Horizon Recruitment is recruiting for a Director, Finance to join a high-growth mining company advancing from exploration toward early-stage development. As the company scales its activities, the CFO is seeking a senior finance leader with strong FP&A capability, hands-on commercial experience, and exposure to day-to-day operations in mining or another flow-through intensive industry. This role goes beyond oversight of reporting: it is a key internal partner to operations, budgeting, contract analysis, and financial planning as the organization prepares for its next phase of growth.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis processes across exploration and development activities
• Provide commercial support to operational leaders, including contract analysis, vendor negotiations, and spend evaluation
• Build and refine the monthly budget-to-actuals process and develop meaningful management reporting
• Partner closely with the outsourced accounting provider (Sentinel) responsible for bookkeeping and month-end close
• Strengthen internal finance capability by bringing operational visibility into financial decision-making
• Support policy development in areas such as flow-through expenditures, tax filings, and documentation
• Collaborate with the CFO on strategic planning, project economics, and long-range financial models
• Ensure data accuracy and financial integrity in support of board materials, cashflow oversight, and corporate governance
• Contribute insight into future system improvements as the company matures
• Participate in occasional site visits to better understand operational drivers and team needs

Requirements:

• CPA or equivalent accounting designation required
• Minimum 8 years of progressive accounting and reporting experience
• Public company experience is required, ideally in mining or a capital-intensive sector
• Proven ability to set up and lead finance processes in lean, hands-on environments
• Familiarity with disclosure obligations and reporting to boards or audit committees
• Strong systems orientation; experience with QuickBooks Desktop and Beanworks is helpful
• Practical, solutions-focused mindset with strong relationship and communication skills

Remuneration:

Base salary: $160,000 - $180,000

Short-term incentive: 20 percent target

Long-term incentive: 20 percent target

Competitive benefits package

Only candidates eligible to work in Canada will be considered

Horizon Recruitment Inc. is a specialized recruitment and search firm with two complimentary practice areas: Finance & Supply Chain.