Senior Adviser Finance

Senior Adviser Finance – Finance Business Partnering, Bauxite, Alumina and Pacific Corporate Operations
 

Key finance business partner role in a diverse and global organisation: 

• Advance your career in a dynamic, supportive team environment
• Many other additional benefits including flexible working, Rio Tinto share scheme, Rio Discounts Program, contribution to medical costs, leave loading and more!
   

About the role
 

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.
 

Rio Tinto’s Weipa operations in Far North QLD, are on the look-out for curious minded individuals who want to take on a rewarding career with us! 2026 is set to be an exciting year for our teams, with activities across a range of site-based initiatives for both people and processes.
 

We are looking for a Senior Adviser – Finance Business Partnering to be part of a high performing finance team, based in Brisbane with travel to Weipa.

The finance team is committed to providing professional support in understanding, interpreting and communicating business financial performance.

This role will work with multiple stakeholders to provide advice to the operations teams and support the development and execution of strategic decision making.
 

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.
 

Reporting to the Manager Finance at Weipa and working in a challenging and exciting environment within the Finance team, you will be:

• Responsible for site planning, forecasting and variance reporting. 
• Interpret monthly, quarterly and annual financial results.
• Support Business analysis, including valuation of projects and strategic financial modelling for validation of various business opportunities
• Provide support across site and partner with stakeholders to proactively drive and influence financial improvement through analysis and cost leadership deployment
• Provide financial training to all levels of the organization to enhance financial acumen
• Work with the global finance function teams to implement fit for purpose systems, processes, metrics and reporting
• Identify financial opportunities and influence outcomes to enhance the performance of the business
• Maintains effective reporting mechanisms to ensure internal stakeholders are provided with insightful and appropriate analysis of financial performance.
• Provides analyses to internal stakeholders on all matters of potentially significant financial impact to the company, including economic and competitive trends, pricing, cash flow, product line evaluation and capital additions.
• Interprets monthly, quarterly and annual financial results for the assigned perimeter (e.g. Business Unit).
   

What you’ll bring 
 

To be successfully considered for this role we are looking for:

• Bachelor and/or professional qualification e.g. CA, CPA, CIMA.
• Advanced excel skills
• Power BI skills
• Management accounting or business analysis background
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills
• Team orientated approach to delivery of strategic priorities
• Proven experience in identifying financial opportunities
• Effective presentation skills and ability to present strategic information
   

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• Experience in use of SAP and the Rio Tinto Business Solution (specifically PAM and MMP)
• Proficiency with business intelligence programs/techniques (Power BI, EasyMorph and SQL)
   

This role provides:

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority 
• A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto 
• 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 
• Be recognized for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.
• 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
   

Where you will be working
 

The role is based in Brisbane with travel to Rio Tinto Weipa (and working directly at Amrun) also required. Weipa is located 900km north-west of Cairns on the Gulf of Carpentaria and has been operating for over 50 years.

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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 situations and meet opportunities.

Respect and Inclusion

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.

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