Tax Adviser - Global Mobility Operations

• Be part of the world's leading mining organization
• Ensure key talent is mobilised to ensure the success of company strategy
• Based in Gurugram, India

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Tax Adviser - Global Mobility Operations to be a part of the mobility operations team and effectively deliver, lead and manage Rio Tinto's Tax compliance programs and processes including payment of tax dues to authorities across the globe, settling TEC/ TAC debts with current and former employees, making sure the right Rio Tinto entity is picking up assignee costs/ benefits and ensuring compliance with Rio Tinto's tax equalization policy.

Reporting to the Team Leader - Ops and Projects (GMO), this role's primary accountabilities are to:

• Coordinate and work as part of a team of dedicated SME's to ensure effective application of tax administration processes
• Manage tax administration processes, globally.
• Finding opportunity to improve the current tax process wherever possible both at organizations level and at vendor's end
• Accurate payment of tax equalisation and tax allocation payments/refunds due to or from employees
• Work with our tax services provider and technology provider to record and report on Rio Tinto employment tax liabilities
• Partner with Accounts Payable Administrators and Payrolls globally to ensure the correct payment to tax offices globally
• Work with Intercompany to allocate the tax payment costs and funds received from tax authorities and employees to the correct Rio Tinto entity.
• Onboard and design tax payment process for new countries Rio Tinto enters
• Act as a single point of contact from Rio Tinto to resolve any issued related to Compensation collection and Shadow payroll activities faced by our tax vendor partner.
• Proactively escalate issues and solutions to the Team Leader - Ops & Projects (GMO) including team workload, performance, metrics, service/project delivery and higher-level issues.
• Work collaboratively with the other regional teams to successfully deliver upon regular BAU activities and peak periods of workload
• Ensure processes are adhered to across regions, sharing learnings and improvement opportunities.

About you

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

• Equivalent to Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Tax, Business Administration, CPA/Finance qualifications (desirable).
• Knowledge of expat compensation including tax equalisation principles
• Understanding of Expatriate Payroll, Balance Sheets and Expatriate Tax
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and manage workload of others effectively including ability to priorities tasks and deliver to deadlines.
• Demonstrate Initiative through identifying and acting on continuous improvement opportunities
• Knowledge of SAP is desirable.
• Experience with Accounts Payable is desirable.
• Effective prioritising of work
• Dynamic, confident approach to both written and verbal communication
• Intermediate/advanced skills in MS Suite, particularly Excel

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

The Rio Tinto office in Gurgaon (India) is one of our corporate hubs and houses service and support functions, as well as a portfolio of product groups including; Copper, Iron Ore, Diamonds, Minerals, Exploration, Safety Technical & projects and IA Strategy & Development.

Every Voice Matters

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQIA+ 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.

So if this sounds like you and the opportunity you are looking for, apply now or before 10th February, 2023.

Please note, in order to be successfully considered for this role you must complete all pre-screening questions.

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