<ul> <li> <p>Play a key role in building data, automation, and tax compliance solutions that influence millions of dollars in business decisions.</p> </li><li> <p>Join a high-impact Finance team where you'll combine data engineering, analytics, and tax expertise to solve complex challenges.</p> </li><li> <p>Help modernize a critical area of the business by creating scalable systems, improving processes, and delivering actionable insight.</p> </li><li> <p>Permanent role based in Salt Lake City, Utah; candidates must be locally based. Relocation support is not provided.</p> </li></ul> <p>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.</p> <p>About the role</p> <p>We are looking for an Adviser, Indirect Tax, with a deep data focused skillset, to help build, design, and operate data systems that drive millions of dollars in tax decisions.</p> <p>This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys turning complex data into practical business value and wants to build scalable data, automation, and tax compliance solutions that directly influence high-impact financial decisions.</p> <p>Reporting to the Senior Adviser, Indirect Tax, and part of the Finance team, you will:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Build and maintain data pipelines, models, and automation solutions that support indirect tax compliance and reporting.</p> </li><li> <p>Develop tools and dashboards that improve visibility, accuracy, and efficiency across tax processes.</p> </li><li> <p>Analyze large and complex datasets to identify issues, trends, risks, and opportunities for process improvement.</p> </li><li> <p>Partner with teams across Finance, Operations, Property, AP, Banking, and IT to source, validate, and integrate data.</p> </li><li> <p>Support the preparation and execution of complex indirect tax filings, including property, sales, and use tax returns.</p> </li><li> <p>Review returns, reconciliations, workpapers, and supporting documentation to ensure quality and compliance.</p> </li><li> <p>Monitor tax system outputs and investigate data or process issues that may impact filing accuracy.</p> </li><li> <p>Maintain audit-ready records and support responses to tax notices, assessments, audits, and internal business inquiries.</p> </li></ul> <p>About you</p> <ul> <li> <p>A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team</p> </li><li> <p>Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, tax, data science, computer science, or a related field.</p> </li><li> <p>Experience in a relevant role across tax, finance, accounting, data analytics, data engineering, or financial modeling.</p> </li><li> <p>Strong hands-on experience with tools such as Alteryx, Python, SQL, Power BI, Power Query, or other automation and data visualization platforms.</p> </li><li> <p>Ability to work with large, complex datasets and translate data into practical business insights and solutions.</p> </li><li> <p>Experience building, improving, or maintaining data models, automated workflows, and reporting solutions.</p> </li><li> <p>Strong analytical thinking, attention to detail, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify risks, issues, and process improvement opportunities.</p> </li><li> <p>Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional stakeholders and communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical audiences.</p> </li></ul> <p>What we offer</p> <p>Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you've helped the world progress.</p> <ul> <li> <p>A work environment where safety is always the number one priority.</p> </li><li> <p>Competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with an annual incentive bonus.</p> </li><li> <p>Access to top-tier family-friendly health programs including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life insurance coverage, and various voluntary benefits.</p> </li><li> <p>Excellent retirement plan including up to 6% defined company contribution; Generous 401k matching program.</p> </li><li> <p>Attractive share ownership plan.</p> </li><li> <p>Comprehensive leave policies which cover all the moments that matter in life: PTO (paid time off), paid holidays, and paid bereavement leave.</p> </li><li> <p>A generous parental leave policy, which ensures you're able to spend quality time with your new family.</p> </li><li> <p>Discount programs for leisure purposes and access to Virgin Pulse with incentives supporting your wellbeing.</p> </li><li> <p>Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP), which provides confidential counselling or expert guidance for you and your family to help get through life's challenges.</p> </li></ul> <p>Where you'll be working</p> <p>At Rio Tinto, we're proud of the economic contribution we make to the communities where we operate, and a key part of that economic contribution is through the tax that we pay. We believe transparency encourages accountability - ours as well as others. We voluntarily publish information about the tax paid in all countries where we operate, in fact more than a decade ago, Rio Tinto was the first company in the mining industry to disclose payments to governments in detail, and we have been reporting on our taxes and royalties paid, and our economic contribution, in increasing detail ever since.</p> <p>The Global Tax function is central to this approach and is responsible for the conduct of Rio Tinto's tax affairs and the management of tax risks. The team works closely with the business to provide specialist advice and guidance on tax compliance as well as offering other advisory services to the Rio Tinto group globally</p> <p>About Rio Tinto</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Respect and Inclusion</p> <p>Rio Tinto is committed to equal employment opportunity. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.</p> <p>We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel safe, respected and valued. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome but are essential to our success. We treat all our people fairly and with dignity.</p> <p>Rio Tinto participates in E- Verify to confirm work authorization. Please visit http://www.ucis.gov/ for more information.</p>