Specialist Advisor Controllership

Specialist Advisor Controllership – Pilbara

• Career opportunity to be part of the Rio Tinto Finance team

• Work from home / office flexibility, excellent employee benefits

• 12 months fixed term contract | full time | Location - Perth CBD

• Work for a diverse and global organisation

About the role

The role is Perth based supporting Iron Ore Pilbara Operations and is part of the WA Operations Controllership team. This position is a 12 month backfill cover.

The key responsibilities of the role include:

• 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.

• 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.

• 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. 

• Review month end costs to identify potential errors, follow up with relevant Business Unit stakeholders and implement solutions prior to cost close.

• 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.

• Perform SOx controls for key procedures to ensure compliance with internal policies and governance.

• Review or prepare monthly reporting for internal stakeholders ensuring data presented is both accurate and timely to inform BU operating decision making process.

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

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.

• Company provided insurance cover.

• 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.

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.