Job Description

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

As a Specialist, you will be accountable for delivery of general ledger accounting, period end close, and reporting requirements for South Australia (SA) Copper operations to both internal and external stakeholders for a Fixed Term (12 months) contract.
Accountabilities:

• Demonstrates commitment to the BHP Charter and Code of Business Conduct.
• Support and maintain relationships with key stakeholders based in GBS Finance KL, Group Accounting & Reporting, and SA Copper in Australia.
• Monitor progressive process change and compliance to BHP Finance Our Requirements and SOX program.
• Support master data requirements in anticipation for S4HANA change.
• Prepare accounting and tax journal entries, trial balance upload, and statistical data load on monthly basis.
• Review Fixed Assets Register for significant movements and ensure reconciled to trial balance.
• Prepare memo to seek approval of new guarantee and review guarantee register for renewal.
• Support tax lodgment and submissions to respective state tax authorities.
• Support preparation and submissions to ABS and any other regulators.
• Prepare forecast and budget load and provide commentary for variances to actuals and forecast.
• Liaise with BHP Treasury and SA Copper Treasury for funding of working capital on weekly basis.
• Prepare general ledger reconciliations and data verification to ensure the accuracy and completeness of financial results reported.
• Prepare external briefing papers, management briefing papers, asset reporting packs, and stewardship review packs for group reporting.
• Coordinate delivery of internal and external audit requirements

About You

Qualifications

• Degree qualification in accounting or finance
• Professional qualification (CPA/ACCA/CIMA) either completion or currently pursuing will be added advantage

Experience & Technical Competencies

• Minimum 7 years of working experience with a large corporate or multinational shared service functions environment.
• Good communication skills and strong stakeholder engagement is essential.
• Attention to detail, self-starter, ability to manage deadlines, identify and resolve problems.
• Capability to work collaboratively with teams and stakeholders to deliver value.
• Strong experience in SAP FI system will be added advantage.
• Understanding of resources industry and mining operations is beneficial.

Languages:

• Fluent English, both verbal and written

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.

Supporting a Diverse Workforce

The size and magnitude of our business not only provides significant opportunity for professional development, but also attractive salary packages with performance-based bonuses and a unique BHP employee share program.
At BHP, we recognise that we are strengthened by diversity. We are committed to providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and we encourage applications from women and Indigenous people. 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.