FP&A C&P Business Performance Manager

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FP&A Business Performance Manager

You will be the part of The Finance Business & Technology (FBT) organization as bp is modernizing and digitizing finance activities.
Within FBT, the Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) team plays a critical role in driving end-to-end process control and compliance.
The FP&A team is instrumental in delivering best-in-class financial insights and analysis to support business decisions, while also contributing to the standardization of our processes and driving operational excellence.
By joining the FP&A team, you will be part of a group that brings additional value to bp through innovative financial strategies and solutions.

The Business Performance Advisor/Manager is responsible for delivering business planning and performance management products to different segments of a large Oil and Gas business.
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.

The role will regularly interact and be the main contact point for Business/Functions senior leadership.

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.

Key responsibilities include partnering with onsite technical 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 coaching less experienced analysts and effectively managing stakeholder expectations.

In this role You will:

• 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 partners focused on improving the profitability of the business.
  
• 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.
  
• Support the local finance team to develop plans and Authorization for Expenditure (AFEs) to submit to joint venture partners for approval.
  Manage and oversee equity-accounted JVs, track and manage bp costs, including expats, secondee cost gaps, and other bp costs billed to JVs.
  Provide support in negotiations of JV dividend policies and capital injection requirements.
  Participate in strategic planning meetings and workshops
• Promote the use of new and/or standardized systems and continuously improve supply related MI systems and processes to increase automation and move towards increasing the self-service model.
  
• as a senior leader within FP&A, work with peers in remote locations 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.
  
• Act as a super user to duplicate all stock movements in SAP instances for excise calculations and recording.
  
• Drive continuous improvement to promote standardisation and simplification.
  Implement strategies that drive the automation of financial products, to improve the efficiency of financial analysis and reporting.
  
• Coach more junior team members, ensuring effective execution of the team's accountabilities.
  Embed new ways of working, driving cross-team collaboration.
  

What You will need to be successful:

• Business/Finance or Engineering Subject area Degree or equivalent
• Master's Degree or equivalent experience or post-graduate qualification in a finance field e.
  g.
  MBA, CA is a big advantage
• 10 years of relevant post degree experience in financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting in an Oil and Gas business or experience in industries such as Retail, Asset-based business, Manufacturing, or Logistics.
  
• Extensive Performance Reporting experience gained in large scale organizations.
  
• Extensive experience of developing and communicating financial management information to business partners.
  
• Experience with delivery of business planning processes
• Experience in working with financial systems such as SAP, Microsoft products and visualization tools such as Power BI, Tableau.
  
• Ability to hold relationships with regulatory authorities.
  
• Ability to manage relationships with different collaborators and partners at various levels in the organization.
  
• Coaching team members to work towards a common goal.
  

This position requires shift work:
you will need to work 14-22 one week per month and 10-18 the rest of the time

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company.
We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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

At bp, we provide the following environment & benefits to you:

• Different bonus opportunities based on performance, wide range of cafeteria elements
• Life & health.