Senior Advisor Business Analysis

• Great exposure to investment decisions, operations and commercial matters
• Work in a collaborative and fast paced environment
• Challenge yourself to think outside of the box
• Permanent Full Time role | Perth based CBD

About the role

We are looking for a Senior Advisor in the RTIO Business Analysis Team, whose function is to offer insightful, proactive, timely and high quality analysis and commercial advice in order to reduce the uncertainty and risks associated with the major decisions which are required to be made to create and protect value for Rio Tinto Iron Ore assets. This role reports to the Manager Business Analysis.

We are an open, connected global team that includes some of the industry's best and brightest minds. We offer competitive, performance-focused remuneration and a wide range of benefits to reward your contribution. With a global reach, the opportunities to develop and grow your career are broad and exciting.

This role is a great opportunity to advance your commercial career with a high performing team in a leading 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.
• 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.

What you'll bring

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

• Tertiary qualification in Accounting, Finance, Engineering or similar
• Post-graduate Finance, MBA or similar qualification highly desirable for the diversity of role.
• 5 years+ business analysis and commercial experience with large natural resource companies
• Experience in managing complex valuation models and provide business insights
• Be a strategic thinker, have a creative outlook combined with practicality and strategic focus.
• Demonstrated communication skills, including an ability to build relationships and excellent writing skills.
• Ability to facilitate meetings and communicate results
• Sound values with high business integrity

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• An MBA or other post-graduate degree
• Resource sector experience

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 & 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)
• Relocation packages where suitable

About Rio Tinto

Every idea, every innovation, every little thing the world calls 'progress' begins with
a first step, and someone willing to take it: explorers, inventors, entrepreneurs. Pioneers.

For nearly 150 years, Rio Tinto has been a company of pioneers generations of people spanning the globe, all with the grit and vision to produce materials essential to human progress.

Our iron ore has shaped skylines from Shanghai to Sydney. Our aluminium the world's first to be certified "responsible" helps planes fly and makes cars lighter. Our copper helps wind turbines power cities and our boron helps feed the world, and explore the universe.
Our diamonds help us celebrate the best parts of life.

Where you'll be working

In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, we own an integrated portfolio of iron ore assets supported by functional teams in the Perth hub: a world-class, integrated network of 16 mines, four independent port terminals, a 1,700 kilometre rail network and related infrastructure all designed to respond rapidly to changes in demand.

We are one of the world's leading producers and exporters of iron ore.

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.

Applications close on 25 September 2021 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)