Specialist, Finance

Workplace Type: Hybrid

About Newmont

At Newmont, we’re not just a world-leading gold and metals producer – we’re a team united by our commitment to shaping a more inclusive, sustainable, and responsible mining industry. Joining us means becoming part of a global, diverse workforce where everyone is valued, empowered, and encouraged to grow. Our people are the heart of our success, bringing exceptional skill, integrity, and dedication to everything we do as an organization and we’re dedicated to creating a workplace where everyone can thrive.

About Lihir

Our Lihir Operation, located on the beautiful island of Niolam, approximately 800km north of Papua New Guinea's capital, Port Moresby, is one of the world’s largest gold mines. Set within a geothermically active, extinct volcanic crater, Lihir operates an open-pit mine producing refractory ore, which undergoes pressure oxidation and conventional leaching to recover gold. Our workforce includes both residential and commute rosters, creating a diverse and dynamic team. Lihir offers a range of recreational facilities, including a gym, sports club, restaurant, bar, swimming pool, tennis and squash courts, and a 9-hole golf course. For those who enjoy the outdoors, the Lihir fishing and boating clubs provide access to pristine waters and beaches, while our onsite deli and café serve fresh local and imported produce, barista-made coffee, and freshly baked goods.

We are proud to work closely with the local Lihirian community and value its vibrant culture. Through initiatives like our School to Mine program, we offer meaningful employment, training, and development opportunities for Lihirian men and women, as well as scholarships and vocational apprenticeships. We also partner with the New Ireland Province to ensure economic benefits flow directly to the community, strengthening our commitment to sustainable development and positive local impact.

Your Impact

Step into a role where your financial expertise directly shapes business performance. As a Specialist, Finance, you will partner closely with site leadership based in Papua New Guinea to deliver critical insights, drive cost control, and support multimillion-dollar capital investment decisions.

You will play a key role in coordinating budgeting and forecasting and SOX compliance, delivering accurate month-end reporting, and identifying opportunities to improve financial processes and reporting standards. Your work will enable better decision-making across operations, ensuring financial discipline and long-term value creation.

As part of our team, you will

• Partner with operational leaders to prepare annual budgets and rolling forecasts, aligning inputs across multiple departments
• Deliver accurate month-end financial reporting and analyse cost and capital expenditure variances
• Provide actionable financial insights and recommendations to drive site performance and business outcomes
• Support and manage capital expenditure pipelines, contributing to effective financial planning
• Identify and implement process improvements to strengthen financial reporting and analysis practices
• Build dashboards, analytical models, and forecasting tools using SAP, Power BI and advanced Excel
• Collaborate with department managers, superintendents, and stakeholders to embed strong cost control practices
• Present financial performance insights to senior stakeholders to influence decision-making

Prerequisites for your success in this role

To thrive in this position, you will bring a combination of technical capability, strong stakeholder engagement, and the ability to operate independently:

Qualifications & Experience

• Degree in Accounting or Finance, with CA/CPA (or working towards)
• Demonstrated experience in financial planning & analysis, ideally within mining or heavy industry environments
• Exposure to capital expenditure analysis and cost management

Technical Expertise

• Strong experience with SAP (S/4HANA preferred) and financial systems
• Advanced Excel skills, with experience in building financial models
• Power BI capability, including training users and troubleshooting

Capabilities & Attributes

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to draw insights from complex data
• Confident communicator, able to engage stakeholders in both on-site and virtual environments
• Self-driven with the ability to work independently and manage competing priorities
• Collaborative mindset with the ability to influence and build relationships across teams

Your work environment

Y ou will join a collaborative, outcomes-driven finance team supporting a dynamic mining operation. Working closely with departmental leaders, senior finance professionals, and site stakeholders, you will contribute to a high-performing and supportive culture.

This role offers the opportunity to work on a significant capital portfolio, providing exposure to complex financial challenges while partnering with experienced leaders. You will also benefit from flexible working arrangements and the ability to collaborate effectively across geographically dispersed teams.

Working conditions

12-month fixed-term opportunity, with potential for extension or permanency

Our Brisbane-based team enjoys flexible Monday to Friday work arrangements, balancing time between the office and working from home. Our modern Fortitude Valley office is conveniently located near public transport and local cafés. Occasional travel to site operations and other interstate Newmont hubs may be required to support the broader team.

Why Join Newmont

• Work on impactful, high-value capital projects
• Partner with strong, supportive leadership
• Gain exposure to a global mining environment
• Enjoy flexibility while building your career in a critical finance function

Submit your application through our website quoting reference number 43515 before the advertised closing date: 8 July 2026

At Newmont, our commitment to diversity and inclusion ensures that everyone can work to their full potential, free from discrimination, while respecting the cultures, religions, and governance of the regions in which we operate. Guided by our values of Safety, Integrity, Sustainability, Responsibility, and Inclusion, our Lihir team – 90% of which are Papua New Guinean – is dedicated to creating a culturally rich and supportive environment where meaningful, long-term connections can be formed within the industry.

We believe in the strength of our people and the positive impact we can create together. Newmont employees are rewarded with a competitive salary, flexible packaging options, and programs that recognize those who go above and beyond. We know no candidate meets every qualification listed, so if you share our values and feel you can make a meaningful contribution, we encourage you to apply – we’d love to hear from you!