Senior Adviser Finance

Senior Advisor Finance | Bell Bay Aluminium, Tasmania

• Key finance business partner role in a diverse and global organization
• 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 Bell Bay smelter in George Town, Tasmania, 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, locally based and reporting to the General Manager Finance. 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.

Leading a team of two, you will be working in a challenging and exciting environment within the Finance Business Partner team where 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
• Maintain 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.
• Experience in use of SAP and the Rio Tinto Business Solution (specifically PAM and MMP)
• Advanced excel 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:

• Proficiency with business intelligence programs/techniques (Power BI, EasyMorph and SQL)
• Exposure and understanding of emerging AI technologies and its application in Finance

What we offer:

• 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 Bell Bay smelter was initially built back in 1955 to overcome Australia’s dependence on imported aluminium. Our northern Tasmanian site was chosen thanks to its proximity to a deep-water port and for Tasmania’s clean, hydroelectric generating capacity. In our first year of operation, we produced just 1,200 tonnes of aluminium.

Today, after decades of collaboration, innovation and investment, there is a strong sense of history, family and pride at Bell Bay Aluminium. Generations work alongside each other at our site, and we are proud to be part of the community.

Our site is situated at the mouth of the Kanamaluka / Tamar River, approximately five kilometres from George Town and 45 kilometres from Launceston. Nearly 500 employees work here, making Bell Bay Aluminium one of northern Tasmania’s largest private employers.

Operating 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, we produce around 190,000 tonnes of aluminium annually. Most of our metal is exported around the world to be used in industries ranging from transport, construction, packaging and electrical.

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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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