Business Analyst

At Agnico Eagle, our values never waver. We believe in trust, respect, equity, family and responsibility.  Why? Because they express who we are, and they have helped us succeed in business for over 60 years.  We value you – your unique set of skills and experience.  We value your willingness to build those skills and make a meaningful contribution to our company.  And, we value your commitment to treat every person on our team with respect, helping us to operate safely, protect the environment and make a positive contribution to our local communities.

Canadian-based and led, Agnico Eagle is Canada's largest mining company and the second largest gold producer in the world. It produces precious metals from operations in Canada, Australia, Finland and Mexico and has a pipeline of high-quality exploration and development projects. Agnico Eagle is a partner of choice within the mining industry, recognized globally for its leading sustainability practices. Agnico Eagle was founded in 1957 and has consistently created value for its shareholders, declaring a cash dividend every year since 1983.

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Reporting to the Senior Business Analyst, the Business Analyst will perform his/her duties as a member of the Finance departments and collaborate with other departments of the division. He/she will ensure that the goals and objectives are achieved, while promoting and respecting Agnico Eagle’s culture, Health & Safety Code of Conduct, and the environment. The Business Analyst has an internal management business/accounting perspective and should support the financial reporting group of the accounting department whenever necessary and needed.

• Owner of the budget, forecast, and life of mine exercise;

• Responsible to reflect mine plan changes in the different costing exercises;

• Proactively enforce cost control and variance analysis by department by comparing and analyzing actual results with plans and forecasts, and budgets; discusses variance analysis to budgets/forecasts;

• Participate as a key role in cost saving opportunities;

• Prepare analysis to assist management in understanding departmental costs;

• Main user of the strategic planning/analysis software at the mine site level;

• Preparation and presentation of monthly operations and quarterly business reviews;

• Calculate return on investments (IRR, NPV and payback);

• Assisting the Senior Business Analyst in analyzing the financial results and KPI's of the operation;

• Responsible of the value creation projects financial calculations and act as primary liaison for strategic optimization monthly and quarterly reporting;

• Identify and track key performance metrics for capital expenditures and participate in long- and short-range financial planning for capital expenditures;

• Assist with economic justifications for capital expenditures as required and ensure appropriate documentation and filing of the Capital Expenditures Request (CER) reporting sheets;

• Assist in the month/quarter and year-end financial closes.

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance with CPA designation or mining engineering with an MBA;

• 3-7 years of experience in financial/accounting field;

• Mining experience is an asset;

• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team;

• Excellent working knowledge of all Microsoft Office software especially Outlook, Excel, Word & PowerPoint;

• The person should have advanced excel knowledge, and experience from valuation modeling is advantageous;

• Experience working in a multicultural environment;

• Strong ability to effectively communicate in English (Oral and written);

• Strong attention to detail and quality;

• Capacity to set/attain targets, obtain results, and make decisions.

Your Work Schedule:

• Schedule: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday. A combination of tele-working with presence at our offices in either Mirabel (QC), Val d'Or (QC) or one of our offices in Canada. Occasional visits to operating sites may be required.