About Rio Tinto:
Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminum, 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.
About Rio Tinto Lithium:
On 5 March 2025, Rio Tinto completed the acquisition of Arcadium Lithium and combined it with its Rincon asset to form Rio Tinto Lithium, establishing Rio Tinto as a global leader in the supply of energy transition materials and one of the world’s top lithium producers.
Position Summary: This role is responsible for performing monthly accounting activities as well as supporting standardization, process improvement, and optimization initiatives.
This is a Temporary position to replace a Maternity Leave.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Execution and maintenance of the Consolidation tool
- Supporting mergers and acquisition activity by reconfiguring the tool to capture accurate and complete data of the acquired entities or specific investments
- Manage intercompany transactions throughout the month and provide best-practices to business units
- Maintenance and administration of acquired systems and data including historical topsides and plans to incorporate into local ledgers
- Promptly respond to requests from internal and external stakeholders
- Support internal and external audit activities
- Implement process improvement opportunities and technology enablers, and manage improvement projects as requested
- Ensure compliance with US GAAP and Rio Tinto Lithium’s policies, procedures and internal control environment
- Proactively take ownership of workload and escalate issues timely
- Proactively monitor and achieve deadlines, and communicate instances where deadlines cannot be met in a timely fashion
- Assist with the creation and modification of training programs and content (as needed)
Education and Experience:
- A four-year degree in Accounting or Finance required
- 3-5+ years of accounting experience, with a preference toward time spent in public accounting
- Experience working with an ERP system, preferably SAP (S/4 Hana is a plus)
- Exposure to process improvement activities and project management a plus
- Experience in a publicly traded or global organization with international accounting standards a plus
Knowledge and Skill Requirements:
- Inquisitive nature, with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Driven self-starter with strong organizational skills
- Knowledge and understanding of US GAAP (IFRS knowledge is a plus)
- System skills: MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), SAP FI, BPC Consolidation, Blackline, OneStream
- Proven ability to function effectively in a team environment
- Demonstrated interpersonal communication skills
- Attention to detail, but also ability to see and articulate the “bigger picture”
Safety Requirements: (position and location specific)
All employees are expected to carry out their work functions in a healthy and safe manner, to encourage and support safe work practices at all times, and to report and/or rectify any unsafe conditions that may come to their attention immediately.
Physical Demands: (position and location specific)
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand; climb or balance and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to [10] pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and color vision.
Work Environment: (position and location specific)
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Personal Protective Equipment – (position specific)
Must wear PPE as required based on job duties or when traveling to locations where PPE is essential.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. RIO TINTO LITHIUM employs people across a broad range of occupations in locations across the world. We are looking for people to join us in creating, developing, and improving our products, our processes, and our markets.
Employees enjoy competitive compensation, a menu of work/life benefits and opportunities to continue developing their skills and building their career. RIO TINTO LITHIUM is an Equal Opportunity Employer, EEO, AAE, MFDV and supports a drug free workplace.
