Mining Industry Fiscal/Economic Modeler / Revenue Specialist

Job Description

ProSidian Seeks a Mining Industry Fiscal/Economic Modeler / Revenue Specialist [541690 Contract Contingent] located in Cape Town South Africa to support an engagement for U.S. Govt. International Technical Assistance Program (ITAP) providing assistance on technical, regulatory, environmental, and financial management for national development on a range of energy and non-energy resources.  Key Areas of Focus: 1) policy, legal, and regulatory reform; 2) technical, operational, and economic analysis; 3) financial mechanisms and market creation; 4) economic mgmt. , transparency and fiscal policy; 5) environmental impacts and social and community issues related to resource development.  ProSidian provides technical assistance and training related to four Capacity Challenges:  1) TECHNICAL understanding of resources and new extractive technologies / techniques 2) FINANCIAL mgmt.  of revenues from the sector 3) LEGAL best practices for international laws and regulations 4) ENVIRONMENTAL protections for people and environment from sector impacts.  Typical country stakeholders include:  Govt.  officials (national, municipal, regional and village levels); Legislators; national, state, and local regulators; communities (inc. vulnerable groups). 

Candidates shall work to support requirements as a Mining Industry Fiscal/Economic Modeler / Revenue Specialist and provide industry technical expertise, experience, training, and support with Energy, Extractives, and Renewable Energy concerns to generate economic evaluations and sensitivity analyses concerning Mining Industry operations; provide potential income forecasts and negotiating information for potential Stakeholder Mineral Development Agreements.  Serve as a leading adviser to regulated businesses, economic regulators, law firms and investors internationally and maintain involved participation in a wide range of Mining Industry engagements drawing on our economics, finance, econometrics and accounting expertise.  Assist client stakeholders with the development, quality control, enhancement, and evaluation of financial modeling and valuation of energy assets.  Work primarily in the energy space, encompassing the entire energy value chain and across all energy sources but have particular expertise and experience in the Mining Industry.  Perform economic impact assessments and cost-benefit analyses; Competition assessments and compliance; access pricing, charging arrangements and tariff design.  Fiscal/Economic Modelers are often centrally involved in analysis and the preparation of formal written reports and presentations and are expected to be able to take responsibility for research and other gathering of information, managing and carrying out quantitative, industry and market analysis and report their findings in a clear, concise and structured way, both internally and to clients. In addition, this position will be expected to understand the business goals (growth) and capital strength and make strategic recommendations to enhance business processes and reflect strategic goals.

• Serve as leading Mining Industry adviser to regulated businesses, economic regulators, law firms and investors internationally. We have been involved in a wide range of engagements drawing on our economics, finance, and econometrics and accounting expertise.
• provide critical insight and expert reports in the context of periodic regulatory reviews, strategic decision-making, public policy debates, M&A transactions and competition cases.
• Perform financial modeling and valuation of energy assets and support regulatory and M&A due diligence;
• Design of price controls and regulatory frameworks based on established and planned regulatory and commercial strategy to develop economic impact assessments and cost-benefit analyses
• analysis and the preparation of formal written reports and presentations related to Mining Industry Economic Models and Revenue forecasts
• research and gather information, manage and carry out quantitative, industry and market analysis and report their findings in a clear, concise and structured way, both internally and to clients.
• Develop and apply bespoke approaches to solve complex, unstructured problems in a logical manner.
• Develop and implement advanced methods for Mining Industry capacity expansion modeling, including representation of investor behavior, market design, and power system operation across multiple timescales,
• Writing and publishing results of methods in peer-reviewed journals and/or technical reports,
• Collaborating with analysts working on other modeling teams to relate inputs and outputs across models.
• work with senior researchers to develop a Mining Industry modeling tools to incorporate investor behavior and wholesale market design impacts across multiple timescales into long-term planning decisions.
• The candidate would communicate their work through \ peer-reviewed journals articles and presentations.
• Analyzes and finds answers to a wide variety of commercial, economic, financial, operational, regulatory issues /questions in support of the development of international Mining Industry projects

Qualifications

Leadership, Communication, Government  financial management, budgeting, financial modeling, reporting, presentations and at least (10) years Management in fields related to Oil, Gas, Extractives with specialty in management and operations, law, geology, policy, valuations, Corporate Finance, M&A, Energy Investments, environmental policy compliance, Energy Development, Energy Infrastructure, Commodities Management, or Natural Resource markets.

