Business Analyst

• Influence major growth, M&A and investment decisions that shape Rio Tinto's global Copper portfolio.
• Build deep expertise in valuation, transactions and strategic portfolio analysis while working closely with senior leaders and decision makers.
• Join a London-based team at the centre of Copper's growth agenda with exposure to global opportunities and international travel.

We’re Finding Better Ways™ to provide materials the world needs, now and in the future. Our values – care, courage and curiosity – guide how we work and how we treat each other.

About the role

We are looking for a Business Analyst – Copper Growth & Development to help the Copper Product Group deliver its growth and investment agenda. In this role, you will provide high-quality commercial, financial and strategic analysis that supports acquisitions, partnerships, divestments, organic growth projects and broader portfolio initiatives. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys solving complex commercial problems, working in live transaction environments and influencing senior investment decisions across a global portfolio.

What you’ll be doing

Reporting to the Senior Manager Finance and Business Analysis and working within the Copper Product Group, you will:

• Provide financial modelling, valuation and commercial analysis for transactions and growth opportunities.
• Evaluate business development opportunities using market, industry, commercial and financial information.
• Build and maintain business cases for acquisitions, partnerships, divestments and organic growth projects.
• Support due diligence activities and challenge commercial, financial, tax, funding and valuation assumptions.
• Perform scenario and sensitivity analysis to identify value drivers, risks and opportunities for value creation.
• Maintain consolidated Product Group valuation models and support portfolio analysis activities.
• Lead the analytical and financial content of investment submissions, reviews and governance processes.
• Prepare materials supporting Product Group, Investment Committee and Board-level decision making.

About you

We’re looking for someone whose experience aligns with the key requirements below. You do not need to meet every “helpful for success” item to apply. If you bring relevant experience and are excited by the opportunity, we encourage you to submit an application.

Required for Success

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.
• Skills and Capabilities: Advanced financial modelling, valuation and analytical capability, including discounted cash flow (DCF), scenario analysis and sensitivity modelling.
• Experience: Demonstrated experience supporting business development, M&A, corporate development, transaction advisory, investment evaluation or related commercial activities.
• Experience: Ability to interpret complex commercial structures, challenge assumptions and provide decision-useful recommendations in fast-paced environments.
• Qualifications: Degree qualification in finance, economics, commerce, business, engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Systems: Strong capability with financial modelling tools, spreadsheet-based analysis and preparation of senior leadership materials.
• Demonstrated ability to use AI and advanced analytical tools to accelerate research, interrogate complex datasets, test hypotheses and generate decision-useful insights, with sound judgement over the quality, limitations and appropriate application of outputs.

Helpful for Success

• Experience within mining, resources, investment banking, private equity or a comparable capital-intensive industry.
• Exposure to transaction due diligence, investment committee processes or board-level submissions.
• Experience collaborating across finance, tax, treasury, strategy and operational stakeholders in a global organisation.

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

Where you’ll be working

Our 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.

Respect and Inclusion

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQ+ 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.