Entity: Finance

Job Family Group: Finance Group

Job Description: This is a role within the Castrol organisation and the successful candidate will become part of the Castrol ring-fence. If you are part of the ring-fence, it is expected that your employment will move with Castrol to new ownership.

It's an exciting time to join bp. Meeting the energy challenge requires many different approaches and solutions. And as part of Finance Business & Technology (FBT), you’ll be fully connected into the world of bp. You’ll play an increasingly important part within a network of like-minded colleagues partnering on strategic projects that stretch across the globe. And it starts with you. There’s a world of opportunities to build new skills, challenge yourself and grow a long-term career at bp. And no matter where you work, your role will have meaning, purpose and impact. So, if you want to be part of a caring, supportive environment where you can realize your full potential, we’re with you.

About the role

To support the performance management agenda including gross margin, LBM actuals and forecast (B/S, Cash and RCOP), Cluster P&L & cost allocations and Sales MI (customers & products) for the local designated CASTROL lubricant businesses.

The Planning & Performance Lead Analyst will need to maintain a proactive business partnering relationship between finance and the cluster sales director(s) and their teams, providing them with commercial support and market intelligence, and will develop and maintain a ‘one team’ relationship with the ARC and GBS/BPO teams.

In this role You will

Strategy and Planning

• Supports the annual planning process, ensuring plans are appropriately challenged and assured for the designated business(es).

• Produces detailed forecasts covering volume, revenue, cost, margin and RCOP as informed by the LBM process, drawing insights and highlighting areas where performance targets are not being met.

• Contributes to business case preparation & subsequent review of FMs & CAPEX expenditure.

Business Partnering and Performance Insights

• Establish & maintain a proactive business partnering relationship between Finance and the local entity sales director(s) to ensure underlying performance is well understood, to proactively challenge and propose performance improvements, and to monitor & investigate anomalies & trends.

• Supports the Performance Management agenda for the entities in scope, ensuring robust & timely forecasts and deliver MI analysis and commentary for the leadership team.

• Partners with other business stakeholders to provide detailed analysis of focus areas of performance, providing insights and interventions and associated analysis (V&Os) ensuring integrity & sufficient challenge.

• Supervise and support sales & marketing initiatives (including pricing) to ensure effective tracking & accurate analysis of profitability.

• Own the Local monthly LBM financialization process and supporting processes – eg COGS & where applicable, Trade Loan forecasts, working with ARC and GSC analysts.

• Supports regular forward-looking competitor analysis and insight gathering.

Performance Reporting

• Translates financial and operational performance for the businesses and evaluates and articulates the underlying delivery of actuals vs. latest forecasts monthly to incorporate into the plan and current outlook for the year.

• Provides input to the Cluster Head Office channel of the recharge process for the entities, ensuring costs are recharged to countries fairly and accurately

• Support the ARC manager, in partnership with GBS, in completing Close activities, and with the review and completion of BSI activities for relevant accounts.

• Support the drive for continuous improvement in MI to ensure integrity & accuracy and to meet advances in business requirements.

Leadership

• Contribute to the Performance networks across all clusters to share takeaways and solutions

What You will need to be successful

• Any kind of College Degree or Economics (High School) or equivalent experience

• Part qualified or qualified in a recognised national or international professional accountancy qualification e.g. CIMA, ACCA, ACA, CPA.

• Absolute fluency in “business English” is mandatory.

• A good understanding and use of MI tools (e.g. SAP BW, BIGS BO) and the underlying IT&S system (preferably SAP)

• Experience of reporting and MI processes (actuals, RF & plan) with a focus on performance analysis and intervention

• Able to analyse and summarise sophisticated information and prepared to drive performance improvements together with the business

• Ability to quickly assess areas requiring attention and/or intervention, with a strong demonstration of business partnering to drive business performance.

• Focuses effort and prioritises work to deliver business value; must be self-starter, highly motivated with the ability to connect with all levels of the organisation.

• Looks for ways to do things better, faster and more efficiently.

• Builds networks to enhance effectiveness and share knowledge

At bp, we provide the following environment & benefits to you

• Different bonus opportunities based on performance, wide range of cafeteria elements

• Life & health insurance, medical care package

• Hybrid working arrangement aligned with team arrangements and business needs

• Opportunity to build up long term career path and develop your skills with wide range of learning options

• Celebrate in bp’s success. You may be eligible to join bp’s Global ShareMatch plan. This non-contractual benefit lets employees buy bp shares and receive matching shares, in line with plan rules

• Family friendly workplace e.g.: Extended parental leave, Mother-baby room

• Employees’ wellbeing programs e.g.: Employee Assistance Program, Company Recognition Program

• Possibility to join our social communities and networks

• Chill-out and collaboration spaces in our beautiful Budapest Agora and Szeged offices e.g.: Play Zones, Office massage, Sport and music equipment

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At bp, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and ambitious environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly. There are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life.

Disclaimer: Please note that, according to Hungarian law (2012/I. 113. §), mothers or single parents caring for a child under three years of age cannot be employed in night shift positions.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform crucial job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Travel Requirement Negligible travel should be expected with this role

Relocation Assistance: This role is eligible for relocation within country

Remote Type: This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills: Analysis and modelling, Analytics, Commercial Acumen, Commercial performance management, Communication, Data visualization and interpretation, Financial Analysis, Integrated Planning, Investment appraisal, Performance management

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