SENIOR FINANCE ANALYST - BUSINESS FINANCE
19 days ago
Deer Park
Job Description Deer Park Refining Limited Partnership (DPRLP) known as PEMEX Deer Park is a highly complex refinery located 18 miles east of Houston in Deer Park, TX, and is a part of the PEMEX group which is a fully integrated oil company in the Americas, working across the entire value chain: exploration, production, industrial processing/refining, logistics and marketing. PEMEX Deer Park provides a diverse and inclusive work environment that employs approximately 1000 employees with another 1200 contractors on site. The refinery’s rated capacity is 340,000 barrels per day and has the feed flexibility to process multiple grades of crudes to produce the high-quality transportation fuels the world needs. The PEMEX Deer Park site is co-located with other 3rd party chemical facilities allowing for further integration and optimization of the refinery and its products. We set high standards of performance and ethical behaviors and offer challenging and fulfilling job opportunities in a number of fields. We take great pride in our ability to ensure the health and safety of our workers and the environment while being a good neighbor and have a positive impact on the local community where we work. BENEFITS: We value our employees’ time and efforts. Our commitment to your success is enhanced by our competitive compensation and an extensive benefits package including paid time off, medical, dental, and vision benefits, and future growth opportunities within the company. Plus, we work to maintain the best possible environment for our employees, where people can learn and grow with the company. We strive to provide a collaborative, creative environment where each person feels encouraged to contribute to our processes, decisions, planning and culture. For more information, please visit our website: PEMEX Job Summary The Senior Finance Analyst - Business Finance is a financial leader responsible for driving the financial planning, budgeting and forecast process for operating expenses across the organization. This role will lead a small team of financial analysts and serves as the primary financial partner to the IT organization owning IT spend oversight, budget vs actuals tracking, and the development of rigorous financial processes in close collaboration with IT leadership. This role will also play a critical part in evaluating the effectiveness and return on IT investments, ensuring that expenditures deliver measurable business value and align with the company’s strategic and financial objectives. In addition, this role is responsible for coordinating resources, guiding policies and procedures, and clearly communicating expectations to ensure the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of work delivered by the team. The scope includes close collaboration with IT organization, site leadership, suppliers, and corporate Pemex entities (PPI, PMI), while maintaining a strong understanding of refinery operations and G&A best practices. Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities Financial Planning and Analysis • Lead the annual budgeting and multi-year financial planning cycle for the organization, consolidating inputs across business units, • Develop and maintain rolling forecasts, analyze variances between actuals, budget, and latest estimates with clear narrative explanations, • Produce monthly, quarterly and ad hoc management reporting packages for senior leadership including board presentation and performance commentary, • Partner with leaders to identify risks, opportunities and cost saving initiatives impacting P&L, • Ensures financial governance, risk management, and internal controls are executed in accordance with company policies across IT and other assigned finance areas., • Monitors compliance with internal and external requirements and escalates issues as appropriate., • Serve as the dedicated FP&A business partner to the IT organization, owning end-to-end visibility into IT spend across Opex and Capex., • Collaborate with IT leadership and project managers to develop accurate project cost estimates, forecasts, and spend profiles., • Define, document, and continuously improve financial processes within the IT organization, including PO management, accrual procedures, and scenario analysis., • Act as a liaison between the Finance and IT departments to ensure alignment on financial expectations, reporting timelines, and governance requirements., • Collaborate with Supply Chain and IT to monitor compliance with IT-related contractual agreements and develop a comprehensive view of vendor spend—including contract values, consumption trends, and renewal timelines—to ensure obligations are met and to support budgeting, forecasting, and cost optimization decisions, • Design and implement a formal IT project approval process, establishing financial thresholds, business case requirements, and governance checkpoints to ensure proposed initiatives align with approved budget and strategic priorities., • Supports Application Review Board activities, including ROI and TCO analysis for IT investments., • As part of a small finance department, this role may be required to support other finance activities (e.g., account reconciliations, period end‑ closing activities, management reporting, etc.) across Controllers, Treasury, or other finance functions, either temporarily or permanently, as business needs evolve., • Strategic Financial Partnership: Ability to act as trusted business partner to business and IT leadership, • Leadership & Influence: Influence cross functional stakeholders without direct authority., • Problem Solving: Uses judgment to identify, troubleshoot, and resolve day-to-day financial and operational issues., • Adaptability: Thrives in a fast paced, high-volume environment with competing priorities., • Initiative: Proactively identifies opportunities for improvement and takes ownership of outcomes., • Resilience: Maintains composure under pressure and manages competing demands., • Customer Focus: Understands stakeholder needs and delivers value-focused solutions., • 15+ years of progressive finance experience, with 5-7 years in a managerial or team leadership role., • Strong proficiency in financial modeling, variance analysis and management reporting., • Microsoft Office, SAP, and Power BI., • Experience with ROI, TCO, and cost benefit‑ analysis., • Excellent written and verbal communication skills., • Ability to translate financial information for non‑finance stakeholders., • SAP S/4 HANA experience a plus., • Procure to Pay and IT cost management experience a plus., • Work Schedule: Hybrid – Minimum 3 days on-site per week., • Occasional extended work hours during planned and unplanned events., • Must currently hold or be able to qualify for a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)., • Must have legal authorization to work in the United States on a full‑time basis.