Analyst Cost

Analyst Cost - Perth

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• Permanent role | Perth based offering great work/life balance

About The Role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

The Resource Development Cost and Reporting team are responsible for the development of project cost estimates, monitoring and controlling activities, cost forecasting, and reporting in conformance with Rio Tinto procedures. The team ensures program/project controls requirements are embedded in commercial documents and oversees contractors’ performance to these requirements.

Reporting to the Superintendent Project Cost and Reporting, the Analyst Cost is responsible for the processing and management of invoices, including verification, reconciliations, and respective reporting.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Raise required Purchase Requisitions to support Resource Development activities

• Engage with internal and external stakeholders to resolve discrepancies related to invoices, billable services, and Value of Work Done (VOWD).

• Building and maintaining positive relationships with contractors, including prompt resolution of contractor queries

• Prioritise invoice approvals in accordance with contract terms

• Maintaining accurate records

• Ensuring compliance with all policies, processes and controls at all times

• A commitment to continuous improvement including documenting and revising processes and controls to improve efficiencies.

• Assignment of correct cost codes for reporting and tenement expenditure

• Proceed with invoicing receipting into SAP on a timely manner

• Make sure appropriate approval for invoices has been granted prior to proceed

• Monitor and escalate service entry sheet and invoices receipting progress to Specialist Cost

• Support cost team in end of month processes

What you’ll bring:

To be successfully considered for this role, you will demonstrate:

• Qualifications in Commerce, Accounting or Business-related discipline

• Relevant work experience in a similar role with a proven capacity to investigate and analyse to find solutions;

• Good understanding of operational environment and productivity drivers

• Solid analytical, and problem solving skills

• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to effectively influence, collaborate and negotiate

• Ability to work in a high-pace role, managing deliverables whilst maintaining autonomy and self-motivation;

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.

What we offer

• Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority

• A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto

• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive bonus

• Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family

• Attractive share ownership plan

• Company provided insurance cover

• Extensive salary sacrifice & salary packaging options

• Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions

• Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support

• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave, cultural leave)

• To better suit different family needs, our paid parental leave approach gives all parents the option to take 18 weeks of paid leave after a new child arrives – at a time that suits them

• Exclusive employee discounts including hotel stays, banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more

Where you’ll be working

In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, we own an integrated portfolio of iron ore assets: a world-class, integrated network of 16 mines, four independent port terminals, a 1,700 kilometre rail network and related infrastructure – all designed to respond rapidly to changes in demand.

This will be a Perth based role at our Central Park office in Perth CBD.

Applications close on 18 April 2025 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).

About Rio TintoRio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminium, critical minerals, and other materials needed for the global energy transition and for people, communities, and nations to thrive.We have been mining for 150 years and operate with knowledge built up across generations and continents. Our purpose is finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs – striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissions and to the right environmental, social and governance standards. But we can’t do it on our own, so we’re focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win situations and meet opportunities.

Every Voice MattersAt Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTI+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome – they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or anything else that makes us different.