Manager Global Systems ESPS

ESPS Global Systems Manager

• An exciting opportunity to join a global organisation as an Employee Support & Payroll Services Global Systems Manager
• This is a global role and can be based out of our hubs across Australia, Canada, India, Mongolia, France, USA, UK, or South Africa
• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion
• Join a leading global company

• Diverse & challenging projects

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for an ESPS Global Systems Manager who will be responsible for ensuring that the configuration of our global ERP is compliant with company policies, internal controls, and local regulatory requirements to support processes within a large, complex, high volume payroll function across the globe. This role is also a great opportunity to be a global champion of our tools while leading with a passion for compliance and process improvement using analytic products such as Microsoft PowerBI, and Microsoft PowerApps, and ETL tools such as EasyMorph. We are an open, connected global team that includes some of the industry’s best and brightest minds. We offer competitive, performance-focused remuneration and a wide range of benefits to reward your contribution. With a global reach, the opportunities to develop and grow your career are broad and exciting.

Reporting to the Senior Manager ESPS and working in a collaborative community within our Group Services function, you will:

• Establish a global payroll systems team that champions a culture based upon compliance with regulatory requirements and company policy
• Identify and lead the design and delivery of payroll system process improvements that deliver improved employee experience, service delivery excellence, process simplification and increased compliance posture
• Influence payroll solution architecture and technical design, while ensuring that outcomes are delivered

• Stay well-informed of global payroll-related legislation and best practice updates and identify required changes in the payroll systems or processes
• Assess and provide input into the detailed solution and payroll system design for business change requests and local legislative amendments
• Manage and define stakeholder requirements that impact ESPS processes
• Build and maintain an assurance program to support global payroll system compliance health checks
• Manage multiple projects, initiatives, and stakeholders across a variety of functions and teams

What you’ll bring

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

• IT project management framework experience or equivalent is must and ITIL/SAP/IT-PMP Accreditation will be added advantage.
• Advance multi-country payroll and employee benefit experience focusing on Australia, USA, and Canada
• Knowledge of Microsoft PowerBI, Microsoft Power Apps, and ETL tools such as EasyMorph
• Knowledge of SQL, data modelling ad data warehousing concepts is an advantage
• Strong Microsoft Excel experience, including automation, macros and VBA
• Data analysis skills and familiarity with analytical techniques

• Ability to influence and implement change through effective stakeholder management at all levels in a complex, networked/matrix global organization across multiple countries and cultures.

• A natural leader with a high level of initiative, motivation, and drive to succeed with the ability to lead a team that supports a range of countries and cultures.

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 competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program.
• Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions.
• A wide range of competitive employee benefits

About Rio Tinto

Rio 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 over 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 and meet opportunities.

Every Voice Matters

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQIA+ 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.