Principal Advisor, Business Analysis

Principal Advisor Business Analysis

• Provide strategic insights into investment decisions to help shape Rio Tinto’s future
• Permanent opportunity based in Brisbane (flexible and hybrid working available including job share)

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are seeking a Principal Advisor, Business Analysis to actively contribute to value-creating opportunities for the Business & Technology Support Business Analysis team. You’ll provide high-quality financial support and strategic insight across various functions, including, Closure, Decarbonisation, Information Systems & Technology and Exploration.

This is a unique opportunity to work in a high-performing team, gain significant exposure to the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and interact with diverse Business Units across a global business.

Reporting to the Senior Manager Business Analysis, you will engage with Senior Leaders to identify, advise, and evaluate capital and commercial proposals, ensuring maximized value for the organization. Your responsibilities will include generating, evaluating, and building business cases for new development opportunities and strategic initiatives. Additionally, you will prepare and review submissions to the Business and Technology Support Investment Committee, providing insights on commercial issues, risks, and opportunities.

Supporting planning and capital performance management processes, including capital prioritization, will also be key aspects of your role. You will provide trusted advisory support to the SLT, influencing and advising on relevant commercial matters. Pursuing innovative evaluation techniques and maintaining high integrity by applying commercial rigor and discipline to all business decisions and stakeholder relationships, will be crucial for success in this position.

What you’ll bring

• Bachelor in Commerce, Engineering or Economics (or similar).
• Significant experience, with a demonstrated ability to work in a global business across organisational and geographical interfaces.
• Very strong analytical skills, including outstanding financial evaluation and modelling expertise.
• Strong leadership, management and interpersonal skills with the ability to engage, influence and deliver superior results.
• Proactive insight generation with a willingness to challenge the status quo.
• Excellent communication skills to present complex information and analysis to senior stakeholders.
• Interpersonal skills with the ability to engage, influence, and deliver superior results.

What we offer Be recognised 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 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
• 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)
• Possible domestic relocation assistance

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 and meet opportunities.

Every Voice Matters

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.

Applications close on Tuesday, 13^th of August 2024 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)