Senior Commercial Analyst

Senior Commercial Analyst

• Join our global leading business offering outstanding personal development & global career opportunities
• Excellent exposure to investment decisions, operations, and commercial matters
• Permanent Full-Time opportunity which gives you access to our outstanding benefits package
• Perth CBD Based role with the ability to work flexibly and work from home

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs. 

We are looking for a Senior Commercial Analyst to join the RTIO Business Analysis Team, whose function is to offer insightful, proactive, timely and high-quality analysis and commercial advice for major decisions and create and protect value for Rio Tinto Iron Ore assets. This role reports to the Manager Business Analysis.

This role is a great opportunity to advance your commercial career with a high performing, well connected team in a globally recognised mining and metals organisation. We’ll give you exposure to a wide cross-section of the business that you won’t get in most other businesses, building your profile which will set you apart.

 Reporting to the Manager Business Analysis, you will be:

• Assessing, valuing, and influencing major investment proposals, including preparing proposals for the Investment Committee and Board
• Responsible for providing commercial and analytical support to operations leadership teams
• Engaging with the business to assess the financial viability of projects and programmes through appropriate evaluation using financial modelling to identify key drivers for optimising project value
• Reviewing and providing recommendations on capital expenditure applications, contracts, major operating cost decisions and post investment reviews
• Fostering a culture of zero harm and continuous improvement

About you

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

• A Tertiary qualification in Accounting, Finance, Engineering, Science or similar
• Completion of an MBA or relevant post graduate degree is desirable
• Minimum 5 years business analysis and commercial experience
• Experience in managing complex valuation models and providing business insights in a succinct manner
• Excellent verbal communication skills, including the ability to facilitate meetings
• Excellent written skills which enable you to translate raw information into clearly articulated strategic insights
• Resilience with a strong desire to learn and continuously seek opportunities for growth
• A creative outlook combined with a practical and strategic focus
• Sound values with high business integrity

What we offer

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• Flexible working from home arrangements as per operational requirements
• 18 weeks of gender-neutral and equal paid parental leave, with continued superannuation contributions whilst employees are on unpaid or half paid parental leave
• 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 & 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)
• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)
• Local relocation packages offered for Australian residents only

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 almost 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.

Where you’ll be working

You will be based out of our Perth CBD office based in the Central Park building. We do offer flexible working arrangements and the option to work from home.

Every Voice Matters

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.

Applications close on Tuesday 28th November 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)