Spec, Planning & Business Partnership - Finance at Vale

Job description

Ready to build a rewarding career in an industry that is growing? Who We Are We are a global mining company dedicated to safely delivering nickel, copper, cobalt, and platinum group metals essential for the world’s energy transition. Our mission is to improve lives and shape a better future together. From utensils to cellphones to satellites, our operations simplify daily life and enhance connectivity. Our metals are integral to life-saving medical equipment and the electric vehicles driving the fight against climate change – our work truly matters. Join our diverse team of 15,000 talented individuals committed to transforming critical minerals into prosperity and sustainable development in countries like Canada, Brazil, Indonesia, the United Kingdom, and Japan. We invite you to use your skills with us and contribute to something meaningful and enduring. The Opportunity We are currently seeking an IT Specialist – Finance to join our Information Technology team in Toronto, Ontario. This is a permanent position , on Monday to Friday schedule, working a hybrid between the Toronto office and a home office. In this role as an IT Specialist – Finance function, you strategically align technology with financial and corporate objectives across core Finance domains such as Record ‑ to ‑ Report, procure ‑ to ‑ Pay, Order ‑ to ‑ Cash, FP&A, Treasury, and Compliance. This is not a traditional IT delivery role, but a business partnership role focused on shaping demand, guiding technology investment decisions, and ensuring IT initiatives deliver measurable business value. Leveraging strong Finance process expertise and a deep understanding of business planning, controls, and performance management, you act as a trusted advisor to Finance leadership—pairing practical Finance knowledge with a strong grasp of enterprise systems, digital platforms, and data ‑ enabled solutions. You ensure technology investments genuinely support Finance priorities, enable efficient and compliant operations, and align with long ‑ term strategic objectives while strengthening governance, risk management, and cross ‑ functional collaboration. This role is ideal for someone seeking a new challenge who thrives in collaborative, stakeholder ‑ facing environments and enjoys influencing outcomes through partnership rather than authority, balancing strategic thinking with execution discipline. Additionally, in this position you will work in: Collaborate with Finance leadership and process owners to define IT strategies and multi ‑ year roadmaps, ensuring alignment with Finance strategy, enterprise priorities, and planning cycles. Translate Finance business needs into structured IT initiatives that deliver measurable improvements in efficiency, control, insight, and scalability, from business case development through value realization. Lead the intake, structuring, prioritization, and sequencing of Finance IT demand, ensuring transparency and alignment across initiatives, enhancements, and continuous improvement. Support OPEX and CAPEX planning, ensuring clear traceability between business demands, cost estimates, funding decisions, and delivered outcomes. Act as the primary liaison between the Finance function and the Technology organization, promoting shared accountability for prioritization decisions, constraint management, and effective system usage. Promote adherence to IT and financial governance frameworks; proactively identify risks, dependencies, and critical impacts, supporting mitigation strategies across Finance initiatives. Champion the adoption of standardized, best ‑ in ‑ class Finance processes through automation, analytics, and workflow optimization to reduce manual effort and improve decision ‑ making. Partner with Finance teams to document, analyze, and improve end ‑ to ‑ end workflows that interact with core Finance systems. Stakeholder Engagement: Embed with Finance teams to understand operational challenges and strategic priorities, ensuring technolo