Entity:

Finance

Job Family Group:

Finance Group

Job Description:

The Trading, Shipping and Supply Accounts Reporting Controller role has the primary responsibility to ensure that we manage, control and develop our operations in a process designed” manner to deliver value to the business.

About bp

Our purpose is to deliver energy to the world, today and tomorrow. For over 100 years, bp has focused on discovering, developing, and producing oil and gas in the nations where we operate. We are one of the few companies globally that can provide governments and customers with an integrated energy offering. Delivering our strategy sustainably is fundamental to achieving our ambition to be a net zero company by 2050 or sooner.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish strong relationship with business team members to ensure smooth operations and successful project delivery
• Leads the Trading, Shipping & Supply business finance to deliver end-to-end financial accounting and reporting processes, ensuring activity is recorded and reported accurately and in a timely manner, whilst supporting transparency, integrity and operating excellence.
• Explores automation/continuous improvement opportunities to bring out alignments and deliver efficiencies in the process.
• Provide effective support to system transformations in all phases of the project
• Support on business projects and look for opportunities to improve the inventory processes continuously in line with the request of Business team members and lead the relevant people to put them in place
• Ensure timely and accurate hydrocarbon accounting process by performing monthly control activity - as preventive control - to avoid financial, reputational and compliance risk
• Deliver Finance Operation, Cost Accounting and Master Data maintenance control to the Business partners by double-checking the purchase contracts/deals and ensuring that all product purchases introduced into the system throughout the month to drive accurate valuation for them
• Provide financial and process expertise to the Business partners and FBT team members for their daily operation whenever it is required
• Support internal and external audits by providing financial information and leading the team member requests
• Lead the knowledge (IT, financial, legal and process knowledge) and experience sharing between the participants, provide guidance and support to the team members, particulariy on Excise & VAT rules for main fuel sales/purchases and related ancillary charges, SAP PRI and PRE knowledgeTreasury requirements
• In case of any discrepancies, prepare professional route cause analysis and present to the relevant team members; provide applicable proposal for issue resolution and get your proposal across the stakeholders; implement new preventive control points in the process; double-check the preventive controls regularly.

Essential Education

• Finance & Accounting Professional with 5+ years post articles proven experience
• CA (SA) or recognized financial accounting degree with relevant experience

Desirable Criteria

• Knowledge of SAP financial modules / functionality and reporting tools.
• Oil/Energy industry experience and knowledge with an understanding of the terminology, business functions and processes is a big plus.

We support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and challenging environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to crafting 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. These benefits can include flexible working options, collaboration spaces in a modern office environment, and many others benefits! We operate a hybrid model with 60% from the office and 40% from home with flexibility as agreed with line management.

Travel Requirement

No travel is expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

This role is not eligible for relocation

Remote Type:

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills:

Accounting policy, Accounting policy, Agility core practices, Agility tools, Analytical Thinking, Business process control, Business process improvement, Commercial Acumen, Communication, Creativity and Innovation, Credit Management, Customer centric thinking, Data Analysis, Data visualization and interpretation, Decision Making, Digital fluency, Financial Reporting, Group Problem Solving, Influencing, Internal control and compliance, Management Reporting, Managing change, Presenting, Risk Management, Stakeholder Management {+ 2 more}

Legal Disclaimer:

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp’s recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us.

If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.