Finance Business Partner

DISCOVER A BRIGHTER FUTURE 

At South32, we’re meeting the challenge of enabling a sustainable future through our focus on responsibly producing commodities critical for a low-carbon world.

As a collaborative, caring and inclusive company, there’s no better place to make a genuine difference. Together we’re making a positive, global impact that has the potential to change lives.

Whatever career path you choose, we’ll support you every step of the way to learn, grow and succeed. So join us, step towards a brighter future and leave your legacy.

ABOUT CANNINGTON 

Our Cannington operation is one of the world's largest producers of silver and lead.  Located in northwest Queensland, Cannington boasts an underground mine and processing facility situated approximately 800 kilometres west of Townsville and a concentrate handling facility at the Port of Townsville.

Flights are direct to the onsite airport, and the mine is only 3.5 km from camp—the perfect distance for a sunset walk or run home along a purpose-built walking track. The onsite accommodation includes meal services, sports/gym facilities, swimming pool, music room, and social area.

WHAT SOUTH32 OFFERS

• 26 weeks full-paid, or 52 weeks half-paid parental leave for primary carers
• 14% superannuation contributions 
• Annual short-term incentive bonus that recognises both your individual performance and the overall success of the business

ABOUT THE ROLE 

An outstanding opportunity exists for an enthusiastic and experienced professional to obtain an important role within our Finance team.  Reporting to the Finance Manager, this is an exciting and unique hands-on role which will allow you to use your financial expertise to guide, challenge and support management to ensure the achievement of South32’s goals and objectives.

The key purpose of this role is to operate as a Finance Business Partner to the mine Vice President of Operations and site leadership team; provide clear leadership on-site through embedding financial discipline and stewardship of the financial governance framework; and provide deep functional excellence in governance, strategic cost management and management reporting.

This integral role serves to also support and deliver tasks required by Group Finance.

Accountabilities will include, but are not limited to, the following:

General

• Ensure conformance with the South32 Charter, the South32 policies and procedures, Code of Conduct and relevant statutory obligations.
• An overriding commitment to health, safety, environment responsibility and sustainable development
• Establish a culture of continuous improvement within the Cannington operations

Key Accountabilities

• Provide strategic and tactical leadership to support operations in effective operating discipline of costs
• Financial Performance & Analysis – access and communicate key cost drivers and key financial performance indicators
• Internal performance reporting and monitoring obligations for monthly commentary and variance analysis
• Management and co-ordination of the annual budget and forecast on site including management approvals
• Evaluation of investment proposals based on productivity and cost benefit analysis
• Teaching and promoting financial system use SAP (ERP) and TM1(Forecasting software)
• Perform manual adjusting journals on a regular basis
• Consolidation of operational inputs to prepare Cannington submissions to the Group office
• Support efforts to drive cost efficiency of processes in operational and functional areas
• Co-ordination and completion of Capital management tasks

Skills & Experience 

To be successful in this role you will have significant finance / commercial experience preferably within a large multinational company, where you have demonstrated practice in IFRS/ South32 Accounting Interpretations in addition to Budgeting and Management reporting.   You will have a degree Commercial / Finance and possess a CPA / CA or equivalent.  

Experience with SAP or similar systems and advanced computer skills, including Excel, is required; Power BI proficiency is advantageous. Possessing the ability to plan and prioritise workload to meet strict deadlines whilst working both autonomously and collaboratively within a close-knit team.  You will be an effective communicator and have exceptional interpersonal and facilitating skills.

Employment Conditions

An attractive remuneration package, commensurate with your qualifications and experience will apply. This is a FIFO role 50% of the time from Townsville or Brisbane working on a 4 days on, 3 days off (Monday to Thursday) roster. Every second week a working from home arrangement is in place with the same 4 days on, 3 days off roster. South32 Cannington mine provides resort style onsite accommodation with laundry and meal services, as well as sporting and gym facilities. 

South32 is committed to building and maintaining an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the communities in which we operate.  We provide a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible for all and we encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

This job advert will close on 11 November, 2026.