Principal Advisor Business Analysis

Rio Tinto; Salt Lake City (UT); Vor Ort; USD 140.000 - 190.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Competitive base salary

Annual incentive bonus

Health programs (medical, dental, life

Retirement plan with 401(k) matching

Share ownership plan

Generous leave policies

Parental leave

Employee assistance program

Discount programs

Zusammenfassung

Rio Tinto in Utah is seeking a Principal Advisor Business Analysis – Copper Growth & Development to lead robust valuation models and commercial analyses for the Resolution Copper Project. You will build scoring, scenario analyses and governance materials with strong collaboration across technical, commercial and finance teams.

You will partner with and present to Product Group, Investment Committee and Board-level stakeholders, shaping strategic growth opportunities for a world-class underground

Qualifikationen

• Advanced financial modelling and valuation capabilities including DCF, scenario and sensitivity analyses.
• Ability to interpret complex technical inputs and provide decision-useful recommendations in a fast-paced environment.
• Coordinate evaluations across technical, operational, legal, strategy, commercial and finance teams; explain financial topics clearly to varied audiences.
• Experience with preparing senior leadership materials and governance submissions.

Aufgaben

• Build and maintain financial models, valuations and commercial analyses for the Resolution Copper Project.
• Perform scenario and sensitivity analyses to identify value drivers, risks and opportunities for value creation.
• Challenge assumptions across commercial, financial, tax, funding and valuation areas to strengthen decisions.
• Evaluate value enhancement opportunities using market, industry, commercial and financial data.
• Lead analytical content of investment submissions, reviews and governance processes.
• Prepare materials and recommendations for Product Group, Investment Committee and Board-level decisions.

Kenntnisse

Financial modelling

Valuation

Scenario analysis

Sensitivity modelling

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder communication

Ausbildung

Finance / Economics / Commerce / Business / Engineering degree

Tools

Spreadsheet modelling

AI tools

Jobbeschreibung

• Shape investment decisions for a world-class, complex underground copper development project.
• Lead high-impact valuation and commercial analysis with exposure to Product Group, Investment Committee and Board-level decision making.
• Build your career in a collaborative, U.S.-focused role supporting the future of copper growth and development.

• Shape investment decisions for a world-class, complex underground copper development project.
• Lead high-impact valuation and commercial analysis with exposure to Product Group, Investment Committee and Board-level decision making.
• Build your career in a collaborative, U.S.-focused role supporting the future of copper growth and development.

We’re Finding Better Ways™ to provide materials the world needs, now and in the future. Our values – care, courage and curiosity – guide how we work and how we treat each other.

About The Role

We are looking for a Principal Advisor Business Analysis – Copper Growth & Development to lead business evaluations for the Rio Tinto Resolution Copper Project. In this role, you will build robust valuation models, assess project development pathways and identify value enhancement and strategic growth opportunities. This is an exciting opportunity to influence the development of a world-class, complex underground copper mine while partnering with technical, commercial and functional teams.

What You’ll Be Doing

Reporting to the Senior Manager Finance – Business Analysis and working within the Copper Product Group, you will

• Build and maintain financial models, valuations and commercial analyses for the Resolution Copper Project.
• Perform scenario and sensitivity analyses to identify value drivers, risks and opportunities for value creation.
• Challenge commercial, financial, tax, funding and valuation assumptions to strengthen decision quality.
• Evaluate value enhancement opportunities using market, industry, commercial and financial information.
• Lead the analytical and financial content of investment submissions, reviews and governance processes.
• Prepare clear materials and recommendations for Product Group, Investment Committee and Board-level decision making.

About You

We’re looking for someone whose experience aligns with the key requirements below. You do not need to meet every “helpful for success” item to apply. If you bring relevant experience and are excited by the opportunity,

Required for Success

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.
• Skills and Capabilities Advanced financial modelling, valuation and analytical capability, including discounted cash flow, scenario analysis and sensitivity modelling.
• Experience Demonstrated ability to interpret complex technical inputs, challenge assumptions and provide decision-useful recommendations in a fast-paced environment.
• Teamwork Proven ability to coordinate business evaluations across technical, operational, legal, strategy, commercial and finance teams, and explain financial topics clearly to varied audiences.
• Qualifications A qualification in finance, economics, commerce, business, engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Systems Strong spreadsheet-based modelling capability and experience preparing senior leadership materials, together with sound use of AI and advanced analytical tools to research, interrogate complex datasets, test hypotheses and evaluate the quality and limitations of outputs.

Helpful for Success

• Experience in mining, resources or another capital-intensive industry.
• Exposure to due diligence, investment committee processes or Board-level submissions.

What We Offer

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority.
• Competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with an annual incentive bonus.
• Access to top-tier family-friendly health programs including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life insurance coverage and various voluntary benefits.
• An excellent retirement plan including up to 6% defined company contribution and a generous 401(k) matching program.
• An attractive share ownership plan.
• Comprehensive leave policies covering the moments that matter in life, including paid time off, paid holidays and paid bereavement leave.
• A generous parental leave policy to support quality time with your new family.
• Discount programs for leisure activities and wellbeing incentives.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program, providing confidential counselling or expert guidance for you and your family.

Where you’ll be working

Our Kennecott mine is a world-class, fully integrated copper mining operation, including a concentrator, smelter, and refinery, located just outside Salt Lake City, Utah, in the United States. We produce copper, precious metals including gold and silver, molybdenum, tellurium, and sulfuric acid. Kennecott has been mining and processing minerals from the rich ore body of the Bingham Canyon Mine since 1903 and is one of the top producing mines in the world, comprising approximately 11 percent of U.S. annual copper production.

Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to the closing date.

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.

Respect and Inclusion

Rio Tinto is committed to equal employment opportunity. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel safe, respected and valued. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome but are essential to our success. We treat all our people fairly and with dignity.

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