POSITION:                Senior Specialist: Corporate Finance & Treasury

JOB GRADING:         D Lower

DEPARTMENT:         Finance

Role Details

Gold Fields is seeking an experienced Senior Specialist: Corporate Finance & Treasury to join its Corporate Office in Sandton. The successful candidate will be responsible for the day-to-day execution and coordination of treasury and corporate finance activities, applying strong technical expertise to analyse financial data, identify and resolve complex issues, and implement practical solutions that enhance processes, systems and ways of working.

About the role:

• Perform Group treasury middle office functions and oversee back-office activities, including the confirmation and settlement of treasury transactions
• Administer treasury bank accounts, including account openings and closures, mandate updates, and signatory changes
• Manage and maintain the Group’s electronic banking platforms, ensuring appropriate access controls and system integrity
• Act as first-level authoriser for Treasury transactions in accordance with delegated authority limits and internal controls
• Attend to SARB Exchange Control matters, including preparation and submission of required documentation and ongoing regulatory compliance
• Support the dividend payment process, including coordination with internal stakeholders
• Oversee the timely preparation and monthly reporting of Treasury information to senior stakeholders, provide clear insights, explanations, and rationale for variances or movements
• Ensure the accuracy and completeness of month-end Treasury information provided to Finance teams for reporting and consolidation purposes
• Ensure that the SOX controls of the Corporate Finance and Treasury department are well documented and operating effectively
• Administer all Group credit facilities (committed and uncommitted), including documentation, utilisation tracking and key terms monitoring
• Prepare quarterly financial covenant calculations in accordance with facility definitions and agreed methodologies
• Coordinate the submission of compliance certificates and financial statements to lenders in line with facility agreement requirements
• Compile and submit liquidity information to credit rating agencies and support ongoing ratings agency engagement.
• Coordinate and oversee KYC requests from banks, liaising with internal stakeholders to ensure timely and complete responses

About you:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Commerce or a related discipline
• 5-10 years’ experience in treasury within a corporate or financial institution, with exposure to middle- and/or back-office operations
• Strong understanding of financial markets, funding structures and liquidity management
• Demonstrated supervisory and project management experience in a corporate environment
• Strong systems capability, with experience in treasury management systems (e.g. Quantum) and/or ERP platforms (e.g. SAP S/4HANA)
• Advanced analytical skills, with high attention to detail
• Ability to communicate complex information clearly and effectively, both verbally and in written/presentation form
• Resilience and the ability to adapt to change and deal with complexity, ambiguity and competing priorities
• Ideally, you will have experience in natural resources, or another capital-intensive industry, or a strong interest in the mining sector