporting cycle, including journal entry controls, account reconciliations and intercompany controls, maintaining complete and audit-ready control evidence and supporting timely remediation of identified deficiencies.
- Support external auditor requests relating to the consolidation and reporting process, including preparation of PBC schedules, walkthrough support and timely, well-organized responses to audit requests.
- Apply group accounting policies consistently in assigned areas and escalate complex, non-routine or judgmental accounting matters to the Manager, Financial Reporting and Consolidations for technical accounting consultation as appropriate.
- Prepare account reconciliations and consolidation schedules to a high standard of accuracy and timeliness, identifying opportunities to improve standardization, efficiency and quality across the group.
- Respond to requests from Tax, Treasury, FP&A, Investor Relations and regional Finance leadership for consolidated financial information, analysis and support for strategic, financing, tax and disclosure-related initiatives.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across the consolidation and reporting process, including financial close optimization, automation of manual schedules, standardization of templates and uplift of analytical content, partnering with the Financial Systems team on system-enabled improvements.
- Support entity onboarding, divestments, restructurings, intercompany changes and other corporate transactions by updating consolidation structures, mappings, eliminations and reporting processes accurately and timely.
- Provide day-to-day guidance and support to junior staff and act as a knowledgeable resource on consolidation processes, templates and reporting systems.
- Maintain clear and current documentation of consolidation procedures, desktop procedures, controls and reporting processes to support audit readiness, training and operational continuity.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce or related discipline required.
- CPA, CA, ACCA or equivalent professional accounting designation completed, or in the final stages of completion, is strongly preferred.
- Public accounting firm training and experience is strongly preferred (Big 4 experience an asset).
- Three or more years of progressive accounting and financial reporting experience, including hands-on responsibility for monthly, quarterly and year-end close activities in a multi-entity, multi-currency reporting environment; consolidation experience is preferred.
- Solid technical knowledge of U.S. GAAP and/or IFRS Accounting Standards, including consolidation, intercompany elimination, foreign currency translation and revenue, with the ability to research and apply accounting standards to routine transactions and support the analysis of non-routine matters required.
- Practical working knowledge of SOX internal controls over financial reporting and experience supporting external audits and interim reviews required.
- Experience working in a publicly listed, multi-entity, international group; mining, natural resources or other asset-intensive industry experience is preferred.
- Hands-on experience with consolidation tools (e.g., OneStream and/or HFM) and ERP systems (e.g., SAP) is strongly preferred.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (including complex formulas, Power Query and pivot-based reporting); working knowledge of reporting tools (e.g., Power BI) is an asset.
What We Can Offer You
- A comprehensive compensation package including a competitive medical, dental, and vision plan with national provider networks, a 401k retirement plan with employer contribution AND employer match, paid time off, company-sponsored medical clinics, company match share purchase program, and much more!
- Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team.
- Endless opportunities to grow and learn with industry colleagues.
- Access to a variety of career opportunities across the organization.
- Barrick is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
