Job Description

Commercial Treasury Manager

• Visible role with high impact
• Exposure to global operations, processes and stakeholders
• Work in a collaborative and fast paced environment
• Based in Singapore Commercial Hub

About the role
We are looking for a Commercial Treasury Manager to join our commercial treasury team in Singapore.
This role will be our key global treasury partner and advisor to Rio Tinto product groups particularly across commercial stakeholders.
If you're a highly motivated, analytical, results-driven finance professional with great communication, intellectual curiosity, and a passion for corporate treasury, finance, and markets this is the job for you!
Reporting to Director Commercial Treasury Manager, in this role you will:

• Act as the key global treasury partner and advisor to Rio Tinto product groups, commercial functions, strategic business entities, and Finance Business Partners collaborating across organisational stakeholders in Finance, Treasury, Global Services, Legal and Tax.
• Provide day to day advisory and banking/financial market expertise support to the business
• Develop strategies and lead evaluation, structuring, and execution of cash management & trade finance solutions to optimize business cashflows and drive commercial value across the financial supply chain in support of business objectives.
• Responsible for developing further RMB capability in Rio Tinto and lead in the management of trade finance bank relationships in China
• Responsible for Trade & Supply Chain Financing: identifying needs, advising on sources of funding, delivery of bank services and ensuring adequate bank facilities are in place to meet the needs of the business
• Risk management: identifying, analysing, and mitigating against financial risks, assisting in, or leading risk management activities.
• Support RTs digital transformation journey with customers, partners, and vendors by providing competitive banking, payments, financing, and Fintech solutions to support business growth while managing risks.
• Supporting the underlying business as a source of treasury management expertise: understanding how the business works.
• Drive and lead project management that require cross-group collaboration, distilling complex concepts into clear components, and developing views and recommendations
• As a senior treasury expert, advises and supports Treasury leadership in building a fit for purpose Treasury Vision and future state

About you To succeed in this role, you will have:

• Minimally a bachelors degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or equivalent
• MBA, CTP, CPA/CA, AMCT, CTFP or similar preferred
• At least 10 years of progressive banking and treasury management experience in a large multinational organisation
• Displays strong leadership qualities, a team player with the ability to work independently in a fluid and sometimes ambiguous environment; capable of adjusting in both day-to-day and large-scale activities based on new information and developments
• Experience in running strategic business priorities that requires collaborating and working across multiple functions, stakeholders, and senior management
• Experience in cross border trade finance & working capital solutions, including understanding of trade and supply chain financing operations and facilities (such as LCs, Open Account, Bank Guarantees)
• Established Treasury expertise of complex international cash management practises, banking/ financing structures and treasury risk management of volatile financial markets.
• Experience in implementing treasury transformation initiatives, able to initiate and champion change and is familiar with shared service model
• Proven ability to meet or manage deadlines while working on multiple projects
• Risk-oriented and experienced in identifying control deficiencies and implementing mitigating controls/processes
• Demonstrated experience in prioritising and working through a networked organisation in achieving results

It would also be beneficial if you have:

• Working knowledge in Mandarin Chinese due to business needs to work with projects and stakeholders in China
• Held leadership roles of significant scope

What we offer

• Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing youve 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
• Attractive share ownership plan
• Company provided insurance cover
• Career development to further your technical or leadership ambitions
• Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support
• Leave for all of lifes reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)

Where you will be working

Rio Tinto Commercial puts the companys 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 Tintos 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 customers 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 and diamonds that celebrate the best things in life.
Our long history is filled with firsts. Weve developed some of the worlds 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. Its 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 its this contribution that makes for a great organization and fulfilling career.
Application Deadline: 27th May 2022
Please note, in order to be considered for a role you must complete all pre-screening questions. Rio 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.