**Tax Direct Leader – Buenos Aires** * Be part of a group driven by safety and performance. * Great opportunity to further develop your leadership capabilities. * Live our values: Care, Courage and Curiosity. * Position based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. **About the role** **Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.** We are looking for a professional to perform tax-related activities, including tax effect accounting and compliance procedures, in accordance with local legal requirements. The position is based in Buenos Aires, with standard office hours. Reporting to the Tax Manager, you will be responsible for: * Ensure compliance with Rio Tinto’s Tax Policy across relevant jurisdictions. * Prepare workpapers and advisory memos to support tax accounting and filings. * Draft and amend tax returns, and manage related correspondence with tax authorities under the Tax Manager’s guidance. * Calculate and report tax instalments, supporting group Tax Transparency disclosures. * Perform return-to-provision calculations, including current and deferred tax entries. * Prepare or review monthly withholding tax calculations and remittances, in coordination with Treasury. * Support tax audits and reviews through technical analysis and documentation. * Assist with Pillar 2 compliance activities. * Prepare half-year and year-end tax provisions under IFRS, including uncertain tax positions, deferred tax disclosures, asset recovery analysis, journal entries, and reconciliations. * Support statutory audits and Sarbanes-Oxley documentation requirements related to tax. * Contribute to short- and long-term tax forecasts, including estimated payments, refunds, and total tax expense. * Identify and implement process improvements in tax reporting and compliance. **What you’ll bring to be considered for this role** The selected candidate will bring a “safety-first” mindset and foster behaviours and a culture where physical and psychological safety are the top priority. You will be an inclusive leader, able to collaborate effectively across the organization, and bring the following skills and experience: * Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation – required – and Master’s degree in Taxation – desirable. * Strong knowledge of IFRS standard IAS 12 – desirable. * Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience. * Experience in accounting firms or industry – desirable. * Fluent in Spanish and English (written and spoken). * Knowledge of the mining sector – advantageous. **Additional assets:** * Knowledge of tax accounting rules. * Strong time management skills. * Ability to work collaboratively with tax team members and broader finance contacts. * Excellent communication skills. * Positive attitude towards change and adaptability. **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. **Where you will be working** Recognized as a pioneer and leader in the industrial minerals industry due to product quality, supply reliability and technical support; we are proud to make modern life work. Lithium is part of our portfolio of materials essential to a low-carbon future and is a key element needed for low-carbon technologies. The Battery Materials unit is comprised of the Borates operations in US, the Jadar Project in Serbia and the Rincon project in Argentina, leading in mining borates and lithium for a more sustainable future. The Rincon lithium project is a large undeveloped lithium brine project located in the heart of the lithium triangle in the Salta Province of Argentina, an emerging hub for greenfield projects. It is a long-life, scalable resource with one of the lowest carbon footprints of lithium assets in the world. This acquisition is a significant further endorsement of our commitment to the battery materials sector and lithium's role in a low-carbon future. **Respect and Inclusion** At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQIA2 community, mature workers, people with disabilities, and people from different cultural backgrounds. We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable being 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.