Advisor, Finance

**Advisor, Finance (1 year contract, with option for permanent)**
- Be a part of a group that is safety driven and that values inclusion and diversity.
- Be part of a team focused on growing employee morale and that helps to confirm Diavik as an employer and partner of choice.
- Role based in Yellowknife, NT

**About the role**

**Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.**

We are looking for an **Advisor, Finance** to be part of a high performing team. You will add value to Diavik operations by embedding a strong cost management focus, evaluating projects, forecasting results, and ensuring accurate reporting of financials. Collaborating with the Diavik leadership team, you will challenge, advise and provide business insights to optimize business performance and enhance financial knowledge of operational and functional leaders.

Working on a Monday to Friday schedule in Yellowknife, and periodically at the Lac de Gras mine site, you will report to the Principal Advisor, Finance. Your main responsibilities will include:

- Partner with operational and functional teams to drive cost management objectives.
- Financial planning, forecasting, analyzing, and communicating site performance.
- Business analysis, including collaboration with stakeholders to assist with building business cases.
- Provide expertise to enhance financial comprehension and drive decision making.
- Provide financial coaching to all levels & vocations within the organization.
- Identifying financial opportunities and influencing outcomes to enhance the performance of the business.
- Contribute to and oversee some aspects of the month end reporting process.

**What you will bring**
- Bachelor and/or professional qualification in a relevant field (Accounting, Finance, Engineering.)
- Advanced Excel skills.
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills.
- Attention to detail, with ability to link to Diavik’s strategic objectives.
- Team orientated approach to delivery of strategic priorities.
- Ability to present & communicate complex strategical financial information to audiences with differing levels of financial acumen.

**It will also be beneficial if you have**:

- Experience in the use of SAP and HFM.
- Proficiency with business intelligence programs/techniques (PowerBI, ThinkCell.)

**Where you will be working**

Located in the Northwest Territories of Canada, the Diavik Diamond Mine is a producer of gem-quality diamonds. At Diavik, a strong focus is placed on protecting the local environment, as well as supporting communities through employment and education.

If you are looking for change, a new career and would like to work for a successful global organization, join us today.

**Additional Information**

**What we offer**

Be recognized for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.
- A work environment where safety is always the number one priority.
- Career development to further your technical or leadership ambitions.
- A competitive compensation.
- Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical programs, pension and savings plans.
- Attractive share ownership plan.
- Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave.)

**Every Voice Matters**

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.

**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.