Financial Planning and Analysis Business Performance Advisor

Entity:

Finance

Job Family Group:

Finance Group

Job Description:

About bp

Our purpose is to deliver energy to the world, today and tomorrow. For over 100 years, bp has focused on discovering, developing, and producing oil and gas in the nations where we operate. We are one of the few companies globally that can provide governments and customers with an integrated energy offering. Delivering our strategy sustainably is fundamental to achieving our ambition to be a net zero company by 2050 or sooner!

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Additional Information

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

About the role:

The Business Performance Advisor is responsible for delivering business planning and performance management products to various bp businesses.

Key responsibilities include partnering with onsite business and finance leadership in different geographies to gain a deep understanding of the business context, developing insightful financial products to support decision-making, and managing planning and performance management work. The role also involves a significant proportion of ad hoc work in addition to cyclical activity.

% travel requirements: none
 

What you will deliver

• Business Partnering and Performance Insights: Prepare insightful financial management information to support business decisions, recommend and implement interventions where necessary.  Prepare and present material for business performance discussions to include key messages, analysis and insights. Provide performance insights to business collaborators focused on improving the profitability and cash flow of the business. 

• Economic Evaluation: Perform economic analysis to evaluate the financial viability of various projects or scenarios for the business.  Provide insights to the business on economic drivers and sources of value.

• Continuous Improvement: Promote the use of digital tools and enhanced processes to increase automation and improve self-service support. 

• Cross-team integration: as a senior leader within FP&A, work with peers in remote offices across geographies in bp to earn trust, share context and establish ways of working. Work to develop a positive working culture that motivates staff to succeed and develop careers at bp.

• Standardization and Process Optimization: Drive continuous improvement to promote standardization and simplification. Implement strategies that drive the automation of financial products, to improve the efficiency of financial analysis and reporting.

• Leadership: Coach more junior team members, ensuring effective execution of the team’s accountabilities. Embed new ways of working, driving cross-team collaboration. Comfortable working in a matrix environment with multiple collaborators

What you will need to be successful (experience and qualifications)

Must have educational qualifications:

• Business/Finance or Engineering Field Degree level or equivalent

Preferred education/certifications:

• CA or other accounting designation  (CIMA, ACCA)
• 12 years of relevant post-accounting qualification experience in financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting, ideally in a downstream business or customer facing businesses in industries such as Retail, Manufacturing, or Logistics.

Must have experience/skills (To be hired with):

• Minimum 6+ years of relevant FP&A Performance Reporting and business planning process experience, including at least 5 years in leadership roles.
• Experience in Supply Chain Finance and/or commodity-based industries is preferred, though not mandatory.
• Proven ability to build and manage strong collaborator relationships across multiple levels of the organization.
• Strong financial modelling, analytical, and problem-solving skills with advanced Excel proficiency.
• Commercially minded, with a solid understanding of business drivers, value creation, and performance management.
• Extensive experience of developing and communicating financial management information to business collaborators.
• Experience in working with financial systems such as SAP, Microsoft products and visualization tools such as Power BI, Tableau.
• Ability to manage relationships with different collaborators at various levels in the organization.

You will work with:

• You will be working with a team of finance professionals as part of the Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) organization.  The FP&A organization is an exciting new team being established by bp to create a center of expertise in the areas of business planning, budgeting and forecasting, financial analysis and economic evaluation. 

• In addition to the FP&A team, you will also be partnering with the local finance team and various technical and leadership teams in onsite locations.

Travel Requirement

No travel is expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

This role is eligible for relocation within country

Remote Type:

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills:

Analysis and modelling, Analytics, Commercial Acumen, Commercial performance management, Communication, Data visualization and interpretation, Financial Analysis, Integrated Planning, Investment appraisal, Performance management

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Legal Disclaimer:

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics like race, religion, color, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp’s recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us.

If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.