FP&A Business Performance Senior Analyst

Role Overview: You will be joining the Finance Business & Technology (FBT) organization at bp, which is focused on modernizing and digitizing finance activities. Specifically, you will be part of the Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) team, playing a crucial role in driving end-to-end process control and compliance, delivering financial insights, and supporting business decisions through innovative financial strategies and solutions. Key Responsibilities: - Performance Management: Prepare accurate financial and management information to support business decisions, provide insights to improve profitability, and develop material for business performance discussions. - Business Partnering and Performance Insights: Build proactive relationships with Business/Function Leadership teams, support cost reduction initiatives, and ensure accurate analysis of profitability. - Actuals Analysis: Analyze monthly/quarterly actuals, highlight variances from forecasts, and suggest interventions for areas behind or ahead of plan. - Business Planning: Develop long-term and quarterly plans, analyze plan data, and prepare presentation material to support business decisions. - Joint Venture Management: Support local finance teams in developing plans and Authorization for Expenditure (AFEs) for joint venture partners" approval. - Economic Evaluation: Evaluate financial viability of projects, develop insights into economic drivers, and assess sources of value for the business. - Strategy & Planning: Support annual planning, produce cost forecasts, and assist with ad-hoc strategic decisions. - Continuous Improvement: Identify and implement opportunities for continuous improvement in performance management products, promote standard systems and reports, and work towards standardizing processes. Qualifications Required: - Educational qualifications: Degree in Business/Finance or Engineering. - Preferred education/certifications: Masters Degree in a finance field (e.g., MBA, CA, ICWA/Cost Accountants). - Minimum years of relevant experience: 5+ years in financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasting. - Preferred experience: Experience in global, matrix organizations, preferably in Oil & Gas or related industries. - Skills required: Expertise in Plan to Perform processes, analytical capabilities, communication skills, proficiency in financial systems (SAP, Microsoft products), and visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau). (Note: Additional Company Details have been omitted as they were not present in the provided JD),