Adviser Payroll Advisory

Description:

Advisor - Payroll Advisory (Superannuation)

• Grow your career in 2025 working within our busy APAC payroll function

• Join a leading global company at the forefront of the resources sector

• Role can be based in Brisbane, Perth or Melbourne

About the role

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

We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced Advisor - Payroll Advisory , specialising in Superannuation , to join our Payroll Advisory team on a 12 month fixed-term basis. This role is offered in Australia and would be based in either Brisbane, Perth or Melbourne. This role will work as part of a team supporting processes within a large, complex, high volume payroll function within the APAC region.

We are an open, connected global team that includes some of the industry’s best and brightest minds. We offer competitive, performance-focused remuneration and a wide range of benefits to reward your contribution. With a global reach, the opportunities to develop and grow your career are broad and exciting.

This role is a great opportunity for a Superannuation professional who is a true collaborator with a continuous improvement mindset. Our Payroll Advisory roles are fast paced, challenging, and supported by our processing teams. Reporting to the Service Delivery Operational Lead, Global Payroll Advisory , you will:

• Build Superannuation technical and process knowledge in our payroll services teams

• Drive and monitor compliance with company policies, internal control standards and regulatory requirements

• Interpret legislation, policy and procedures to resolve complex queries from HR, employee and business partners

• Partner with our company Superannuation fund to implement change and improvements to the way we work together

• Identify, lead, and assist with the implementation of continuous improvement opportunities within our payroll processes

• Stay updated with changes to Superannuation legislation and implement necessary adjustments to processes and procedures

• Conduct regular audits to verify compliance with current Superannuation legislation

• Work closely with our Company Superannuation Relationship Manager to ensure preparation for Payday Super in 2026

• Prepare Payroll Advisory and our Service Delivery team for End of Financial Year

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team

• Extensive experience in and an understanding of Superannuation Legislation

• Experience working as an Administrator in a Superannuation Fund or in a Clearing House is highly desirable but not essential

• Knowledge of SAP or similar system within a payroll environment of at least 1000+ employees an advantage

• Proven ability to apply critical thinking to resolve complex problems

• Resilience and the ability to thrive in a continuous improvement culture and have a strong commitment to team-based processes and outcomes

• Capacity and versatility to operate in a large and dynamic organisation which involves delivering business objectives remotely and across a diverse workforce

• Excellent interpersonal influencing, coaching, communication, negotiation and consultation skills along with managing your time to deliver priorities with a high attention to detail

• Excellent and effective written and verbal communication skills

• Moderate experience with Excel, SharePoint and other Microsoft tools

What we offer

Be recognised 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

• A flexible working environment

• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program

• Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family

• Attractive share ownership plan

• Company provided insurance cover

• Extensive salary sacrifice & salary packaging options

• Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions

• Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support

• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)

• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)

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.

Every Voice Matters
At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTI+ 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.