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The Core Finance team delivers scalable products and services supporting Finance business partners and specialist functions, including management information, valuation support, data and reporting, new activity delivery and continuous improvement. The role reports to the Core Finance Lead and works across business and technology centre locations and cross-functional teams.\nJob Synopsis:\nThe Core Finance Analyst independently delivers assigned Core Finance activities with accuracy, control and sound judgement. As part of an agile pool of Core Finance talent, the role may flex across products, services, portfolios or initiatives in response to business priorities and to support individual development. The role produces and explains management information and performance analysis, completes valuation review activities, supports new activity implementation, and drives defined improvement initiatives.\nKey Roles & Responsibilities:.\nIndependently produce, validate and explain high-quality management information and performance analysis, investigating material movements, data issues and valuation differences, recommending actions and calling out significant matters.\nPerform valuation review activities for assigned portfolios with appropriate independence, including assessment of input data, curves, models, methodologies and adjustments, and support well-evidenced valuations aligned with external management accounting data requirements.\nSupport new commercial activity from assessment through implementation by coordinating assigned Finance inputs, maintaining delivery plans, completing functional assurance and readiness activities, and supporting handover into sustainable business-as-usual processes.\nLead defined improvement initiatives within agreed scope, using structured project delivery, process redesign and change management to simplify, standardise, automate or stop work.\nOwn assigned processes and deliverables end to end, maintain documentation and control evidence, and flex across Core Finance activities as business needs evolve, building breadth of experience and supporting individual development.\nWork with Commercial Finance, Controllership, Finance & Risk Advisory, the Front Office, technology and service-delivery teams to resolve data, valuation and process issues, supporting clear, coordinated delivery Core Finance priorities.\nJob Functional Knowledge:\nStrong practical knowledge of financial analysis, management information, valuation processes, data controls, new activity delivery and business improvement in a complex trading or supply environment. Understands valuation inputs, curves, models, methodologies, data lineage and control evidence, together with the external management accounting data requirements affected by valuation outputs. Solid understanding of project delivery, process design, change management, automation and continuous improvement, with the ability to operate effectively across Finance, commercial, technology and service-delivery interfaces.\nBusiness Expertise:\nGood understanding of ST&S or a comparable commodity trading and supply business, including how transactions, market data, valuation methods, systems and operational events affect management information and external management accounting. Understands the roles of the Front Office, Commercial Finance, Controllership, Finance & Risk Advisory, technology and service providers, and works effectively across these interfaces to support consistent, high-quality Core Finance delivery.\nLeadership:\nProvides leadership through technical expertise, ownership and coordination rather than formal people management. Plans and coordinates assigned deliverables, reviews outputs where delegated, shares knowledge and supports less experienced colleagues. Influences project and agile delivery teams within defined scope and helps create clarity during process and technology change.\nProblem Solving:\nApplies independent judgement to valuation, data, reporting, process and delivery issues within established frameworks, often under tight deadlines. Investigates movements and exceptions, identifies root causes, assesses impacts and recommends practical actions. Raises matters requiring broader judgement, policy interpretation or material business decisions to the Core Finance Lead, Controllership, Finance & Risk Advisory or relevant specialist risk function.\nNature and Area of Impact:\nAccountable for the quality, timeliness and control of assigned Core Finance products, services and change deliverables. The role supports reliable management information, well-evidenced valuations for external management accounting, successful implementation of new commercial activity and effective operational improvement. It improves efficiency, standardisation and capability across assigned areas of ST&S Finance & Risk.\nInterpersonal skills:\nBuilds effective relationships across Finance, commercial, technology and service-delivery teams. Communicates valuation, data and process matters clearly, raises issues early and works collaboratively to resolve them. Facilitates working sessions, manages competing priorities and maintains a practical, controlled and delivery-focused approach.\nMinimum Education:\n- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in finance, economics, business, engineering, data or a related discipline.\n- Relevant professional qualification or progress toward a qualification in finance, accounting, project delivery, data or change management.\n- Relevant experience in commodity trading finance, valuation control, management information, commercial or new activity delivery, project delivery, process improvement or a comparable analytical environment.\n- Experience independently delivering complex work, resolving issues and coordinating with multiple teams.\n- Experience with physical or financial commodity valuations, trading and reporting data, functional assurance, business implementation, process improvement, automation, agile delivery or global service models\nWhy join us\nAt 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 encouraging an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly.\nThere are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are meaningful, so we o8er benefits (https://exploreyourbenefits.com/landing.html) 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!\nWe will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.\nBEWARE - RECRUITMENT FRAUD\nIt has come to our attention that there are a number of fraudulent emails from people pretending to work for bp. Please be advised that we do not require any forms of payment or course by applicants to be considered for open positions.\nTravel Requirement\nNo travel is expected with this roleRelocation Assistance:\nThis role is not eligible for relocationRemote Type:\nThis position is a hybrid of office/remote workingSkills:\nAnalytical Thinking, Business Acumen, Collaboration, Commodity Risk Management, Creativity and Innovation, Curiosity, Data visualization and interpretation, Decision Making, Exposure Management, Internal control and compliance, Market Knowledge, Market Risk Management, Operational Risk, Portfolio analytics, Problem Solving, Resilience, Sentiment and Trends, Thought Leadership, Trade discipline and compliance, Trade execution and management, Trading and shipping data knowledge, Trading Fundamentals, Trading knowledge, Trading risk controls.\n\n Legal Disclaimer:\nWe are an equal opportunity employer. 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