Senior Advisor - Strategic Agreements

Senior Advisor – Strategic Agreements

• Support and lead a team to achieve required community related outcomes
• Have a direct impact on internal and external stakeholders
• Permanent Role | Perth CBD – with flexible working arrangements

Where we’re all welcome
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.
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 acknowledge that all people are different and believe that our differences are our strength. The diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together.
About the role
We are looking for a Senior Advisor - Strategic Agreements to be a part of the Iron Ore Finance Business Partnering division and reporting into the Senior Manager - Strategic Agreements.
The key responsibilities of the role include:

• Leadership of a small team responsible for the payment of quarterly benefits to the Traditional Owners on whose country we operate
• Liaising with various internal teams, including IS&T, Mine Technical Services, Communities & Social Performance and Group Services, to ensure quarterly benefit payments are as accurate and timely as possible
• Engaging with representatives of traditional owner groups in relation to benefit payments and associated methodologies
• Providing regular updates to GM and MD level audience in relation to status of ongoing benefit payments, improvement priorities and key stakeholder concerns
• Oversight of annual external auditor engagements for agreed upon procedures
• Reviewing quarterly benefit payment calculations and related inputs
• Assisting with related month end, quarter end and year end reporting requirements

To be successfully considered for the role, you will have the following:

• Balance the importance of relationship-building with action delivery
• Ability to interact and communicate effectively with colleagues and partners (internal and external) in a collaborative way
• Successfully make connections between data/technical information and business activities to provide insightful analysis
• Continuous improvement mindset to simplify, standardise and automate processes and reporting
• Experience working with legal agreements or contracts and executing related financial implications
• Experience working with and influencing external auditors
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

What you’ll bring
To be successful in this role you will demonstrate the following:

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Hold a Bachelor Degree or relevant tertiary qualifications
• Demonstrated experience in Finance or related area
• Ability to inspire collaboration and alignment
• Highly effective communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• The ability to juggle multiple tasks and meet deadlines
• Exceptional organisation skills with a high level of accuracy

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
• A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto
• Full relocation provided to Western Australia from elsewhere in Australia
• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive bonus
• 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, cultural leave)
• To better suit different family needs, our paid parental leave approach gives all parents the option to take 18 weeks of paid leave after a new child arrives – at a time that suits them
• Exclusive employee discounts including hotel stays, banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more, read more about the huge range of benefits here: https://bit.ly/43AQLue

Where you will be working
This role is based the Perth CBD in the Central Park offices, with flexible working arrangements available.
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 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.
Applications close on March 4th 2024.