Senior Advisor Controllership
Rio Tinto
Senior Advisor, Controllership
Career opportunity to be part of the Rio Tinto Finance team
Work from home / office flexibility, excellent employee benefits
Permanent | full time | Location - Perth CBD
Work for a diverse and global organisation
About the role
Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.
We are seeking a passionate and engaging Senior Advisor, Controllership to partner with the Rio Tinto Aluminium (Pacific Bauxite & Alumina) Business Unit.
Reporting to the Manager Controllership, you will work in collaboration with the Closing & Reporting teams and Finance Business Partners (FBP), where you will be responsible for the provision of timely and accurate financial statements, management reporting and analysis in accordance with IFRS and Rio Tinto policies.
Key responsibilities of the role include:
Provide analysis of the monthly and annual financial results that will serve for management and external reporting.
Ensuring compliance with adequate internal controls, SOX standard and Rio Tinto’s accounting policies.
Preparing papers on accounting and reporting treatment of Pacific Smelters transactions.
Management of statutory account audits.
Provide technical accounting and financial advisory support.
Manage closure/rehabilitation models.
Manage lease accounting assessments.
Impairment assessments & accounting.
Capital expenditure applications accounting review.
Support the Controllership function to standardise and optimise its processes.
What you’ll bring
To succeed in this role, you will have:
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance, with strong technical accounting skills.
Accounting certification (CA or CPA).
Experience working with and influencing external auditors.
Big 4 audit experience and knowledge and experience in the mining sector and/or refining would be highly desirable.
Experience writing accounting papers.
Advanced Excel skills, working knowledge of SAP would be highly desirable.
Ability to make connections between financial information and business activities to provide insightful analysis.
Very good business acumen, proactive nature and the ability to interact and collaborate effectively with colleagues.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
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.
Flexible working from home arrangements as per operational requirements.
A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program.
Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family.
Attractive share ownership plan.
Company provided insurance cover.
Extensive salary sacrifice and salary packaging options.
Career development and 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).
Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more).
Relocation packages where suitable.
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 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.
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.
