Finance Manager

About BHP

At BHP we support our people to grow, learn, develop their skills and reach their potential. With a global portfolio of operations, we offer a diverse and inclusive environment with extraordinary career opportunities. Our strategy is to focus on creating a safe work environment where our employees feel strongly connected to our values and objectives, and where the capability of our people is key to our success.

Come and be a part of this success.

About the Role:

This role will establish and lead a team to ensure that a range of accounting and reporting activities are performed in a timely, accurate and effective manner for BHP’s Minerals Australia companies in regions covering as driving an inclusive culture in the team and supporting continuous process improvement.

Key accountabilities include:

• Leading a team that is accountable for certain key finance processes across the Group including fixed asset management, payroll accounting, sundry payables, receivables and other accounting facet
• Lead the team and/or participate in annual audit processes, working closely with engaged auditors for relevant entities and processes
• Lead the team and/or participate in the annual stewardship review process for relevant entities and processes
• Policies, Group Level Documents, SOX, and Core Controls
• Lead the review of account reconciliations, briefing papers, stewardship schedules & accounting matters for presentation to senior management
• Liaise with key stakeholders and providing assistance with various issues, queries and requests and provides financial insights to Senior Leadership Team
• Confidently present ideas, results, and recommendations to stakeholders at varying levels
• Manage and guide team members to ensure accuracy, timeliness, and compliance
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (finance, assets, functions) to support strategic decision-making

About You:

• Preferably with internationally recognised qualifications in Accounting or Finance including accounting body certification (CA / ACCA / CPA / CIMA etc.)
• Prior experience working with a large corporate or professional environment
• Demonstrated experience in accounting and overall financial stewardship & governance
• Solid base in financial and managerial accounting gained from experience in public accounting or corporate financial reporting or controller roles
• Experience in people management and leading large teams
• Strong interpersonal skills, stakeholder engagement and ability to work autonomously and deliver as needed
• Experience in managing and delivering a broad scope of Finance / Accounting & Reporting related activity
• Prior experience managing transition of work activity or international assignments would be highly regarded
• Experience with SAP preferred

About Our Process

At BHP, we are committed to employing individuals who align with the BHP Charter Values and meet the requirements of the role. As part of the recruitment process, there are a number of checks which may be conducted to demonstrate applicants suitability for a role including police / criminal background checks, medical, drug and alcohol testing, due diligence checks, right to work checks, and/or reference checks. 

If you are already employed directly by BHP, please log in using your BHP email address or apply via our internal jobs portal.

Supporting a Diverse Workforce

The size, stability and magnitude of our business not only provides significant opportunity for professional development, but also attractive salary packages with performance-based bonuses and a best-in-class employee share program. We know there are many aspects of our employees' lives that are important, and work is only one of these, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, other extended leave entitlements and parent rooms.  

At BHP, we know that we are strengthened by diversity. We are an Equal Opportunity employer that is committed to making BHP a safe and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive and be at their best every day. We are focused on creating a workforce that’s more diverse and represents the communities where we work and live. providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and recognise that true diversity includes gender, age, race, disability status, sexual orientation, religion, neurodiversity, education levels, and many more aspects of your identity.

BHP is committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible for all. If you have a disability, we know that it may be helpful for us to adjust our process to make it equitable for your individual situation. If you would like to reach out to someone about your situation and our recruitment process, please email us at inclusion@bhp.com.