Director, Accounting

Robert Half has been engaged by our client in their search for their next Director, Accounting & Financial Reporting.

The Director, Accounting & Financial Reporting is the company's senior internal authority on accounting, financial reporting, controls, and public-company disclosure. Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, this role serves as a strategic thought partner in a public, junior mining environment with outsourced transactional execution.

While transactional processing is outsourced, accountability is retained internally. This role owns accounting conclusions, financial reporting quality, internal controls, treasury governance, and regulatory compliance, ensuring financial information and disclosures accurately reflect operational reality, strategic priorities, and risk tolerance. The Director also leads financial planning and analysis, including budgeting, forecasting, scenario analysis, and cash-runway modeling, to support capital allocation, project pacing, and liquidity management. The role is a primary interface with auditors, legal counsel, regulators, and the Board.

Key Responsibilities:
Own the Company's internal control framework, approval authorities, and accounting policies
Review and approve monthly financial statements, accounting judgments, reconciliations, and journal entries prepared by the outsourced provider
Oversee equity-based compensation records and related accounting
Perform analytical reviews and investigate variances and control exceptions
Lead end-to-end preparation of public filings, including the Annual Information Form (AIF) and proxy circular
Coordinate with auditors, legal counsel, transfer agent, and investor relations to ensure accurate, timely, and consistent disclosures
Act as the internal authority on IFRS interpretation, critical accounting estimates, and disclosure judgments
Oversee payment, payroll, and treasury processes executed by outsourced providers
Review payment runs for business validity, budget alignment, and authorization compliance
Own cash forecasting, liquidity management, and weekly cash reporting
Maintain accountability for bank access, treasury controls, and fraud-prevention protocols
Lead annual budgeting and rolling forecast processes
Track project-based spend (exploration, studies, permitting, capex) against approved budgets
Prepare variance analysis, scenario modeling, and cash-runway analyses for management and the Board
Act as finance partner to technical, ESG, HR, and operations teams
Serve as primary coordinator for annual audits and technical accounting matters
Support capital markets activity, financing transactions, and investor reporting as required
Own the relationship with outsourced accounting and treasury providers, defining expectations and holding them accountable to Company standards

Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in Accounting; CPA, CA, or equivalent designation required
8–12+ years of progressive accounting experience in a public-company or complex reporting environment
Demonstrated ownership of financial reporting, technical accounting conclusions, audits, and regulator-facing disclosures (AIF, proxy, MD&A)
Strong IFRS expertise and experience enforcing internal control frameworks in lean or outsourced models
Experience overseeing treasury and liquidity management with clear internal accountability
Prior exposure to mining, natural resources, energy, or other capital-intensive industries preferred
Experience interfacing with Boards, Audit Committees, auditors, regulators, and external counsel
Strong ownership mentality and sound professional judgment
High integrity, intellectual honesty, and disciplined control mindset
Confident communicator with senior leadership and external stakeholders
Analytical, detail-oriented, and comfortable operating with accountability in a lean organization
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