Cost Performance Lead

Avtar & Seramount. With our presence across 32 cities across globe, we support 100+ clients acrossbanking, financial and Energy sectors. We are recognized for our deep transformation execution and delivery.
WHY JOIN CAPCOYou will work on engaging projects with the largest international and local banks, insurance companies, payment service providers and other key players in the industry. The projects that will transform the financial services industry.MAKE AN IMPACTInnovative thinking, delivery excellence and thought leadership to help our clients transform their business. Together with our clients and industry partners, we deliver disruptive work that is changing energy and financial services.#BEYOURSELFATWORKCapco has a tolerant, open culture that values diversity, inclusivity, and creativity.CAREER ADVANCEMENTWith no forced hierarchy at Capco, everyone has the opportunity to grow as we grow, taking their career into their own hands.DIVERSITY & INCLUSIONWe believe that diversity of people and perspective gives us a competitive advantage.MAKE AN IMPACT RoleCost Performance Lead 
LocationPuneExperience15+ years About the role 
This role provides a single point of accountability for the overall delivery service of the FBT Digital Innovation team. The role reports into the VP PPM Transformation and provides Sustain. MI and Project delivery services in support of the PPM Digital Innovation, Transformation and Change organization. This role manages, optimizes and quality assures the FBT Digital Innovation team, building future capability and supporting the delivery of the PPM strategy. The incumbent could 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 Collaborate closely with business and embedded finance teams to lead core planning activities, including developing budgets, financial forecasts, and resource allocation strategies. Provide input and challenge business plans and strategies, addressing risks and mitigations. Oversee yearly and multi-year planning processes, including the development of financial plans, engagement materials, and top-down/bottom-up planning processes. Drive business-specific non-routine processes. Own the cost allocation and recovery process, ensuring timely, fair and accurate recharges.
 Performance Management Work in collaboration with local leadership to implement the delivery of business cost planning and performance reporting processes. Lead robust long-term plans with performance insights that enable decision making. Prioritize and allocate team resources to successfully meet the needs of the business. Hold collaborators to account on performance contracts.
 Risk, Control, Compliance Collaborate with Finance Accounting & Control teams, challenge noncompliance areas and investigate root cause. Participate in SoX quarterly due diligence process and business assurance process of LRA (letter of representation & assurance), SEA (stock exchange announcement) and statutory reporting as required.
 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 Capco   
 Leadership Lead a large team of finance professionals, developing the team through coaching, mentoring and on the job development. Work with the team members to solve problems when issues are called out.   
 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.
 What you will need to be successful 
 Must have educational qualifications Business/Finance or Engineering Discipline Degree level or equivalent
Preferred education/certificationsMasters 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 experience/skills:

Deep knowledge of planning, performance management & control processes.

Deep Analysis and Insight capabilityThe ability to provide critical thinking to address sophisticated situations, balance conflicting interests, and prioritize the interests.

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.
 Must have educational qualifications: 

Business/Finance Degree level or equivalent

 Preferred education/certifications: 

Masters Degree or other qualification in a finance discipline e.g. MBA, CA, ICWA/Cost Accountants

 Minimum years of relevant experience: 

16+ years in all aspects of technical system implementation at scale

Complex data and process design and issue resolution in an O&G context

Senior stakeholder management and governance alignment

 Required Licenses/Certifications: 

ACCA, CIMA or equivalent financial qualifications

SAP practitioner / consultant or other relevant technical qualification

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

Experience of end-to-end FP&A processes ranging from business and region level process delivery across the business groups (C&P, P&O, G&LC, OB&C) through to central group consolidation, analysis, presentation & and governance review

Able to clearly articulate Group, Finance and FP&A transformation priorities in a simple and compelling way

Able to describe and discuss industry and BP specific challenges in leading business and technical transformation; can demonstrate an understanding of organization change dynamics and how this impact cultural change.

Highly skilled at understanding, explaining and discussing the conceptual modelling of data, entities and relationships in support of delivering required business outcomes

Able to make the abstract and complex simple understanding complex system, data and workflow requirements and translating into simple language to enable business decision making and prioritization