Principal Finance Systems

PLS is delivering on its vision to be a leading global producer of lithium, a mineral critical to enabling the world’s transition to a more sustainably powered future.

As the owner and operator of the Pilgangoora Operation, the world’s largest independent hard-rock lithium mine, we are expanding fast, investing boldly, and building a global portfolio that positions us at the forefront of the energy transition.

Most recently, we acquired Latin Resources, adding the Colina Project in Brazil to our portfolio — strengthening our international footprint and creating new pathways for growth.

With more than 900 people employed globally, we’re building a future-focused business where talented people can create real impact. At PLS, our Values aren’t just words on a wall, they drive how we work, how we lead, and how we grow: Safety First. Great People. We Deliver. One Team. Shaping Tomorrow.

If you want to be part of an organisation that is ambitious, innovative and shaping the next era of battery minerals, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity to join us.

• Annual short-term incentive bonus recognising individual and business performance
• PLS employee share scheme
• 18 weeks parental leave for primary carers and 4 weeks for secondary carers
• Flexible working arrangements, including work from home options
• Health and wellbeing allowance
• Novated leasing through salary sacrifice
• Paid community leave
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program and Company Chaplains
• Monthly employee recognition awards
• Access to PLS’ KidsCo School Holiday Program

Reporting to the Group Manager Finance Corporate and Reporting you will play a pivotal role in shaping the strategic direction, governance and operational excellence of our finance technology ecosystem, combining technical expertise with business partnership and long-term strategic thinking.

This foundational role sits at the intersection of finance planning, technology strategy and capability building. You will lead the design and delivery of a modern finance technology capability - establishing standards, architecture and governance across enterprise platforms - while enabling finance to operate at scale, speed and quality.

With a relentless focus on process improvement and continuous optimisation, you'll be the trusted advisor to finance leadership on system priorities and technology investments. Beyond technical stewardship, you will champion a broader process improvement and AI adoption mindset across the finance function, translating emerging technologies into measurable efficiency gains and enhanced decision-making capability.

This is a newly created permanent full-time role based at our Corporate Perth office which offers genuine influence over how finance technology evolves at PLS.

• Own Anaplan governance, configuration management and oversight across opex, capex and workforce planning domains (with support for builds)
• Lead financial systems architecture and governance across Anaplan, Power BI, Power Apps and adjacent platforms
• Define finance technology standards, documentation frameworks and reusable design patterns
• Design and oversee automated integrations between ERP, Anaplan, Snowflake and reporting platforms
• Implement data validation, reconciliation and audit controls across finance platforms
• Act as technical escalation point for complex system issues and lead troubleshooting
• Drive process improvement and automation across finance operations
• Define and own the longer-term financial technology roadmap with the Group Manager, FP&A
• Present platform capability and roadmap progress to finance leadership and business stakeholders
• Mentor finance technology builders and analysts in platform best practice

• Tertiary qualified in finance, accounting, commerce or related field
• 10+ years' experience with enterprise finance platforms (Anaplan, Adaptive Insights, OneStream) and systems architecture
• Demonstrated capability with Microsoft Power BI and Power Apps
• Experience governing, configuring and maintaining Anaplan models across multiple planning domains
• Experience designing integrations between finance platforms, ERP systems and data warehouses
• Anaplan Model Builder certifications (Level 1 & 2) or Solution Architect certification highly regarded
• An open approach to AI-enabled analytics, process automation and experience with cloud data integration tools and AWS environment also highly regarded

PLS is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating a workplace that values, respects and supports diversity and inclusion. We believe diverse perspectives strengthen our business and help us deliver better outcomes for our people, our communities and the future we’re building. We foster an environment where everyone feels safe, included and able to contribute their best. Our recruitment processes are designed to be fair, equitable and accessible for all.

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, all ages, and people of all genders and sexual orientations (LGBTQIA+).

We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and in the workplace to support all applicants and employees. If you require any adjustments, please let us know via the application process or inform our Careers team if you are contacted for an interview.

As part of our recruitment process, a number of checks will be conducted, including police / criminal background checks, medical assessments, drug and alcohol testing, due diligence, right to work checks and reference checks.

We respectfully request agencies not to submit unsolicited resumes.

PLS respectfully acknowledges the Nyamal and Kariyarra People of the Pilbara, the Whadjuk Noongar People of the Perth region and all the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples who are the Traditional Owners and First Nations peoples of these lands.

We pay our respects to Elders past and present and acknowledge their continuing connection and care for the land, water and Country.

If you would like to learn more about PLS or register for future opportunities, please visit www.pls.com.