Director, Controls and Assurance

• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion
• Join our global leading business offering outstanding personal development & global career opportunities
• Position located in London, UK

Director, Controls and Assurance

• Diverse & challenging projects
• Position located in London, UK

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Director, Controls and Assurance to manage and lead Rio Tinto’s SOX compliance framework, ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements and driving continuous improvement.

This is a great opportunity for a proactive, detail-oriented, and strategic individual to shape the success of SOX compliance at a global scale.

Reporting to the General Manager, Controls and Assurance and working in a collaborative community within the Controls and Assurance Team, you will be:

• Designing, implementing, and maintaining Rio Tinto’s SOX compliance framework, ensuring alignment with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and regulatory requirements
• Leading and reviewing the SOX scoping exercise and the annual risk assessment update
• Partnering with process and control owners to design and document effective internal controls for financial reporting (ICFR)
• Overseeing the execution of control testing and ensuring seamless coordination with external auditors
• Managing the remediation process, including root cause analysis and follow-up testing for deficiencies
• Developing and delivering SOX compliance training programs for employees
• Preparing and presenting regular updates on SOX programme status and remediation progress to leadership and external auditors
• Driving continuous improvement initiatives in the SOX programme, including process standardization and technology enablement

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Strong expertise in SOX compliance and financial reporting controls.
• Proven leadership in managing cross-functional teams and projects.
• Excellent risk assessment and internal control design skills.
• Experience with SOX scoping exercises, testing, and remediation processes.
• Strong communication skills to collaborate with stakeholders at all levels.
• Familiarity with GRC tools and automated control solutions.
• Ability to work with IT teams to assess and improve ITGCs and application controls.

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 competitive salary package with annual cash incentive awards for eligible employees
• Career development & education assistance to further your ambitions
• Access top tier family-friendly health and medical programs and pension plan
• Wellbeing benefits
• Generous Rio Tinto employee share program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Ongoing individual wellbeing support for you and your family for personal and professional matters
• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)

Where you’ll be working

Rio Tinto’s global headquarters is situated in St. James’s Square, in the City of Westminster, London, on the edge of the West End, and is the site of the group’s original head office. Located over several floors, the office is truly a global hub for the business and is the base for many members of the Executive Committee. As such, the grade II listed office reflects the vibrancy of the location, although it also overlooks the tranquillity of the only garden square in the district and is a short walk from Green Park and Piccadilly underground stations.

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 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.#J-18808-Ljbffr