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BP Energy

Segment Head of Control

3 days ago

Sunbury-on-Thames

Entity: Finance Job Family Group: Finance Group Job Description: Head of Control, Customers and Products (C&P) and Other Businesses and Corporate (OB&C) At bp our goal for C&P is to deliver the future of mobility, energy and services for our customers by innovating with new business models and service platforms. It aims to be customer-centric, agile and responsive to changing customer needs and dynamic markets. OB&C comprises technology, bp ventures, our corporate activities & functions (eg Treasury) plus any residual costs of the Gulf of America oil spill. This role spans our C&P segment ~90% of time and OB&C ~10% of time. This job description will therefore start with a focus on the C&P elements. 'Customers' houses our mobility and ‎convenience, lubricants, aviation, marketing and our next-generation businesses, making it a highly integrated and ‎interconnected organisation. 'Products' reports the results of our refining business together with the asset-backed and speculative trading results from our refined products and trading businesses based in Asia Pacific, Europe and the United States. This exciting role collaborates with the VPs of Finance and Senior Finance Control Managers in each of our C&P businesses. You will oversee delivery of all Accounting, Reporting and Control (ARC) activities; ensuring policy compliance, supporting M&A activity, monthly close and group quarter-end reporting requirements all whilst maintaining a robust and effective control environment. Particularly at quarter end, there is opportunity for great exposure; engaging at SVP and EVP level as you review all control-related matters and working closely with colleagues in FP&A and Investor Relations to develop the external messaging of our results. Through delivery of high-quality financial reporting and control activities, as well as engaging broadly across bp’s C&P businesses at a senior level; you will enable the Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) agenda. What you will do… • Together with the business VPs Finance, responsible for the ARC environment for the global C&P businesses., • Support a diverse global team of Senior Finance Control managers and their teams - discussing pertinent control and key accounting issues and helping them to partner with the business to deliver our strategy., • Lead the root cause analysis on control gaps, including identification of themes/trends, and preparing related Audit Committee papers, as required and subsequently establish the tiering of control gaps in conjunction with the VP Control and Assurance (C&A)., • Approve judgement conclusions or raise to Group Controller and/or Technical Accounting based on authority limits., • Engage with the VPs Finance to ensure business risks e.g. commercial, fraud, cyber are understood., • Lead quarter-end discussion on control-related items with the SVP Finance C&P and EVP C&P. Attend SVP Finance C&P Leadership team meetings on a quarterly basis and address ARC-related issues as requested., • Support group-led ICFR projects requiring business input., • Key collaborator with our Group Auditor, Deloitte for C&P, ensuring that audit queries are resolved in a timely way, whilst managing an effective and efficient relationship., • Partner with Internal Audit ensuring the focus of the audit programme is on key finance risks and that there is successful management and remediation of findings, with none overdue., • Key relationship with the Head of Business Performance C&P within our FBT FP&A organisation and partner with our FBT Accounting and Control colleagues to ensure end-to-end process optimisation and effectiveness., • Report into the ARC Leadership team and actively work on shaping the ARC/Central FP&A sub-entity, including development of future talent and ensuring that appropriately skilled resource is deployed to the businesses. For OB&C, you will undertake similar responsibilities to those listed above but in support of the VP Finance OB&C and function EVPs. You will play a key role in the quarterly due diligence process and deliver oversight and advice relating to Delegation of Authority (EVP and SVP level), SOx scoping, monitoring financial policy compliance and supporting the implementation of global projects. What you will bring... • A Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) is required - preferably in Finance, Business, or Accounting, • Strong leadership and people management skills, with consistent track record to create a vision for a virtual team and improve overall capability., • Strong impact, interpersonal, networking and communication skills, with the ability to make a significant contribution to the business management team while offering sound independent advice on Finance matters, • A self-starter attitude, taking opportunity to network and participate in projects outside of the immediate team, • Strong influencing ability, with capability to build consensus and engagement at all levels and across organisational boundaries., • Significant business finance experience (+15 years), • Ability to interpret complex business situations, understand accounting and process implications, and to communicate solutions effectively., • Good command of written and spoken English, • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, • Ability to lead change and prioritise workload in a fast-paced environment, • Technical accounting exposure, business acumen and an understanding of business drivers, with related business experiences is desirable., • Experience of having worked in a C&P business or retail, asset-based business, manufacturing, or logistics would be beneficial., • A relevant post-graduate qualification is desirable. Why Join our team? At bp, we provide an excellent working environment and employee benefits such as an open and inclusive culture, a great work-life balance, tremendous learning and development opportunities to craft your career path, life and health insurance, medical care package and many others. We support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and exciting 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 significant, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Apply now! Travel Requirement Up to 10% travel should be 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 Processes and Financial Systems, Analytical Thinking, Business Acumen, Business process control, Business process improvement, Collaboration, Commercial Acumen, Communication, Decision Making, Influencing, Internal control and compliance, Managing change, Problem Solving, Risk Management, Stakeholder Management 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. 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