Employment Type: Contract (4 months)

Location: Remote (Canada)

Rate: $75–$90/hr

Industry: Mining

Position Type: New Role

About the Opportunity

Our client is a publicly listed Canadian gold company advancing a fully permitted underground mine toward a planned restart in 2027. They already have significant infrastructure in place, including a mill, and underground development is underway. The business is moving from development toward production, and finance needs to keep pace.

The finance team is small and stretched right now. They have just onboarded a new audit firm and are working through a Q2 review. They are also improving internal controls and finishing an Acumatica ERP implementation. On top of all that, they need a credible, defensible 2027 budget ready for the Board on December 15th. This role exists to own that budget from start to finish.

You'll build the budget from the ground up. Last year's templates don't fit where the company is headed, so you'll design a model and process that can scale and be reused for years to come. You'll partner with site controllers, site personnel, the Controller, and the senior leadership team, and you'll help prepare the materials that go to the Board. The scope may grow into Controllership support as needs come up, which makes this a strong fit for someone who likes building structure where none exists yet.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the 2027 budgeting process from kickoff in early October through Board approval on December 15th
• Build budget models and templates from scratch, designed to scale and be reused in future years
• Develop and apply cost allocations across sites and functions
• Pressure-test the numbers, flag anything that stands out, and bring it to leadership for investigation
• Partner with site controllers, site personnel, the Controller, and the senior leadership team to collect inputs and align on assumptions
• Prepare Board materials and supporting analysis for the December Board meeting
• Document the budget process so the team can run it independently once the contract ends
• Support Controllership priorities as they come up, including internal control and ERP work
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What You Bring

• FP&A experience in the mining industry, including building an annual budget end to end
• A track record of building budget models and templates from scratch rather than updating existing ones
• Advanced Excel skills, with the ability to build clean, auditable, scalable models
• Strong grasp of cost allocations across sites, departments, or cost centres
• Sound judgment on which numbers don't hold up, and the confidence to raise them with senior leaders
• Experience preparing budget and financial materials for a Board
• Comfort working through ambiguity, since some needs will only become clear once you start
• Capacity for heavier hours at the start, tapering off once templates and processes are set

Nice to Have

• Experience with Acumatica or a mid-market ERP implementation
• Background in a junior or mid-tier public mining company
• Exposure to development-to-production transitions
• CPA designation

Next Steps

We do appreciate all interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Clarity Recruitment is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process and workplace. If you require accommodation, please let us know in advance and we will work with you to meet your needs.

Please note: We use AI-assisted tools for notetaking during the screening process.

JOB ID # 3677126

About Clarity Recruitment

Clarity is an executive search and recruitment firm specializing in Finance & Accounting talent across Canada - from accountants to CFOs. Additionally, Clarity partners with organizations to hire exceptional talent in HR, Operations, and IT, helping build the teams that power business success. Our process is designed to minimize risk, maximize alignment, and move quickly. With dedicated practices in Executive Search, Full-Time Search, and Project & Interim Consulting, we help organizations grow with confidence. Visit findingclarity.ca to learn more!