Principal Reporting

**Date**:4 Sept 2025

**Job Posting End Date**:
**Job Country**:Australia

**Job State/Province**:Victoria

**Job Location/Region**:Melbourne

**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
- Group Accounting and Reporting’s objective is to ensure BHP produces relevant and reliable Group level management and statutory reporting in a robust, compliant and timely manner under a common set of principles.
- Reporting into the Manager Group Reporting, we are currently seeking a Principal Reporting with a focus on completing internal and external reporting in a timely, consistent and accurate manner, including identifying and implementing process improvements. The areas the Principal Reporting will work across are complex, high profile (including half yearly Results Announcement and Annual Report) and require a thorough understanding of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as well as Australian, United Kingdom and US legislation.
- Key Accountabilities
- Coordinate half year and year end reporting timetables.
- Lead the preparation, review and delivery of Group statutory reporting deliverables including the half year and year-end Results Announcements, Financial Statements and accompanying Notes and 20F reporting requirements (US reporting requirements).
- Key liaison contact with external audit to clear audit related queries during the half year and year end processes.
- Key liaison contact with external legal advisors to clear outstanding issues during the half year and year end reporting releases.
- Support Investor Relations in the review reports and presentations.
- Assist in the preparation and review of training materials and other documentation to support Reporting teams around the world in meeting Groups requirements.
- Ensure key controls are operating effectively over the statutory and management reporting processes.
- Assist in the preparation and review of the monthly Group consolidated results including the review of Group wide monthly submissions, high-level variance analysis and the preparation of insightful commentary.
- Assist in the preparation of the Finance and Performance Report for the Executive Leadership Team.
- Ad-hoc requests from Regulators, Group Financial Controller, CFO and other senior management.
- About You
- Bachelor of Commerce, Management, Finance or Accounting degree
- Significant financial reporting related experience in a large international corporate environment.
- Experience in a Global accounting firm is strongly recommended.
- An understanding of IFRS as well as Australian, United Kingdom and US legislation compliance requirements is recommended.
- Strong interpersonal, communication and written skills, be able to work independently and be proactive in a complex environment with strict timelines.
- Strong influencing and stakeholder management skills, excellent data analysis and problem-solving skills and a high attention to detail.
- CPA/CA qualification is recommended.

**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, stability and magnitude of our business not only provides significant opportunity for professional development, but also attractive salary packages with performance-based bonuses and a best-in-class employee share program. 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.

At BHP, we know that we are strengthened by diversity. We are an Equal Opportunity employer that is committed to making BHP a safe and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive and be at their best every day. We are focused on creating a workforce that’s more diverse and represents the communities where we work and live. providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and recognise that true diversity includes gender, age, race, disability status, sexual orientation, religion,