Cost Management Lead

Job Description

About Role The role - will be the part of The Finance Business & Technology (FBT) organization 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-inclass financial insights and analysis to support business decisions, while also chipping in 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 the organisation through innovative financial strategies and solutions. What you will need to be successful: • Business/Finance or Engineering Discipline Degree level or equivalent • Preferred education/certifications: Masters Degree or post-graduate qualification in a finance discipline e.g. MBA, CA • Minimum years of relevant experience : • 15 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, and Logistics Must have experiences/skills: • Deep knowledge of planning, performance management & control processes. • Deep Analysis and Insight capability: The ability to provide critical thinking to address sophisticated situations, balance conflicting interests, and prioritize the interests of the organisation. High level of eye for business. • Strategic direction: Embracing strategic direction and influencing key collaborators to gain agreement. • Building capability: The ability to build capability, influence beyond formal reporting lines, and coach a diverse team to drive high performance. Empowering teams: Empowering teams to deliver by providing clear expectations and effective support. • Collaboration: Collaborating within the FP&A team and inspiring colleagues to understand and contribute to the team's strategic direction • People leadership: A passion for people leadership, inspiring and motivating people to deliver results, with experience in leading others being essential. • Inspiring change: Proven track record to motivate change within the organization Role & responsibilities: : . The Cost Performance Senior Manager is a highly skilled and experienced leader responsible for overseeing a team that handles cost and capital performance reporting, communicating performance insights to senior leadership. The Business Performance Senior Manager leads a team of finance professionals, delivering end-to-end cost management services, including capital expenditure for the Oil & Gas upstream business. This role involves managing all aspects of cost and capital budgeting and forecasting, performance management and control activities. Key accountabilities include leading the team to develop actionable performance insights to improve decision making, managing conflicting priorities whilst managing expectations of collaborators effectively. In addition, the role supports the senior management in driving business performance and leads interventions to ensure cost targets are met. Strong collaborator leadership skills are essential for establishing relationships with local business leadership and other FP&A teams and successfully prioritizing conflicting priorities for the team. The incumbent would be potentially required to work under alternative shift arrangements to ensure appropriate overlap hours with European or British time zones. What you will deliver • Strategic planning: Cross-team integration: Leadership , Standardization and Process Optimization: Performance Management: Risk, Control, Compliance: ,