Business Partner: Finance at Rio Tinto

We are looking for a Finance Business Partner to support the understanding, interpretation and communication of business financial performance through analysis of business results while challenging, advising and providing decision & execution support to leaders.

Reporting to the Manager Finance Business Partnership and working in a collaborative community within Finance, you will be performing the following duties

• Develop, implement, and maintain financial plans, preparing financial reports, advising on financial affairs.
• Develops and maintains effective reporting mechanisms to ensure the immediate team is provided with updated information on financial performance
• Prepares, reviews and challenges monthly, quarterly and annual financial results for use by the immediate team
• Partner with their key customer to drive business performance.
• Provide influential advice, insight, challenge and decision support with a strong customer delivery focus.
• Contribute to deployment of strategy and drive improved business performance through forward plans.
• Support performance delivery through financial expertise, objectivity, challenge and insight to the business.
• Leverage highest value initiatives to maximise shareholder value and optimize business financial outcomes.
• Ensure governance and compliance through effective application of financial controls and risk management.

What You’ll Bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Degree in a financial discipline and/or CIMA (Majors must include Financial Accounting and / or Management Accounting).
• A project management qualification, Six Sigma certification with solid Cost/Finance Management will be added advantage.
• EB License
• Computer literacy SAP (extensive FI/CO knowledge essential).; MS Office (advanced);
• Well-developed communication and administration skills.
• Sound financial acumen
• 2 + Years of Business Partnering, Financial, Cost accounting experience is essential.
• Good knowledge of budgeting and forecasting.