Specialist Advisor Controllership

Specialist Advisor Controllership

• Career opportunity to be part of the Rio Tinto Finance team
• Work for a diverse, global organisation.
• Permanent fulltime role based at the Perth CBD | Monday-Friday

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

Reporting to the Senior Advisor Controllership, the Specialist Advisor Controllership will support Iron Ore Pilbara Operations as part of the WA Operations Controllership team.

The key responsibilities of the role include:

• Review month end costs to identify potential errors, follow up with relevant Business Unit stakeholders and implement solutions prior to cost close
• Review or prepare monthly reporting for internal stakeholders ensuring data presented is both accurate and timely to inform BU operating decision making process
• Respond to queries from internal stakeholders to provide ad-hoc analysis of business costs and capital expenditure to inform operating decisions and ensure accurate preparation of Capital Expenditure Approval (CEA) submissions
• Identify and investigate accounting issues for new transactions including quantification of the impact and preparation of a summary of findings for review by the Senior Advisor and Manager
• Review Capital Project requests submitted by the Business Unit to determine compliance with Group capitalisation policy and applicable accounting standards and prepare a summary of findings
• Perform SOX controls for key procedures to ensure compliance with internal policies and governance
• Review of Investment Committee proposals prepared by Business Analysis prior to submission to ensure compliance with all relevant group policies (including capitalisation, deferred stripped, discounting etc.) and applicable accounting standards.

What you’ll bring

To be successfully considered for the role, we’re looking for a qualified accountant (CA or CPA) with:

• Strong technical accounting skills
• Sound SAP, HFM & Excel skills
• Experience working with and influencing external auditors
• Continuous improvement mindset to simplify, standardise and automate processes and reporting
• 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 communicate effectively with colleagues and partners in a collaborative way
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

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); and
• 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

The role will be based at the Rio Tinto Perth CBD offices located at Central Park.

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 Friday 13^th November 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)