FP&A O&G Business Performance Lead

Job Description

Performance Management : Work in collaboration with local finance leadership to implement the delivery of business planning and performance management processes. Provide oversight to develop robust long-term plans with performance insights that enable decision making. Prioritize and allocate team resources to optimally meet the needs of the business. Presentation and Communication : Communicate context to FPA teams and review Executive-level analytics/products for use in business leadership team discussions. Provide performance insights to business collaborators focused on improving the performance of the business. Risk, Control, Compliance: Responsible for overall accuracy of reporting, ensuring financials are aligned with group policies. Collaborate with Finance Accounting Control teams, challenge non-compliance areas and investigate root cause. Maintain delivery of a rigorous due diligence process. Participate in Sox quarterly due diligence process and business assurance process of LRA (letter of representation assurance). Support SEA (stock exchange announcement) and statutory reporting. Financial Reporting : ensure that all financial reporting is prepared to a high quality and in accordance with bp requirements. Accounting Policy : Advise the business on accounting and control matters, seeking to influence and assure sound business decision making. Leadership : Lead a large 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 intensified. Cross-team integration : as a senior leader within FPA, 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 bp. 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. Work closely with central Control and Assurance teams looking for opportunities for simplification whilst improving the control environment What you will need to be successful : Must have educational qualifications: Business/Finance or Engineering Discipline Degree level or equivalent Preferred education/certifications: Master s 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, including JOA/PSA environments Must have experiences/skills: Extensive experience of developing and communicating financial management information to business collaborators 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 Managing a team of finance professionals Proven ability to build relationships and influence at multiple organizational levels, with different collaborators Strong financial reporting and internal control experience Ability to interpret sophisticated business situations, to understand the accounting and process implications and communicate solutions optimally 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 Shift working to support European or British time zones. You will work with You will be a leader of a team of finance professionals in the Financial Planning and Analysis (FPA) organization. The FPA organization is an exciting new team being established by bp to create a centre of expertise in the areas of business planning, budgeting, and forecasting, financial analysis, and economic evaluation. In addition to the FPA team, you will also be partnering with local finance and technical leadership in other locations and other leaders in Finance Business and Technology organization.