Manager – ESPS Leave Harmonisation
Location
Brisbane QLD 4000
Benefits
Pulled from the full job description
Parental leave
Employee discount
Health insurance
Salary packaging
Full job description
Manager – Leave Harmonisation
Be part of a group that is safety & results driven, while valuing care, courage and curiosity
Join a global network and diverse team where people are encouraged to offer unique perspectives and build knowledge and connections
Report to Senior Manager – ESPS Global Payroll Systems and Technical Assurance
The role for 12 months fixed term
About the role
All progress begins with pioneers. At Rio Tinto, it begins with you.
As a project lead for the payroll function in ESPS, this role is responsible for the end-to-end delivery of a major HR transformation project to deliver leave harmonisation across Australia. This is a high-impact role where you will lead a team of payroll systems and payroll professionals in a cross-functional project to manage and deliver complex change across ESPS.
Responsibilities:
Lead end-to-end delivery of the leave harmonization project for the ESPS function, from planning and design through to implementation and post-go-live support
Collaborate with HR, Reward, IS&T and the business to ensure seamless integration and alignment of deliverables and key outcomes for the business
Ensure project governance structure is in place including periodic governance forums, and project reporting
Manage key dependencies across multiple stakeholders/workstreams, and clearly articulating issues/risks on delivery timelines and project scope including any projects being delivered in parallel such as Modern ERP project moving to S/4 Hana
Play a key role in project workshops during design phase to gather and define end to end requirements (people, process and technology) including controls, any manual off system calculators and a clear agreed model for query management is in place
Engage SMEs from ESPS and other key stakeholder groups to design and implement a change solution that is aligned with business requirements
Identify the communications and relationship needs of stakeholder groups, including the translation of communications/stakeholder engagement into specific actions and deliverables
Lead the ESPS project team to design test plans and conduct UAT, working closely with IS&T to promote seamless delivery to meet tight project timelines
Lead the project team to deliver change management, including updates to process maps, risk and control matrices (RACM) and other operational documents e.g. desk top procedures (DTPs), job aids, checklists
Build the training and plan for ESPS readiness for business go live and hypercare plan gaining endorsement from senior leadership e.g. training (for front and back office teams e.g. our HR Contact Centre for employee or leader queries), knowledge transfer and other change management activities
Ensure project costs are recorded, recharged and reported appropriately
Required Skills:
Subject matter expertise in end-to-end Time and Pay processes and systems
Proven experience in leading large scale project implementations and complex change management in either HR or Time and Pay
Functional or strong working experience in SAP payroll sub-module highly desirable
Strong project management experience, with excellent planning, coordination, and delivery oversight capabilities
Leadership experience in managing teams, both direct and cross-functional
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Strong communication stakeholder management skills, with the confidence and ability to present and/or influence senior level audiences
Ability to think strategically at an operating model level as well as at a detailed process specific level
Ability to manage key risks and dependencies in a cross-functional project and clearly articulate impacts on delivery timelines and project scope
Experience in change management and enablement in major transformations
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 12 month fixed term position working directly for Rio Tinto
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)
Where you will be working
This role will be part of the Group Services team. The role will require close partnership and alignment with Group Services - ESPS (Employee Support and Payroll Services), Reward, HR, Finance, IS&T and other GPOs (Global Process Owners). This role will also be required to stay connected to the Modern ERP S/4 Hana project.
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.
If you are looking for an opportunity to leverage your existing networks across Rio Tinto whilst taking on an exciting and challenging opportunity as part of Group Services, apply now!
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, ****** orientation or anything else that makes us different.