FP&A Business Performance Coordinator Oil and Gas

• The Business Performance Coordinator is a valued member of the FP&A team, supporting the delivery of business planning and performance management products to the oil and gas business. This will involve collaborating with the local technical and finance teams based in onsite locations on an ongoing basis to develop financial products that enable effective decision making in the operation of the business. The integral part of this role is to gain a deep understanding of the business context for the area to be able to provide insightful management information.
• As a member of the FP&A team, the role will contribute towards wider team goals including the automation and standardization of financial products, with the goal of improving the efficiency of bp’s financial analysis and reporting.
• The incumbent would be potentially required to work under alternative shift arrangements to ensure appropriate overlap hours with Eastern Standard time.

• Performance Management: Deliver timely, accurate, and insightful financial and management information to empower strategic business decisions. Conduct in-depth analysis of monthly and quarterly actuals, including trend analysis and variance explanations, to provide actionable insights. Identify and highlight areas where performance exceeds or falls short of key targets, driving continuous improvement.
• Business Planning: Chip in to the development of the long-term strategic plan for the region and support the quarterly planning process, including capital and cash cost forecasts, production forecasts, and key financial outcomes. Collaborate with stakeholders to refine activity sets, input assumptions, and generate accurate forecasts.
• Insights: Use SAP-based systems to submit plan data and leverage PowerBI for detailed analysis and reporting. Create engaging presentation materials, provide insightful commentary, and address follow-up questions from leadership and central finance teams.
• 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 increasing the self-service model.
• 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 bp.

Experience and Qualifications:-

Must have educational qualifications:-

• Business/Finance or Technical Field Degree level or equivalent.

Preferred Education/certifications:-

• Master’s Degree in a finance discipline e.g. MBA, CA, ICWA.

Minimum years of relevant experience:-

• 3-5 years of relevant post degree experience in financial reporting, planning and control.

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

• Proven experience in developing and communicating financial management information to business partners.
• Proficiency in Excel, SAP, economic models, and visualization tools such as Power BI. Python coding experience is a plus.
• Strong analytical skills and comfort with handling large quantities of sophisticated data
• Basic comprehension of the energy industry, including commercial drivers, sources of value, and competition, with a preference for direct oil and gas experience.
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities, particularly with digital systems and tools.
• Highly analytical, capable of developing trends and insights from data.

You will work with:-

• You will be working with a team of finance professionals as part of the Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) organization. The FP&A 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.
• This role will regularly interact and be the main contact point for Business/Functions senior leadership.

Location:-

• India.

Company Overview:-

We are in transition to an integrated energy company with a global footprint and scale. We operate with business activities and customers in more than 80 countries across six continents. Every day, we serve millions of customers around the world. We are continually looking for talented, committed and ambitious people to help us shape the face of energy for the future.