FP&A C&P Business Performance Senior Analyst- German speaking

Bei bp haben wir nur eins im Kopf: die Energie von morgen. Wir wollen Energie neu denken, damit wir bis spätestens 2050 NetZero erreichen. Wir setzen dabei auf die Kompetenz und Leidenschaft unserer rund 66.000 Mitarbeiter:innen weltweit, davon ca. 4.000 in Deutschland. Sie sichern jeden Tag mit den Produkten und Dienstleistungen unserer Marken bp, Aral und Castrol die Energie und Mobilität für Millionen Menschen – heute und in Zukunft.

• Performance Management: Prepare timely, accurate, and reliable financial and management information to support business decisions. Develop and explain material for business performance leadership team discussions, including key messages, analysis, and insights. Provide performance insights to business stakeholders focused on improving profitability.
• Business Partnering and Performance Insights: Establish and maintain a proactive business partnering relationship with relevant Business/Function Leadership teams. Support the Performance Management agenda, ensuring robust and timely forecasts and delivery of MI analysis and commentary. Monitor and support cost reduction initiatives and ensure effective tracking and accurate analysis of profitability.
• Actuals Analysis: Analyze monthly/quarterly actuals, including trend analysis and explaining actuals vs. forecasts. Highlight areas where performance is behind or ahead of plan and suggest potential interventions.
• Business Planning: Play a key role in developing the long-term plan and quarterly plan update process. Coordinate the plan for a part of the business, analyze plan data in SAP-based systems, and output in PowerBI/Tableau reports. Prepare presentation material, including commentary, and answer follow-up questions from leadership or central finance teams.
• Joint Venture Management: Support the local finance team in developing plans and Authorization for Expenditure (AFEs) for joint venture partners' approval.
• Economic Evaluation: Perform economic analysis to evaluate the financial viability of various projects or scenarios. Develop insights into economic drivers and sources of value for the business.
• Strategy & Planning: Support the annual planning process, ensuring plans are appropriately challenged and assured. Produce detailed cost forecasts, highlight areas where performance targets
• are not being met, and ensure data quality in submissions. Support ad-hoc and strategic business decisions, understanding the implications and balancing risk and reward.

• Business/Finance or Engineering Degree level or equivalent experience.
• Relevant post degree experience in financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting.
• Experience within global, complex and matrix organizations, preferably within an Oil & Gas business or experience in industries such as Retail, Asset-based business, Manufacturing, or Logistics is an advantage.
• Knowledge and application of Plan to Perform processes, including digital literacy and analysis.
• Strong analytical and insight capabilities, with a focus on continuous improvement in performance management and MI.
• Strong communication skills, capable of translating complex requirements into simple outcomes.
• Ability to gain trust from finance and business senior stakeholder
• Deliver operational improvements, share best practices, and drive performance.
• Experience in working with financial systems such as SAP, Microsoft products and visualization tools such as Power BI, Tableau.
• Fluency in English AND German.

• Different bonus opportunities based on performance, wide range of cafeteria elements
• Life & health insurance, medical care package
• Flexible working schedule: home office up to 2 days/week, based on team agreement
• Opportunity to build up long term career path and develop your skills with wide range of learning options
• Family-friendly workplace e.g.: Extended parental leave, Mother-baby room
• Well-being programs e.g.: Employee Assistance Program, Company Recognition Program
• Possibility to join our social communities and networks
• Chill-out and collaboration spaces in our beautiful Budapest Agora and Szeged offices e.g.: Play Zones, Office massage, Sports and music equipment
• Assets like phone for private usage and company laptop are provided from the first day of employment with other equipment if requested