Senior Advisor - Kitimat, Canada - Rio Tinto

Description

Senior Advisor - Finance Business Partnering

• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion
• Work for one of the top 100 Employers in Canada. More info here:
• This permanent, full-time, role is based in Kitimat, BC. The perfect place to live and work, combining the tranquility of a small community with an unrivaled love for the great outdoors.

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Senior Finance Advisor, who will play an integral role within the Rio Tinto Aluminum Finance team, in the Finance Business Partner Function. This role is based at the BC Works Smelter & Power Operation site in Kitimat, British Columbia.

This is a great opportunity for a strategic and engaging individual to shape the business strategy and oversee its implementation..

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 Finance Business Partner, and working a Monday to Friday schedule, you will be:

• Ensuring that health and safety is the top priority by following policies and procedures and always acting in a safe manner
• Working alongside operational teams to help the site manage business performance: to assist in the plan execution while tracking against actual expenses; to identify threats and opportunities; and to offer guidance and stimulate ideas for forecasts
• Simplifying and communicating financial information across the site with a clear focus on empowering employees at all levels and making them proactive in their decision making
• Focusing on value creation and optimization opportunities and ensure initiatives are properly carried out
• Coordinating reporting on cost management and value creation
• Analysing and interpreting financial results to address the right levers for maximizing value
• Preparing and reviewing financial models to evaluate the business case for financial investments
• Participating in budget setting and forecasting
• Assisting the company in targeting the most profitable initiatives to maximize value
• Overseeing compliance with internal financial controls, while maintaining high ethical standards

What you'll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field
• At least seven years of relevant work experience
• High adaptability to change
• The ability to work well within a team and independently
• Effective leadership qualities: the ability to set direction, prioritize and achieve objectives, actively listen, communicate, and influence
• Advanced proficiency with data analytics and critical thinking
• A solid understanding of the key drivers of profitability
• At least a working knowledge of English

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• MBA or master's degree in a related field
• CPA (chartered professional accountant) designation
• Understanding of the manufacturing industry and/or industrial operations
• French language skills

Please note that fly-in, fly-out opportunities are not available. However, a domestic relocation package will be offered to eligible candidates.

What we offer

Be recognized for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you've helped the world progress.

The base salary range for this role is $111,200 - $166,800 CAD in addition to allowances, bonus, equity, health or retirement benefits, and any other discretionary benefits offered at Rio Tinto. Our base salary ranges are based on role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by the skills, experience, and impact you bring to the role. Our talent acquisition partners can share more during the hiring process.

At Rio Tinto, we offer a competitive reward package that reflects the value that each person brings to our business. As part of our pay philosophy, we believe equity represents fairness, and is rooted in our values and aligns with what we stand for.

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
• Leave for all of life's reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)
• Exclusive employee discounts
• Domestic relocation program

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.

Where you'll be working

Rio Tinto's BC Works is a part of the Atlantic Operations of the Aluminium product group and has been operating in British Columbia for over 65 years. With industry leading new technology and four generations of employee expertise, as well as our hydropower facility at Kemano and the Nechako Reservoir, the Kitimat smelter is one of the world's most competitive aluminium smelters, producing aluminium with one of the lowest carbon footprints in the industry.

Rio Tinto is proud to operate in BC alongside our 1,000 employees, partners, community stakeholders and First Nations, and we look forward to the next 60 years.

To learn more about our Aluminium Operations, check out this video:

Every Voice Matters

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQIA2 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 Sunday the 26^th of May 2024 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)

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