Principal - Global Accounting Policy - Group Accounting & Reporting
BHP
About BHP
At BHP we support our people to grow, learn, develop their skills and reach their potential. With a global portfolio of operations, we offer a diverse and inclusive environment with extraordinary career opportunities. Our strategy is to focus on creating a safe work environment where our employees feel strongly connected to our values and objectives, and where the capability of our people is key to our success.
Come and be a part of this success.
About the Role
Reporting to the Lead Principal of Global Accounting Policy, this role is critical to ensuring that consistent accounting advice and methods are used for complex accounting matters across the BHP Group. The role provides an exciting opportunity to be a key member of a team that is often at the forefront of developments in global financial reporting and disclosure. The role provides exposure to a wide range of stakeholders across the organisation including Accounting teams, other Global functions, Group executive management, the Risk and Audit Committee, external regulators and auditors. This role can be located in Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane or Melbourne.
Key Responsibilities include • providing timely and accurate accounting advice to support complex issues and transactions across the Group, including the preparation of the technical accounting papers where necessary • supporting the regular reviews of developments in financial reporting requirements across the Group’s relevant jurisdictions, including the assessment of potential impacts to the Group, preparation of position papers and drafting of response/comment letters where appropriate • participating in the periodic updates to the Group’s accounting policies • establishing, maintaining and leveraging mutually beneficial and responsive stakeholder relationships with accounting teams, senior management and the external auditors.
About You
• Significant experience of working in the accounting policy / technical team in a large accounting professional services firm or within a large, complex and global organisation. • Superior professional ethics, communication, facilitation, influencing and interpersonal skills, essential to building constructive relationships and credibility with diverse stakeholders and cross functional teams. • Influencing skills in a fast paced global multi-cultural environments. • CA / CPA qualified (or equivalent professional accounting designation).
About Our Process
At BHP, we are committed to employing individuals who align with the BHP Charter Values and meet the requirements of the role. As part of the recruitment process, there are a number of checks which may be conducted to demonstrate applicants suitability for a role including police / criminal background checks, medical, drug and alcohol testing, due diligence checks, right to work checks, and/or reference checks.
To ensure the safety and wellbeing of our people, BHP requires employees in Australia to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 in line with BHP’s Covid Policy and any relevant State health directives. If you are applying for a role at BHP please consider this requirement when submitting your application. BHP will also adhere to any relevant health directives that may be made that affects our workforce.
Supporting a Diverse Workforce
The size and magnitude of our business not only provides significant opportunity for professional development, but also attractive salary packages with performance-based bonuses and a unique BHP employee share program.
At BHP, we recognise that we are strengthened by diversity. We are committed to providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and we encourage applications from women and Indigenous people. We know there are many aspects of our employees' lives that are important, and work is only one of these, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, other extended leave entitlements and parent rooms.