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Position will maintain a dotted-line reporting relationship to the Senior Vice President, Projects. Interaction with executive management, regional management, project directors and other corporate functional directors is required. 

Purpose

• Manage the project economic evaluation process on behalf of Investment Managers and the Corporate Planning department by evaluating investment alternatives within Newmont’s capital projects portfolio and determining which alternatives have the best economic and strategic fit for the company. Provide leadership and governance for Newmont’s investment evaluation standards and tools. 
• Partner with Investment Managers and Corporate Leadership by analyzing the impact that investment alternatives will have on business plans and strategic plans. Act as a subject matter expert for the planning and investment evaluation processes. 
• Support the corporate planning function in determining enterprise funding requirements and by providing reporting and analysis of regional and consolidated business & strategic plans. This includes managing our portfolio tools, analyzing the business portfolio and supporting senior management decision making around business plan & strategic scenarios

Essential Duties

• Leads the development, establishment and implementation of global standards, tools and practices of economic & portfolio evaluations. Develop new and/or improve existing economic models that quantify net present value and rate of return of incremental after-tax cash flows related to specific investment alternatives. 
• Lead and manage and provide recommendations for the development of specialized analytical tools including simulations, scenario analysis, portfolio management or detailed budgeting systems. Integrate findings into the consolidated business plan to determine portfolio risks and opportunities. 
• Establish and manage a critical financial reporting systems & control framework, effectively serving as the “gatekeeper” for consistent and disciplined communication of project metrics, assumptions, and assertions, supporting the information needs of Investor Relations, Financial Reporting, and Newmont’s executive leadership team.
• PerformQA/QC & peer reviews, as well as planning, coordinating, and providing advanced and complex analytics, evaluation, interpretation and, synthesis of data; leading business and strategic decisions
• Act as a true business partner with Director & above leaders (SVP, Projects, and Study and Project Directors) & other cross functional teams to present coordinated results for project investment reviews with the Executive Leadership Team. Manage functional relationship and provide independent recommendations.
• With thorough knowledge of corporate and regional business plans and strategies, assist in communicating the global strategic rationale for investment decisions effectively to help determine the strategic fit of a project or investment opportunity and present analysis to relevant stakeholders, including the ELT, regional & functional leadership.
• Independently develop, produce, enhance and analyze key performance metrics for projects / operations/investment opportunities that enable a standardized rating and ranking against other alternatives in Newmont’s investment portfolio.
• Enhance plan flexibility and optionality by leading & facilitating the process of evaluating project, portfolio & investment options that are collectively exhaustive and mutually exclusive. 
• Drive quality assurance and establish quality control processes by providing internal and external benchmarking analysis related to key assumptions and parameters used in the economic and portfolio models.
• Leads the effort of collaborating with technical and business functions to ensure that sources used in economic and portfolio models are based on appropriate assumptions that conform to current Planning guidance.
• Provide mentoring to individuals in the organization that improves economic evaluation techniques, planning skills, understanding of Newmont’s portfolio and overall business acumen.
• Subject Matter Expert for the department’s analytical tools, methods and processes. Provides recommendations for improvement/best practices. Requires sound knowledge of integrated planning systems, financial accounting, tax, capital budgeting and portfolio analysis. 

The above duties and responsibilities are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all-inclusive.

Training & Experience

• Undergraduate degree in Finance, Economics or Mining related technical degree. MBA or Masters in Mineral Economics preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of combined relevant experience in mining and financial work. At least 3 years in the mining industry. Previous management experience preferred.
• Ability to efficiently and effectively evaluate and prioritize tasks.
• Self-motivated, dynamic, diplomatic and results oriented.
• Experience in project management, valuation, risk analysis, simulation and mining operations.
• Excellent communication/presentation skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to interact with all levels within the organization
• Strong understanding of financial accounting, tax, capital budgeting and portfolio analysis, including development of portfolio management tools.
• Expert analytic, quantitative and synthesis skills; in-depth understanding and application of financial data and modeling and associated systems/tools.
• Ability to lead through influence, impact across diverse stakeholder groups.

Working Conditions

• Position may be required to travel to, and assist other domestic and international sites. 
• Position may be required to work in a mining environment on a temporary basis.