Commercial Finance Business Partner – Planning

3 weeks ago


Singapur, Singapore Rio Tinto Full time

Make a difference in our global commercial organisation across all our commodities

Shape our strategy and bring strong financial and commercial acumen to advise senior leaders on complex and exciting projects

With the Commercial CFO, drive the Commercial performance analysis and KPI’s to influence future performance and execute asset strategies

Strong collaboration with global stakeholders across Group Finance, Sales & Marketing, Procurement, Operations, Risk, Market Analysis, Strategy, Tax and Treasury

Role and team based in Singapore reporting to GM Commercial Finance

About the role

Commercial exists to ensure the best commercial outcomes for the entire Rio Tinto Group. Across Buy, Sell and Move, we connect closely with the Product Groups to enable end to end value creation.

We are looking for a  Finance Business Partner  to join our team in Rio Tinto’s Commercial Hub in Singapore. The role is a fantastic opportunity to work with multiple stakeholders to manage planning and performance management at a large, dynamic and complex organisation to support the development and execution of strategic decision making. This role is a key link to Group Finance driving alignment with the Group and the connection to Group Leadership. Reporting to the General Manager Commercial Finance we are looking for an enthusiastic and curious individual to:

Manage planning process to execute our strategy and drive performance management:

Manage and oversee the Commercial planning process with information and insights valuable to leadership in terms of revenues, profitability, working capital, value drivers and costs.

Influence senior management in shaping commercial strategies, priorities and delivering outcomes.

Drive the evolution of performance management processes and forward-looking KPI’s, tracking key value drivers that align to Commercial and Group objectives.

Partner with the business to drive performance management and value delivery:

Partner with Product Group leadership, finance teams and other stakeholders across the business to drive effective performance management.

Identify opportunities and risks, and pro-actively make recommendations and influence outcomes.

Leveraging on insights into the Group’s working capital to provide leadership with input and influence strategy for cash conversion and value generation.

Drive and further embed cost ownership with leaders in the business.

Enabling leadership, across Commercial to hold the organisation to account, monitor progress against plan and challenge variances.

Drive change initiatives and transformation in Finance:

Strongly exhibit Rio Tinto’s value for continuous improvement and excellence, optimising FBP practices that contribute to Commercial’s success.

Own and drive the process improvement and automation roadmap across Commercial Finance, incorporating AI and playing a key role in embedding the Finance uplift journey.

Identify and champion efficiency gains and performance improvements to significantly reduce manual monthly processes.

Use best practices and knowledge of internal and external business environment to provide advice to the business and improve processes and performance.

Develop finance capability within the business: Work with Group through the delivery of the modern ERP delivery to ensure fit for purpose systems, processes, KPIs, reporting, planning and forecasting.

Manage and develop Finance Business Partners across different levels of experience from junior finance advisors to manager-level FBPs

Oversee Commercial assurance program:

Accountability and oversight over the Commercial Assurance Program (Sarbanes-Oxley) across all Commercial covering the Group’s full revenue line across all commodities.

Direct the advisory to the business on control design effectiveness, risk assessment and end to end process control framework.

Drive and enable the delivery of process improvements incorporating best practice SOX controls including automated IT controls.

Partner with Commercial Risk, identifying risks for new initiatives ( trading, partnerships and other customer initiatives).

About you

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

A deep-seated curiosity and willingness to learn about the business and partner with stakeholders across Commercial, PG Finance and Controllership

A love for connecting people across the Group to solve problems 

Proactive participation underpinned by the ability to objectively assess, reflect and challenge performance and plans for the business

15+ years finance experience ideally with exposure to commodities

Relevant degree and/or professional qualification CFA, CA, CPA, MBA

Experience in effectively managing and influencing a diverse team of stakeholders and building relationships in a matrix model

Experience in leading a team including providing guidance and mentorship, evaluating employee performance, recommending pay actions and managing workload.

Strong analytical and logical skills to contribute and support strategic and forward thinking

Drive for continuous improvement, value creation and risks

Excellent communication, collaboration, leadership and presentation skills

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 health insurance for employees and immediate family

Attractive share ownership plan

Company provided insurance cover

Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions

Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave) 

Where you will be working

Headquartered in Singapore, and integrated with Rio Tinto’s assets, hubs, and offices globally, our Commercial group works hand-in-hand with our product groups to ensure both the amount and types of products we produce meet our customer’s needs, and manage the trade-off between volumes, quality,cost and capital expenditure.

Please note, in order to be successfully considered for this role you must complete all pre-screening questions

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.



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