Controller

Orla Mining is striving to be the emerging gold producer of choice with a geographically diversified asset base, a prospective development and exploration portfolio, an experienced management team with a successful track record, and a high-quality board and shareholder base. We are committed to creating and maintaining a culture of workplace diversity and recognize the benefits arising from employee diversity, respecting and valuing the perspectives, experiences, cultures, and essential differences that everyone possesses.

Orla operates the Camino Rojo Oxide Gold Mine, a gold and silver open-pit heap leach mine, located in Zacatecas State, Central Mexico. This low-cost operation is 100% owned by Orla, covers over 139,000 hectares, and includes a large sulphide mineral endowment located beneath the oxide resources. We are also advancing permitting on our South Railroad Project, a feasibility-stage, open-pit heap leach project located on the prolific Carlin trend in Nevada.

More recently, we’ve entered into an agreement with Newmont Corporation to acquire the Musselwhite Mine, located in Northern Ontario on Lake Opapimiskan. This project has great potential in a tier-one mining jurisdiction, and with more than 25 years of proven track record. This fly-in, fly-out operation will position Orla to double its annual gold production and provide us with excellent future opportunities. We expect this transaction to close in Q1 2025.

As part of our acquisition of the Musselwhite Mine, we are recruiting for Controller. This role will be based at the regional office in Thunder Bay and will be responsible for managing the site’s finance, accounting, and treasury-related accounting activities and supporting the Tax and FP&A functions ensuring that Corporate and third-party stakeholders’ financial reporting requirements are delivered in an accurate, consistent and timely manner, all SOX and Corporate and Regional policy requirements are complied with, ensuring tax compliance, as well participating in tax strategy planning. This role will report to the Site Finance Manager and will be key to the success of the Finance department.

Responsibilities include:

• Directs and manages the processes and practices across the site to ensure the delivery of timely and relevant financial data to all internal stakeholders and to ensure that operational and senior management can make informed decisions in order to achieve Corporate strategic goals and objectives.
• Oversees the analysis of historical and future cost information in adequate detail for site management to make informed decisions.
• Oversees the preparation of local statutory financial statements and coordinates with local external auditors to ensure timely reporting and compliance.
• Supports the business planning activities for the site. Coordinates the budget process quality review supporting mine planning, cost center managers, site business managers, and other groups.
• Manages the record keeping for all capital assets to ensure that they are properly valued, identified, tagged, depreciated, and periodically inventoried and that the Investment system is effective and complied with.
• Oversees the establishment and implementation of accounting standards, procedures, and policies ensuring that alignment exists across the site and with Corporate.
• Manages sales and receivables and SOX compliance functions.
• Manages the financial reporting for exploration and development projects.
• Manages Accounts Payable processes.
• Works closely with site teams.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by the Finance Manager.
• Lead in commitment, accountability, respect, teamwork, communication, business sense, and vision.
• Provide direction and assistance to individuals involved in the business planning process.
• The above duties and responsibilities are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all-inclusive.
  
  

• Professional Accounting Designation such as CPA or Equivalent.
• At least 15 years’ work experience, with minimum 10 years in a similar capacity.
• Public accounting experience preferred.
• Minimum 5 years’ mining experience – thorough understanding of mining terminology.
• Demonstrated strategic leadership ability.
• Proficiency with SAP, Microsoft Office.
• Ability to meet strict deadlines and manage multiple tasks.
• Significant exposure to all accounting, tax, and treasury functions.
• Significant experience in IFRS financial reporting.
• Dependable, results-oriented, self-starter who demonstrates integrity, and strong sense of ownership, and team orientation.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to develop effective relationships and communicate effectively with a diverse group of employees.
• Strong organizational and multi-tasking skills.
• Ability to execute against short deadlines, and change course quickly.
• Professional demeanor with the ability to handle confidential information.
• Ability to identify and set priorities, effectively allocate resources and deliver high-quality outcomes.
  
  

• The schedule is 5x2, working 8-hour days.