The focus of this work shall be in priority regions countries across The Western Hemisphere [Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala, Guyana, Mexico, Panama, and Suriname] | Europe And Eurasia [Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Turkey, Albania, and Ukraine]  |  In Sub-Saharan Africa [Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Mauritania, Namibia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Tanzania, and South Africa]  |  In The Middle East And North Africa [Algeria, Jordan, Morocco, and Tunisia] | and In Asia And The Pacific [India, Indonesia, Mongolia, Vietnam, Burma, Papua New Guinea, Sri Lanka]

The Mining Industry Fiscal/Economic Modeler / Revenue Specialist shall have Minimum of Ten (10) years of consecutive employment in a position with comparable responsibilities within the past five (5) years, Must be able to use a computer to communicate via email; and Proficient in Microsoft Office Products (Word/Excel/Power point) and related tools and technology required for the position.

• Bachelor's Degree in math, economics, finance, math, statistics, computer science or another relevant discipline from a college or university; advanced degree in statistics, actuarial science, or applied mathematics preferred.
• Ability to apply the principles of independent logical thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions and make actionable strategic recommendations.
• Ability to establish workflows, manages multiple projects, meet necessary deadlines, and work without supervision.
• Demonstrated experience presenting research findings to broad—technical and non-technical—audiences is also desired.
• Experience with equilibrium-based modeling approaches, such as mathematical programs with equilibrium constraints (MPECs) or Mixed Complementary Problems (MCPs), as well as experience with an agent or actor-based modeling, uncertainty analysis, or other behavior-related approaches is strongly preferred.
• General familiarity with programming skills including languages relevant to model development, optimization, and database analysis (Preferred languages: GAMS, Julia, Python, R),
• General familiarity with the following software: SAS, R, SQL and other tools such as Bloomberg, the Markets/Capital IQ; Thomson Reuters.
• Proficient in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Knowledge of other relevant analytical software is also desirable;
• Relevant experience in Mining Industry regulation at a state/federal regulatory body or a Mining Industry company or at another consultancy preferred
• The ideal candidate will have both an eye for the big picture, and for detail with effective in communicating orally and in writing, including experience writing formal reports and presentations

Additional Information

As a condition of employment, all employees are required to fulfill all requirements of the roles for which they are employed; establish, manage, pursue, and fulfill annual goals and objectives with at least three (3) Goals for each of the firms Eight Prosidian Global Competencies [1 - Personal Effectiveness | 2 - Continuous Learning | 3 - Leadership | 4 - Client Service | 5 - Business Management | 6 - Business Development | 7 - Technical Expertise | 8 - Innovation & Knowledge Sharing (Thought Leadership)]; and to support all business development and other efforts on behalf of ProSidian Consulting.  

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Teamwork – ability to foster teamwork collaboratively as a participant, and effectively as a team leader
• Leadership – ability to guide and lead colleagues on projects and initiatives
• Business Acumen – understanding and insight into how organizations perform, including business processes, data, systems, and people
• Communication – ability to effectively communicate to stakeholders of all levels orally and in writing
• Motivation – persistent in pursuit of quality and optimal client and company solutions
• Agility – ability to quickly understand and transition between different projects, concepts, initiatives, or work streams
• Judgment – exercises prudence and insight in decision-making process while mindful of other stakeholders and long-term ramifications
• Organization – ability to manage projects and activity, and prioritize tasks

