Manager - Financial Planning & Analysis/Control - Retail/FMCG

- Strategic planning: Collaborate closely with business and embedded finance teams to lead core planning activities, including developing budgets, financial forecasts, and resource allocation strategies. Provide input and challenge to business plans and strategies, addressing risks and mitigations. Cultivate strategic partnerships and collaborations that contribute to organizational performance goals.

- Oversee yearly and multi-year planning processes, including the development of financial plans, engagement materials, and top-down/bottom-up planning processes. Drive business-specific non-routine processes.

- Performance Management: Work in collaboration with local finance leadership to execute the delivery of business planning and performance reporting processes. Provide oversight to develop robust long-term plans with performance insights that enable decision making. Prioritize and allocate team resources to successfully meet the needs of the business.

- Risk, Control, Compliance: Responsible for overall accuracy of reporting, ensuring financials are compliant with group policies. Interface with Finance Accounting & Control teams, challenge non-compliance areas and investigate root cause. Participate in SoX quarterly due diligence process and business assurance process of LRA (letter of representation & assurance). Support SEA (stock exchange announcement) and statutory reporting.

- Cross-team integration: as a senior leader within FP&A, work with peers in remote locations across geographies in bp to earn trust, share context and establish ways of working. Work to develop a positive working culture that motivates staff to succeed and develop careers at bp.

- Leadership: Lead a large team of finance professionals, developing the team through coaching, mentoring and on the job development. Work with the team members to solve problems when issues are escalated.

- Standardization and Process Optimization: Drive continuous improvement to promote standardization and simplification. Implement strategies that drive the automation of financial products, to improve the efficiency of financial analysis and reporting.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL (EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS):

- These are the essential requirements of the job description and should focus on quantifiable criteria

- Consider whether a degree and/or professional qualification is required to succeed in the role. If not a direct requirement for the role, academic achievements and professional qualifications should not be listed

Must have educational qualifications:

- Business/Finance or Engineering Discipline Degree level or equivalent

Preferred education/certifications:

- Master's Degree or post-graduate qualification in a finance discipline e.g. MBA, CA

Minimum years of relevant experience:

- 6 years of relevant post degree experience in financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting in an Oil and Gas business or experience in industries such as Retail, Asset-based business, Manufacturing, and Logistics

Must have experiences/skills (To be hired with):

- Deep knowledge of planning, performance management & control processes.

- Deep Analysis and Insight capability: The ability to provide strategic thinking to address complex situations, balance conflicting interests, and prioritize the interests of bp.

- High level of business acumen

- Strategic direction: Embracing strategic direction and influencing key stakeholders to gain buy-in.

- Building capability: The ability to build capability, influence beyond formal reporting lines, and coach a diverse team to drive high performance.

- Empowering teams: Empowering teams to deliver by providing clear expectations and effective support.

- Collaboration: Collaborating within the FP&A team and inspiring colleagues to understand and contribute to the team's strategic direction.

- People leadership: A passion for people leadership, inspiring and motivating people to deliver results, with experience in leading others being essential.