FP&A Business Advisor C&P

FP&A Business Performance Advisor C&P

Location:

Pune, BP Business Solutions

Job code: RQ091419

Employment type:

Full-time

Experience level:
Senior

Travel required:

Up to 10‑15% including international travel

Relocation available:
Within country

Our purpose is to bring together people, energy and markets to power and navigate a changing world. In a time of constant change and possibility we need talent to pursue opportunities, motivated by elite insight and expertise. We’re always aspiring for more digital solutions, balanced outcomes and closer collaboration across our company and beyond, and you could be part of that too.

Together we continue to grow as the world’s leading energy company!

This role will sit within the Finance FP&A organization and will be accountable for delivering business planning and performance management and business collaboration support for specific Business/Functions.

A short, sharp and descriptive role summary – the Business Performance Advisor is responsible for delivering business planning and performance management products to various bp businesses. Key responsibilities include partnering with onsite technical and finance leadership in different geographies to gain a deep understanding of the business context, developing insightful financial products to support decision‑making, and managing planning and performance management work.

The role also involves coaching less experienced analysts and effectively managing collaborator expectations. The incumbent may be required to work under alternative shift arrangements to ensure appropriate overlap hours with European or British time zones.

• Business Partnering and Performance Insights – prepare insightful financial management information to support business decisions, recommend and implement interventions where necessary. Prepare and present material for business performance discussions to include key messages, analysis and insights. Provide performance insights to business collaborators passionate about improving the profitability of the business.
• Economic Evaluation – perform economic analysis to evaluate the financial viability of various projects or scenarios for the business. Provide insights to the business on economic drivers and sources of value.
• Continuous Improvement – promote the use of new and/or standardized systems and continuously improve supply related MI systems and processes to increase automation and move towards an increasing self‑service model.
• Cross‑team Integration – as a senior leader within FP&A, work with peers in remote locations 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.
• Leadership – coach more junior team members, ensuring effective execution of the team’s accountabilities. Embed new ways of working, driving cross‑team collaboration.

• Must have educational qualifications:
  Business/Finance or Engineering Subject area Degree level or equivalent.

• Master’s Degree or post‑graduate qualification in a finance subject area (e.g. MBA, CA, ICWA/Cost Accountant).
• Minimum years of relevant experience: 15 years of post‑degree experience in financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting in an Oil & Gas business or experience in industries such as Retail, Asset‑based business, Manufacturing, or Logistics.

• Extensive Performance Reporting experience gained in large scale organizations.
• Extensive experience of developing and communicating financial management information to business collaborators.
• Proven 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, Tableau.
• Abi…