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SalarySenior Specialist – Portfolio Management Office
- Apply your knowledge of program management and/or financial processes to support timely and efficient reporting to support accelerate Rio Tinto’s transition to a responsible and sustainable green future
- Highly dynamic role supporting the Diesel Transition Program deliver by applying your project cost and schedule management skills across Rio Tinto’s portfolio of diesel abatement projects
- Opportunity to enhance business processes, improve interfaces and deliver quality financial and project health information to empower senior business leaders and enable effective decision making
- Perth CBD | Full-time Mon – Fri | Flexible and WFH arrangements available
Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.
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 seeking a Senior Specialist to join our Diesel Transition Program team to perform a variety of program and financial management activities including supporting budget reporting and control, schedule tracking and reporting processes across the portfolio of DTP projects. This a great opportunity for a motivated individual to join a fast-paced team and play a pivotal role in contributing to the management and delivery of a portfolio of diesel abatement projects that spans across the Rio Tinto Group.
Reporting to the Portfolio Manager, you will be responsible for:
- Coordinating and controlling high-level budgeting, forecasting, accounting, and reporting activities for all projects within the Diesel Transition portfolio
- Supporting DTP to deliver annual financial plans, expenditure and funding requests, rolling forecasts, project initiation and administration, and developing consolidated views of plans/ forecasts
- Providing guidance, coaching and training to stakeholders to support DTP governance processes including financial and project reporting to various internal customers and utilising Rio Tinto standardised reports e.g. Prospect cost reporting
- Supporting relationships with internal and external stakeholders e.g. project leads, Energy & Climate, Commercial, Finance, Office of the Chief Scientist, consultants, Rio Tinto Product Group
- A bachelor’s degree or higher qualification in project management, accounting, finance, business or a related field
- Exceptional system skills (including SAP, PowerBI, data analysis and Excel pivot tables) with an ability to maintain effective reporting mechanisms to ensure internal stakeholders are provided with insightful and appropriate analysis of financial performance
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with an ability to simplify and communicate financial information and processes to a range of stakeholders
- Proven problem-solving skills with a demonstrated ability and interest in challenging operational processes to find more effective ways of operating
- Effective relationship building skills with an ability to coach, guide and influence colleagues across different teams towards mutually beneficial outcomes
- CPA (chartered professional accountant) designation
- Previous Portfolio management experience in a large and complex, multi-disciplinary environment
- A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
- Flexible working from home arrangements as per operational requirements
- 18 weeks of gender-neutral and equal paid parental leave, with continued superannuation contributions whilst employees are on unpaid or half paid parental leave
- 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); and
- Local relocation packages offered for Australian residents only
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 almost 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.
Where you’ll be working
You will be based out of our Perth CBD office. We do offer flexible working arrangements and the option to work from home.
Every Voice Matters
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 Tuesday 16th January 2024 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)
