Job Description
Lead - Operational Finance
  • Monday to Friday – West Perth Location
  • Performance, Retention and Profit Share bonuses
  • Company contribution towards private health insurance
  • Lead finance partnering to drive insight, cost control and better decisions

 

About the role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Lead – Operational Finance to join our Finance team based at our new corporate headquarters in West Perth.

Reporting to the Manager Operational Finance, this role will lead the Operational Finance function supporting Hancock Iron Ore’s (HIO) Processing and Operations Support departments. Leading a small team of Management Accountants, you will partner closely with business leaders to deliver accurate, timely and meaningful financial insights that support effective decision-making, strengthen cost management, and build financial capability across the business.

You will be responsible for leading key financial processes, including month-end reporting, budgeting and forecasting, ensuring outputs are accurate, insightful and aligned to business needs. The role will also play an important part in improving financial performance visibility, supporting leaders to better understand cost drivers, and identifying opportunities to simplify and improve processes.

This is a great opportunity for a commercially minded finance professional who enjoys partnering with operations, leading people, and driving continuous improvement in a dynamic environment. You will contribute to the ongoing transformation of Finance and HIO as we continue to become simpler, smarter and future-ready.


Duties:

  • Lead, coach and develop a small team of management accountants to deliver high-quality financial reporting, analysis and business partnering support
  • Partner with processing and operations support leaders to provide clear financial insights, advice and analysis that support effective decision-making
  • Lead month-end management accounting activities, including reporting, variance analysis, commentary and performance insights within agreed timeframes
  • Manage budgeting and forecasting processes for the supported departments, ensuring outputs are robust, timely and aligned to business requirements
  • Support leaders to understand financial performance, identify key cost drivers and variances, and develop actions to improve cost outcomes
  • Build financial capability across the business by helping leaders strengthen their understanding of budgets, forecasts, costs and performance drivers
  • Drive continuous improvement across finance processes, reporting and ways of working to simplify activities, improve quality and support better business outcomes
  • Contribute to the ongoing transformation of Finance and HIO by supporting initiatives that make the function simpler, smarter and future ready

 

Skills and Experience

  • Demonstrated experience coaching, supporting or leading finance professionals, with the ability to guide team performance and development
  • Strong management accounting experience within a medium to large organisation, including month-end reporting, budgeting and forecasting
  • Proven experience partnering with senior business leaders to provide financial insights, advice and analysis that support informed decision-making
  • Strong capability in cost management, variance analysis, financial reporting and performance commentary, with a focus on accuracy and business value
  • Tertiary qualification in Accounting, Finance, Business or a related discipline, with CPA or CA accreditation

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About Hancock Iron Ore

The world of iron ore is evolving, and so are we. Atlas Iron and Roy Hill have joined forces to become Hancock Iron Ore, building on our combined strengths of resilience and innovation.

Our portfolio of world-class iron ore operations located in West Australia’s Pilbara region has a strong history of delivering reliable products for our customers in key international markets. As one team under Hancock Iron Ore, we have four operating mines: Roy Hill, Miralga Creek, Sanjiv Ridge, and Mount Webber, with McPhee Creek under construction plus a range of exciting development opportunities.

We deliver more than 70 million tonnes of ore each year through our own two-berth port facility at Stanley Point and the multi-user Utah Point in Port Hedland, providing the materials needed to foster global economic growth and development. Leveraging established infrastructure, including our processing plant and 344km independently owned and operated heavy haul railway, our operation oversees each moment from when ore is mined through to when it is shipped.

West Perth Headquarters

You'll be joining us at our West Perth HQ, where you will benefit from:

  • Convenient access to public transport, including free CAT bus services
  • Prime location close to Kings Park, cafés, restaurants, and local amenities
  • On-site café offering breakfast, lunch, nutritious options, and barista-made coffee
  • Modern, spacious workplace featuring collaboration zones, quiet focus areas, and flexible breakout spaces
  • Rooftop and garden terraces providing spaces for events, connection, relaxation, and wellbeing
  • Contemporary end-of-trip facilities supporting active commuting, including walking, running, and cycling
  • Flexible work arrangements, including hybrid and work-from-home options where suitable for the role
  • Inclusive social club and a range of Lifestyle, Learning, and Recreation activities for employees and their families
  • Free onsite parking for our Control Operations staff working on shift rosters

Equal Opportunity

Hancock Iron Ore is an equal opportunity employer and encourages Indigenous Australians, Veteran personnel and women to apply. We promote cultural diversity, gender equality and non- discrimination. We are proud of our relationships with our Traditional Owners and value the difference these partnerships make to the success of the project and to the lives of the people on whose land we operate.

Application Information

To be eligible to apply for this role you must be legally permitted to work permanently in Australia.

This advertisement will close no later than the Posting End Date specified.  We may close the advertisement early should suitable candidate/s be identified, so encourage prompt applications.

Recruitment Agency submissions will not be considered.
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Posting End Date:  17/07/2026
Information at a Glance
Business Unit:  Finance
Job Location:  West Perth
Posting End Date:  17/07/2026
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