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OTHER REQUIREMENTS

• Business Tools –  understanding and proficiency with business tools and technology, including Microsoft Office. The ideal candidate is advanced with Excel, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint and Word, and proficient with Adobe Acrobat, data analytic tools, and Visio with the ability to quickly learn other tools as necessary.
• Business Tools – understanding and proficiency with business tools and technology, including Microsoft Office. The ideal candidate is advanced with Excel, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint and Word, and proficient with Adobe Acrobat, data analytic tools, and Visio with the ability to quickly learn other tools as necessary.
• Commitment - to work with smart, interesting people with diverse backgrounds to solve the biggest challenges across private, public and social sectors
• Curiosity – the ideal candidate exhibits an inquisitive nature and the ability to question the status quo among a community of people they enjoy and teams that work well together
• Humility – exhibits grace in success and failure while doing meaningful work where skills have impact and make a difference
• Willingness - to constantly learn, share, and grow and to view the world as their classroom

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BENEFITS AND HIGHLIGHTS

ProSidian Employee Benefits and Highlights: Your good health and well-being are important to ProSidian Consulting. At ProSidian, we invest in our employees to help them stay healthy and achieve work-life balance. That’s why we are also pleased to offer the Employee Benefits Program, designed to promote your health and personal welfare. Our growing list of benefits currently include the following for Full Time Employees:

• Competitive Compensation: Pay range begins in the competitive ranges with Group Health Benefits, Pre-tax Employee Benefits, and Performance Incentives. For medical and dental benefits, the Company contributes a fixed dollar amount each month towards the plan you elect. Contributions are deducted on a Pre-tax basis.
• Group Medical Health Insurance Benefits: ProSidian partners with BC/BS, to offer a range of medical plans, including high-deductible health plans or PPOs. ||| Group Dental Health Insurance Benefits: ProSidian dental carriers - Delta, Aetna, Guardian, and MetLife.
• Group Vision Health Insurance Benefits:ProSidian offers high/low vision plans through 2 carriers: Aetna and VSP.
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan: 401(k) Retirement Savings Plans help you save for your retirement for eligible employees. A range of investment options are available with a personal financial planner to assist you. The Plan is a pre-tax Safe Harbor 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with a company match.
• Vacation and Paid Time-Off (PTO) Benefits: Eligible employees use PTO for vacation, a doctor’s appointment, or any number of events in your life. Currently these benefits include Vacation/Sick days – 2 weeks/3 days | Holidays - 10 ProSidian and Government Days are given.
• Pre-Tax Payment Programs: Pre-Tax Payment Programs currently exist in the form of a Premium Only Plan (POP). These Plans offer a full Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Plan and a tax benefit for eligible employees.
• Purchasing Discounts & Savings Plans: We want you to achieve financial success. We offer a Purchasing Discounts & Savings Plan through The Corporate Perks Benefit Program. This provides special discounts for eligible employees on products and services you buy on a daily basis.
• Security Clearance: Due to the nature of our consulting engagements there are Security Clearance requirements for Engagement Teams handling sensitive Engagements in the Federal Marketplace. A Security Clearance is a valued asset in your professional portfolio and adds to your credentials.
• ProSidian Employee & Contractor Referral Bonus Program: ProSidian Consulting will pay up to 5k for all referrals employed for 90 days for candidates submitted through our Referral Program.
• Performance Incentives: Due to the nature of our consulting engagements there are performance incentives associated with each new client that each employee works to pursue and support.
• Flexible Spending Account: FSAs  help you pay for eligible out-of-pocket health care and dependent day care expenses on a pre-tax basis. You determine your projected expenses for the Plan Year and then elect to set aside a portion of each paycheck into your FSA.
• Supplemental Life/Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance: If you want extra protection for yourself and your eligible dependents, you have the option to elect supplemental life insurance. D&D covers death or dismemberment from an accident only.
• Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance: Disability insurance plans are designed to provide income protection while you recover from a disability.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION - See Below Instructions On The Best Way To Apply

ProSidian Consulting is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants foremployment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, or Vietnam era, or other eligible veteran status, or any other protected factor. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

ProSidian Consulting has made a pledge to the Hiring Our Heroes Program of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and the “I Hire Military” Initiative of The North Carolina Military Business Center (NCMBC) for the State of North Carolina. All applicants are encouraged to apply regardless of Veteran Status.

Furthermore, we believe in "HONOR ABOVE ALL"  - be successful while doing things the right way. The pride comes out of the challenge; the reward is excellence in the work.

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