Finance & Risk – Senior Analyst - Confirmations

Entity:

Finance

Job Family Group:

Finance Group

Job Description:

In this role You will:  

• Support timely and accurate confirmation of physical and financial energy commodity transactions by validating trade details, resolving discrepancies, completing regulatory activities, and following established controls and procedures. 

• Build effective working relationships with Front Office, Legal, Credit, Contracts, RTR, Budapest Confirmations, brokers, counterparties, and other internal partners to support smooth operations. 

• Promptly escalate control deficiencies, outstanding items, potential fraud, failure of internal controls, or potentially improper accounting. 

• Support ad-hoc projects, system releases, user acceptance testing, and process improvement activities. 

Essential Education & Experience 

• Relevant degree and a minimum of 2 years of experience in a corporate, administrative, or operations environment.  

• Experience in an administrative or support role; contracts, trade operations, or confirmations experience is advantageous.  

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and the ability to learn new systems and technologies.  

Key Accountabilities: 

• Prepare, validate, issue, track, and execute confirmations for physical and financial energy commodity transactions, including gas, power, crude, and natural gas liquids (NGLs); ensure trades are confirmed within company timelines. 

• Investigate and resolve discrepancies, monitor confirmation workflows and outbound queues, and ensure alignment between trade capture systems, third-party confirmations, and broker confirmations. 

• Support Dodd-Frank regulatory reporting, including manual confirmations, reconciliations, suspensions, and lifecycle events such as novations, terminations, and option exercises. 

Skills and Capabilities  

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with a customer-service mindset and the ability to collaborate effectively across teams. 

• High level of accuracy, attention to detail, and sound problem-solving skills.  

• Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver quality work within deadlines.  

• Flexible and team-oriented approach, with confidence to raise questions and escalate concerns promptly. 

• Interest in continuous improvement and using technology to improve processes. 

Why join us
At bp, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and ambitious environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to encouraging an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly.

There are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are meaningful, so we o8er benefits (https://exploreyourbenefits.com/landing.html) to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, and excellent retirement benefits, among others!

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


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Travel Requirement

No travel is expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

This role is not eligible for relocation

Remote Type:

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

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