Senior Advisor, Business Analysis

Senior Commercial Analyst

• Join our global leading business offering outstanding personal development & global career opportunities


• Excellent exposure to investment decisions, operations, and commercial matters


• Permanent Full-Time & 12-months Fixed Term opportunity, both of which gives you access to our outstanding benefits package


• Perth CBD Based role with the ability to work flexibly and work from home

Where we’re all welcome

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.

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 acknowledge that all people are different and believe that our differences are our strength. The diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together.

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Senior Commercial Analyst to join the RTIO Business Analysis Team, whose function is to offer insightful, proactive, timely and high-quality analysis and commercial advice for major decisions and create and protect value for Rio Tinto Iron Ore assets. This role reports to the Manager Business Analysis.

This role is a great opportunity to advance your commercial career with a high performing, well connected team in a globally recognised mining and metals organisation. We’ll give you exposure to a wide cross-section of the business that you won’t get in most other businesses, building your profile which will set you apart.

Reporting to the Manager Business Analysis, you will be:

• Assessing, valuing, and influencing major investment proposals, including preparing proposals for the Investment Committee and Board


• Responsible for providing commercial and analytical support to operations leadership teams


• Engaging with the business to assess the financial viability of projects and programmes through appropriate evaluation using financial modelling to identify key drivers for optimising project value


• Reviewing and providing recommendations on capital expenditure applications, contracts, major operating cost decisions and post investment reviews


• Fostering a culture of zero harm and continuous improvement

About you

To be successfully considered for this role, you will have:

• A Tertiary qualification in Accounting, Finance, Engineering, Science or similar – required


• Completion of an MBA or relevant post graduate degree is desirable


• Minimum 5 years business analysis and commercial experience


• Experience in managing complex valuation models and providing business insights in a succinct manner


• Excellent verbal communication skills, including the ability to facilitate meetings


• Excellent written skills which enable you to translate raw information into clearly articulated strategic insights


• Resilience with a strong desire to learn and continuously seek opportunities for growth


• A creative outlook combined with a practical and strategic focus


• Sound values with high business integrity

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


• Full relocation provided to Western Australia from elsewhere in Australia


• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive bonus


• 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, 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, read more about the huge range of benefits here: https://bit.ly/43AQLue

Where you will be working

This role is based the Perth CBD in the Central Park offices, with flexible working arrangements available.

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.

Applications close on September 9th 2024.