Senior Finance Manager, Whiting Refinery

Job summary

Entity:

Finance

Job Family Group:

Finance Group

Job Description:

About us

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 new talent to pursue commercial opportunities, fueled by world-class insight and expertise. We’re always striving for more innovative digital solutions, sustainable 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!

About the role

This position plays a key role in the creation and delivery of the business strategy and financial roadmap, including the assessment of vulnerabilities and opportunities. The role partners with the Refining VP to help deliver the strategic financial roadmap and supporting any required interventions/insights where financial delivery risk emerges.

The role provides finance expertise into business decision-making to create and protect sustainable value for bp. It is accountable for supporting delivery of a strong financial and control framework, whilst driving financial performance.

The role is accountable for delivery of finance priorities at the Whiting refinery to enable it to meet its strategic and commercial objectives.

This role is crucial in ensuring the effective integration of the Embedded Finance and FBT organizations to support business objectives.

The role is required to collaborate across businesses and supporting functions to optimize and protect integrated value chains.

Key Accountabilities

Finance Integration - Trusted advisor to the Whiting Refinery VP in support of business delivery (commercial, accounting, investment), providing finance expertise into business decision-making and performance management across strategic and operational imperatives.

Performance – accountable for driving business performance in both economic and strategic terms including leading interventions where needed to ensure strategic objectives and financial outcomes are met.

Control and Risk Management - accountable for supporting the maintenance of a robust control environment and support the identification and resolution of gaps.

Simplification – support process transformation of our business by eliminating interfaces and duplications where possible, simplifying activities, embracing digital automation, and applying new digital skills to enable faster, more focused decision making.

Leadership and Development – support development of required skills and capability across the Finance team to ensure business needs can be met sustainably in addition to developing future capability for the business group and finance overall.

Deliver Finance Processes – provide leadership and assurance in delivery of core processes including GFO forecasts, monthly actuals, Solomon benchmarking study and Business Improvement Plans (BIPs).

Job Functional Knowledge

Strong leadership, grounded in emotional intelligence with an empowering attitude and collaborative spirit.

A positive role model for business integrity, values, and behaviors

Strategic vision and business leadership: ability to see the big picture, anticipate issues including financial implications and create solutions in support of financial objectives.

Strong business / commercial competence and understanding of integrated value chains

Significant process expertise across control, planning and performance and commercial activities.

Understanding of key internal policies and external standards (existing and emerging) across the Planning and Control scope

Business Expertise

Deep expertise across the Refining/Midstream landscape including, understanding of the key business drivers and emerging external landscape desired. Able to shape and influence the strategic direction of the site and influence key internal and external customers.

Considerable experience in a commercial business with responsibilities covering commercial or financial management, leading performance management of a business and delivering change projects across the organization.

Leadership

Drive strategic direction for finance in the sub-business and influence key collaborators with buy-in to that direction.

Strong leadership skills with the ability to build capability, coach a diverse group of people and drive high performance.

A passion for people leadership, inspiring and motivating people to deliver results, experience leading a geographically dispersed team is necessary. Develop future talent pools.

Demonstrable curiosity to dig into trends to develop insights and drive actions to improve competitiveness.

Drive a one-team culture across key Finance teams and the Business, including 1) building collaborative relationship with the FBT teams and 2) driving integration across the Finance and Commercial teams

Able to cut through key issues and challenges and rapidly resolve with the right level of buy-in and support both from the Finance and Business teams.

Clear and concise communicator – able to build awareness and support of the wider Finance and Business community.

Promotes a continuous improvement culture – eliminating interfaces and duplications where possible, simplifying activities, embracing digital automation, and using new digital skills to enable faster, more focused decision making

Problem Solving

Elevated level of problem-solving skills required. Examples include:

Resolution of escalations around key judgements / evaluations, commercial options, partner disputes etc.

Prioritization of resource demands, balancing regional business, external stakeholder, and central finance demands

Passion and curiosity to dig into data, challenge existing thinking and drive new insights and action

Requirements

Degree in Business and/or Finance or equivalent

Minimum 15 years of experience in a commercial finance role, with responsibilities which included planning and performance management within a manufacturing, production, retail or supply business, leading financial delivery of a business and delivering change projects across the organization

Knowledge and experience in working with Energy/Manufacturing/Retail/Supply business will be an added advantage preferred

Why join bp

At BP, 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 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. These benefits can include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, and excellent retirement benefits, among others!

Travel Requirement

Negligible travel should be expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

Relocation may be negotiable for this role

Remote Type:

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills:

Accounting policy, Accounting policy, Accounting Processes and Financial Systems, Agility core practices, Agility tools, Analytical Thinking, Business Acumen, Business process control, Business process improvement, Collaboration, Commercial Acumen, Communication, Creativity and Innovation, Credit Management, Customer centric thinking, Data Analysis, Data visualization and interpretation, Decision Making, Digital Fluency, Financial Reporting, Influencing, Internal control and compliance, Management Reporting, Managing change, Presenting {+ 4 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.