Principal, Financial Planning & Analysis

Principal, Financial Planning & Analysis – RT Controllers

• Delivering insightful analysis and reporting to senior leaders to drive performance and support decision making
• Permanent opportunity, based in London

About the role

Finding better ways™ to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Principal, Financial Planning & Analysis to support our senior leaders by providing high quality analysis and insight on performance for the Rio Tinto Group.

This is a great opportunity for an energetic, agile, performance driven individual who is keen to work in a dynamic environment. The role provides great exposure to understanding our business and support our senior leaders in understanding and driving performance across the Group, along with decision making.

Reporting to the Group Reporting Executive – Financial Planning and Analysis you will be involved in:

• Leading the monthly re-forecasting process and provide insight relating to the expected year end performance.
• Co-ordinating, analyzing and delivering insightful analysis and reporting on operational and financial performance for the Group to senior leaders (and external stakeholders) to drive performance and support decision making
• Partnering and collaborating with various operational and functional stakeholders across the Group to co-ordinate and deliver Group finance objectives
• Partnering with the future finance project team to convert files from our old system to our new finance system.
• Supporting ad-hoc review and analysis for various stakeholders including senior leaders, Treasury, Investor Relations
• Driving continued improvement in our Group reporting processes, including taking the lead on reporting enhancements as we transition to our new reporting system.
• Providing guidance and support to the business in the application of the Group’s reporting principles and policies 
• No direct reports so must be prepared to get into the detail

 What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Strong financial acumen, with at least five years of relevant experience
• Qualified accountant is preferred with mining experience
• Effective analytical skills, attention to detail, with an ability to distill and communicate information and key messages clearly and effectively
• Proactiveness, flexibility and agility in your approach to working, with the ability to work under pressure and with conflicting priorities
• Demonstrated ability to work in a global business across organisational and geographical interfaces
• Ability to engage, collaborate and influence effectively with various colleagues and stakeholders across the organisation
• An understanding of Rio Tinto’s financial reporting processes and policies will be beneficial

• Advanced Excel skills and knowledge of HFM, Tagetik and Workiva will be beneficial

What we offer

• Be recognized 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 competitive salary package with annual cash incentive awards for eligible employees  
• Career development & education assistance to further your ambitions 
• Access top tier family-friendly health and medical programs and pension plan 
• Wellbeing benefits 
• Generous Rio Tinto employee share program 
• Employee Assistance Program 
• Ongoing individual wellbeing support for you and your family for personal and professional matter 
• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave) 
   

Where you’ll be working

Rio Tinto’s global headquarters is situated in St. James’s Square, in the City of Westminster, London, on the edge of the West End, and is the site of the group’s original head office.  Located over several floors, the office is truly a global hub for the business and is the base for many members of the Executive Committee.  As such, the grade II listed office reflects the vibrancy of the location, although it also overlooks the tranquillity of the only garden square in the district and is a short walk from Green Park and Piccadilly underground stations. 

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.

Every Voice Matters

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQIA+ 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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