Rio Tinto Hiring for Senior Advisor – Statutory Accounts at India Full Time

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Senior Advisor – Statutory Accounts

Work for a diverse and global organization
A unique opportunity to be part of the Rio Tinto Group Services finance team
Join a global network and diverse team where people are encouraged to offer unique perspectives and build knowledge and connections.
Permanent | Location: Gurgaon

About the role

All progress begins with pioneers. At Rio Tinto, it begins with you.

We are looking for Senior Advisor – Statutory Accounts. In this role you will be responsible for completion of statutory accounts, overseeing preparation activities performed by the offshore team and coordination of deliverables with key stakeholders. This role will require ongoing monitoring of accounting standards and legislation to ensure financial reporting is completed in accordance with applicable requirements.

Reporting line: Manager – Statutory Accounts

Scope: Your scope will include (but not limited to) below:
Preparation of financial information and financial statements across multiple jurisdictions, for submission to the relevant legislative authorities
Working in partnership with Controllership to co-ordinate external audit engagement including co-ordination of deliverables, audit queries and liaison with company secretarial team to ensure timely filing
Review supporting workpapers to ensure accounts provide a true and fair view
Finalisation of statutory calculations (e.g. share payments & pensions) in accordance with accounting standards
Oversee knowledge transition process and documentation of new scope during transitions
Management of off-shore resources to ensure statutory reporting delivered in an accurate and timely manner
Oversee XBRL tagging of UK HMRC submissions
Work in close partnership with stakeholders to ensure expectations are met
Ensures appropriate controls are executed across processes
Ensures process documentation for statutory reporting is up to date and training provided to off-shore resources where appropriate
Identifies process improvement opportunities and recommendations

What you’ll bring

To be successfully considered for this role, you will have:
Finance and Accounting qualifications (CA or equivalent is preferred)
6 + years of experience in a financial reporting role within a large global organisation
Statutory accounts preparation experience essential
Technical expertise (IFRS, Australian Corporations Act, UK Companies Act)
Practical experience with OneSource Accounts Production (or other statutory reporting software) and XBRL tagging of accounts highly desirable.
Excellent written, communication and presentation skills
Demonstrated ability to analyse complex issues and identify/implement effective working solutions
Strong working knowledge of international practices and ability to work on a global level highly desirable
Relationship and stakeholder management and ability to influence senior stakeholders
Proven ability to work with a diverse and global team to achieve outcomes through collaboration

About Rio Tinto

Every idea, every innovation, every little thing the world calls ‘progress’ begins with a first step, and someone willing to take it: explorers, inventors, entrepreneurs. Pioneers. For nearly 150 years, Rio Tinto has been a company of pioneers – generations of people spanning the globe, all with the grit and vision to produce materials essential to human progress.

Our iron ore has shaped skylines from Shanghai to Sydney. Our aluminium – the world’s first to be certified “responsible” – helps planes fly and makes cars lighter. Our copper helps wind turbines power cities and our boron helps feed the world and explore the universe.
Our diamonds help us celebrate the best parts of life.

Where you’ll be working

The Rio Tinto office in Gurgaon (India) is one of our corporate hubs and houses service and support functions, as well as a portfolio of product groups including; Copper, Iron Ore, Diamonds, Minerals, Exploration, Safety Technical & projects and IA Strategy & Development.

Every Voice Matters

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQIA+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.

We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome – they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or anything else that makes us different.

So, if this sounds like you and the opportunity you are looking for, apply now or before 16/08/2021.

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