FP&A O&G ARC Controller

Job Description

Leadership: Lead a team of finance professionals, developing the team through coaching, mentoring and on the job development. Collaborate with the team members to solve problems when issues are called out. Record to Report controllership: Manages the team to translate and apply BP s control framework at the global or local entity level. Lead quarterly close process and deliver quarterly bp financial for the entity. Due diligence ownership: Lead all aspects of the Due Diligence process for various entities, ensuring all relevant requirements are met and communicates results with Executive level leadership. Provide assurance around the operation of internal controls working through FPA and other process Towers. Accountable for assuring the accuracy completeness of the actuals process for the entities. Stakeholder Management: Build and maintain positive relationships with central enabler leadership team and business teams to enable early identification of issues and reinforce first-line control requirements. Support internal/external audits with queries relevant to the entities. Statutory : provide leadership and participate in statutory processes such as the LRA (letter of representation), SEA (stock exchange announcement), ARA (annual reports and accounts) and ESG (environment social and governance) reporting. Financial analysis: Manage the process to provide variance analysis on actuals reporting in line with group financial reporting instructions and QAR (quarterly analytical review) requirements. Central functions: Work with central enablers leadership and the team to provide business support to the central technical enablers in the realisation of their agenda and transformation programmes. Ensure delivery of the appropriate financial data structure reflecting the business model/activities. Recharges and allocations: Lead the cost recharges and allocations process. Manage the team to provide integrity and clarity of the actual costs for the central enablers and for the associated cost recharges and allocations structure. Partner with senior leaders in the enablers to see opportunities and raise awareness in the line, and holding decision rights on how to apply the cost recovery framework to specific situations. What you will need to be successful: Must have educational qualifications : Business/Finance Degree level or equivalent Preferred education/certifications : Master s Degree. ACCA / ACA / CIMA or equivalent accounting qualification Minimum years of relevant experience : 15 years of relevant post degree experience, working across multiple segments and with experience of FPA spanning to Controllership over financial reporting. Experience working in the Oil and Gas business Must have experiences/skills : Managing a team of finance professionals Strong financial reporting and internal control experience Extensive previous experience working in Oil and Gas Proven track record to interpret sophisticated business situations, to understand the accounting and process implications and communicate solutions effectively Proven SME with strong analytical, financial control and accounting skills. Experience of business partnering, supporting performance delivery, advising on accounting/control/recovery aspects of commercial decisions Extensive process experience across Accounting, Reporting and Control with good understanding of Planning, Performance and Commercial processes Experience in working with financial systems such as SAP, Microsoft products and visualization tools such as Power BI Strong ability to build relationships and influence at multiple organizational levels, with different collaborators and manage conflicts. Shift working to support European or British time zones. You will work with You will be an authority of a team of finance professionals as part of the FPA organization. The FPA organization is an exciting new team being established by bp to build a centre of expertise in the areas of business planning, budgeting and forecasting, financial analysis and economic evaluation. The role will regularly interact with the Business/Functions leadership team and Accounting Control teams in Finance, business technology. In addition to the FPA team, you will also be partnering with the local finance team and various technical and leadership teams in onsite locations.