Company Description
Valterra Platinum, formerly Anglo American Platinum, is a leading primary producer of platinum group metals (PGMs), with integrated mining, smelting, and refining operations in South Africa and Zimbabwe, marketing the metal we produce globally. Following our demerger from Anglo American plc, Valterra Platinum is now an independent, publicly listed company with a primary and secondary listing on the Johannesburg and London stock exchanges respectively.
As we embark on this exciting new chapter, Valterra Platinum is positioned to define and pursue its own strategy, anchored in operational excellence, sustainability, and value creation for the long-term. With full accountability for our performance and growth, we are focused on strengthening our capabilities across the entire PGM value chain, from mine to market.
Our independence empowers us to deepen our commitment to stakeholders and lead with purpose – to Unearth Value to Better Our World. We remain steadfast in our ambition to be the world’s foremost producer of platinum group metals, while embedding safety and sustainability in everything we do.
If you're driven by purpose and the opportunity to make a lasting impact, we invite you to join us. Apply today and be part of something bigger.
Location: Corporate Complex
Job Description
Job responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
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Coordinate and execute the monthly performance reporting cycle, including the consolidation, validation, and analysis of operational and financial results across Mining, Processing, Joint Ventures, and Corporate functions.
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Support the quarterly forecasting, annual budgeting, and business planning processes through the development, maintenance, and consolidation of planning assumptions, operational drivers, and financial inputs.
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Prepare and analyse performance sales, inventory, cost, and cash flow reports, providing insights into key trends, variances, risks, and opportunities.
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Manage the loading, validation, and reconciliation of actual and forecast data within planning and reporting systems, ensuring the integrity, accuracy, and completeness of information.
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Maintain and update key planning assumptions, including commodity prices, exchange rates, transfer pricing parameters, inflation indices, and other business drivers.
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Perform reconciliations and support the calculation and reporting of unit costs, stock valuations, cost allocations, and other key performance metrics.
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Support integrated planning activities by providing financial and operational analysis and ensuring alignment between business plans, forecasts, and performance outcomes.
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Engage with operational, commercial, finance, marketing, and treasury stakeholders to provide timely reporting, analysis, and business support.
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Identify and drive opportunities to automate, simplify, and improve planning, forecasting, reporting, and data management processes through digital solutions.
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Translate complex operational and financial data into clear, actionable insights and recommendations to support performance improvement and business value delivery.
Qualifications
Qualifications:
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Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Finance, Sciences, Analytics or other relevant qualifications
Experience:
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5 years’ experience in performance reporting and analysis.
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Experience in mining, processing, capital‑intensive or resource industries (advantageous)
Technical knowledge (experience) required for role:
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Proficient skills in applying practical application of financial solutions and initiatives to improve business performance.
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Strong understanding of budgeting, forecasting and performance management.
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Strong understanding of Consolidated financial statements
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Experience working with financial software solutions.
Technical Skills
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Ability to synthesise complex and diverse data sets into clear, coherent narratives that provide meaningful insight and support effective decision‑making by senior stakeholders.
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Excellent financial acumen
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Experience in design and implementation of financial models including financial statement modelling.
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Scenario analysis skills applicable to a performance reporting coupled with strong reconciliation, diagnostic and variance analysis capability.
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High proficiency in financial models, planning systems and Excel‑based analytics.
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Experience in Essbase and SAP (advantageous)
Additional Information
Who We Are
We are a Southern African PGM producer, marketing metals globally, with a presence across 8 regions and 17 sites. Our operations include 4 operating mines, 3 smelters, and 2 refineries, giving us full control across the Platinum Group Metals (PGM) value chain—from resource to market.
We explore, we mine, we concentrate, we smelt, we refine and we market. As a result, we have an in-depth knowledge of PGM production and markets. Using this knowledge, we invest in developing sustainable markets for PGMs, partnering directly with research institutions as well as customers in the industrial, jewellery and investment sectors.
With 3 global marketing hubs and a team of over 29,000 employees, we serve a diverse international customer base while remaining deeply rooted in Southern Africa.
What We Offer
At Valterra Platinum, you will join a team committed to excellence and impact.
We offer:
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Meaningful work in a high-performance, values-led environment.
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Market-aligned reward and recognition.
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Opportunities for learning, development and progression.
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A culture that respects diversity and encourages innovation.
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A clear commitment to safe Operations.
Inclusion and Diversity
Valterra Platinum is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace where we value and respect every colleague for who they are and provide equality of opportunity so that everyone can fulfill their potential. Valterra Platinum has a zero tolerance to dignity harms, these include all acts of gender based violence, bullying, harassment and victimisation. Ensuring the safety of our employees extends beyond physical safety and includes the eradication of harmful behaviours from our workplace. This responsibility extends to everyone at Valterra Platinum both during work hours and outside of work. We are unconditional in creating a respectful, inclusive, and safe working environment to ensure that no colleague will be violated or harassed under our watch.
How to Apply
To apply for this role, please complete our online application form via this job advert.
Closing Date
3 August 2026
