Job Description

Commercial Finance Business Partner \xe2\x80\x93 Copper


Why Explore

• Make a difference in a commercial organisation and to our $8 billion Copper business
• Shape our strategy and bring strong financial and commercial acumen to advise on complex but exciting projects such as Copper Products Trading and ESG
• With the Commercial Copper VP, own the revenue performance analysis and KPI\xe2\x80\x99s to influence future performance
• Strong collaborative partnership with global stakeholders across Operations, Risk, Market Analysis, Strategy, Controllership, Tax and Treasury
• Role based in Singapore, managing a lean team of FBP and reporting to GM Commercial Finance

About the role
We are looking for a Finance Business Partner Lead for our Commercial Copper division in Singapore.
The role is a fantastic opportunity to work with multiple stakeholders to provide advice to the business and support the development and execution of strategic decision making. Reporting to the General Manager Commercial Finance, we are looking for an enthusiastic and curious individual to:


Drive performance management by providing commercial and financial insight to

• Provide actionable insights into top line, bottom line, and cash performance, through production of a wide range of financial analysis

• Identify opportunities and risks, and pro-actively make recommendations

• Enabling leadership to hold the organisation to account, monitor progress against plan and challenge variances

• Enabling proper support costs budgeting and management for the business in conjunction with Controllership

Contribute to the development of business strategy, planning and

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

• Partner with Market Analysis and Business Analysis to collaborate on major investments and support significant commercial negotiations

• Modelling financial plans and forecasts for the business

Support risk management and assurance

• Together with Commercial Risk, identifying risks for new initiatives (e.g. trading, partnerships and other customer initiatives)

• Enabling the efficiency and effectiveness of associated governance and compliance processes relevant to our businesses (including SOx and audits)

Drive change initiatives and transformation in Finance

• Support a range of commercial and group projects

• Identify efficiency gains and performance improvements

• Uses 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 to ensure fit for purpose systems, processes, KPIs, reporting, planning and forecasting

• Manage and develop junior FBPs

What you will need for the role To succeed in this role, you will have:

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

• 10+ years finance experience (e.g. CFA, MBA, CA), ideally with exposure to commodities

• Experience effectively managing a wide range of stakeholders and building relationships

• Strong background of influencing and working with diverse teams in a matrix model

• Drive for continuous improvement, value creation and risks

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 for employees and immediate family

• Attractive share ownership plan

• Company provided insurance cover

• 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\xe2\x80\x99s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)

Where you will be working Rio Tinto Commercial puts the company\xe2\x80\x99s value over volume approach into practice, with the goal of maximizing the value of our physical flows to improve both our business and that of our customers. Headquartered in Singapore, and integrated with Rio Tinto\xe2\x80\x99s 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\xe2\x80\x99s needs, and manage the trade-off between volumes, quality, cost and capital expenditure.
About us As pioneers in mining and metals, we produce materials essential to human progress. Aluminium for cars and smartphones. Copper for wind turbines, electric cars and the pipes that bring water to our home. Iron ore to shape our city skylines. Borates that help crops grow, titanium for paint \xe2\x80\x93 and diamonds that celebrate the best things in life. Our long history is filled with firsts. We\xe2\x80\x99ve developed some of the world\xe2\x80\x99s largest and best quality mines and operations, and our people work in around 35 countries across six continents.
Creating an inclusive and diverse workforce We are a diverse team of talented, enthusiastic individuals who foster a culture of inclusion. No matter how they may differ, our people share one thing in common. It\xe2\x80\x99s a belief that work is more rewarding when we are accepted and valued for our differences, not judged by them. We all have something to contribute, and it\xe2\x80\x99s this contribution that makes for a great organization and fulfilling career. Application Deadline: 15th Feb 2023 Please note, in order to be considered for a role you must complete all pre-screening questions. \xe2\x80\x9cRio Tinto reserves the right to remove job postings prior to the stated closing date, therefore, if you are interested in applying for this vacancy please submit your application as soon as possible.\xe2\x80\x9d