SENIOR ADVISOR, FINANCE BUSINESS PARTNER – DEVELOPMENT & TECHNOLOGY

Be part of a group that is safety & results driven, while valuing inclusion:

• Key role for Development & Technology FBP organization in APAC West
• Full-Time position based in Perth, Australia

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for a Development & Technology Finance Business Partner to support senior leaders and their leadership teams within the Development & Technology portfolio. The role requires strong analytical support and a sophisticated ability to influence and drive change. The breadth and level of the critical relationships requires significant stakeholder management and attention to detail.
This role is a great opportunity for an experienced finance professional with the passion and desire to drive the financial planning and support the performance of a large business, with proven engagement and influencing skills, along with a highly demonstrated ability to conduct financial analysis and planning processes. As well as having a strong track record of identifying opportunities and delivering results effectively.

In this role, you will:

• Be a part of a high performing finance team, partnering to drive business performance:
• Strongly exhibit Rio Tinto’s values of Care, Courage and Curiosity, and strive for continuous improvement and excellence, helping establish new benchmarks for a finance team’s contribution to business success.
• Partner with stakeholders to proactively drive financial analysis and cost discipline and influence outcomes through providing a decision framework supported by insightful and accurate analysis.
• Build rapport with a variety of stakeholders - with a strong focus on Group Technical, Major Projects and Research & Development - and across Finance including Controllership, Treasury, Tax and Risk.
• Co-ordinate the development of our annual and long term planning processes, and drive improved business performance through highly effective forward plans.
• Demonstrate financial and accounting expertise, and drive a step change in cost discipline and leadership across the cost centre owners in the areas you support.
• Provide business (including senior management) with relevant, detailed, accurate and timely financial analysis, studies and counsel to influence and shape financial strategy, analysis and market insight.
• Understand performance to identify improvement opportunities, and support the business in developing high value initiatives to optimize business outcomes.
• Leverage technology to provide insightful advice and identify new improvement opportunities and improve processes within the team and business.
• Ensure governance and compliance through effective application of financial controls and risk management.

TO BE SUCCESSFULLY CONSIDERED FOR THIS ROLE, YOU WILL HAVE:

• Bachelor and/or professional qualification MBA, ACA, CPA
• 5 years + finance experience within a complex global organisation
• A team player with strong communication, influence and engagement skills at all levels
• Strong Analytical capability and a strategic mindset
• Genuine curiosity and continuous improvement mindset focused on solving problems and value creation with evidence of identifying and mitigating risks
• Strong stakeholder engagement experience, including a background in influencing and working with diverse teams in a matrix model
• Expertise across a full range of standard business, finance and presentation toolkits (SAP, PowerPoint, Excel, PowerBI, etc.) and an aptitude for identifying technology based solutions to enable increased efficiency and performance improvement.
• Maturity to work autonomously with minimal guidance.