FP&A Cost Performance Advisor

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.

The FP&A C&P Cost Performance Advisor is an individual contributor within M&C Europe Cost team who drives business value by providing performance insights and supporting the business delivery of the financial plan. This role

partners with key stakeholders across the mobility & convenience business in Europe including VP Transformation and business improvement, Finance VP, PPM Senior Finance Manager, business teams, and digital to provide insight and drive performance. This role also contributes to the transformation of PPM processes as part of bp transformation.

In this role You will:
 

• Consolidate TCC reports on Europe level focusing on standardization, simplification and automation
• Work closely with the business teams across Europe, provide analytical support, create reports and insights on TCC including actuals and financialized forecasts for in-year, Plan and longer-term shape (5 years).
• Coordinate analysis and explanation of reports to ensure informed decision making and support team to find opportunities for intervention and facilitate closure of performance gaps by providing performance insight to key partners. Partner with key stakeholders in the M&C Europe business, providing insights to drive the delivery of the financial plan.
• Act as a key member of the team accountable for decision support activities (economic modelling, scenario/sensitivity analysis, cost saving proposals etc).
• Drive continuous improvement, standardization and simplification across the core Planning & Performance Management (PPM) processes including data analytics, automation and operating business Management information (MI), encouraging collaboration to design and implement system and process improvements and ensure internal and external procedures are shared across the wider team.
• Supports a team of Cost experts, ensuring the appropriate expectations, principles, structures, tools and responsibilities are in place to deliver the plan and deliver excellence.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience is required - preferably in Finance, Business, or Accounting.
• Significant experience in financial forecasting and planning.
• Ability to interpret and communicate financial information with clarity providing insights to deliver business.
• improvement and to optimize and protect value.
• Experience of quickly grasping new situations/business/activity
• Ability to create insights from data analysis and challenge the status quo.
• Good command of written and spoken English.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Desirable Criteria:
 

• Strong influencing ability to build consensus and engagement with key partners at all levels and across organizational boundaries.
• Ability to lead change and prioritize team workload in a fast paced environment.
• Strong analytic skills, business acumen and understanding of business drivers, with related business experiences are preferred.
• Experience of bp planning and performance management processes and systems (experience with SAC / IBP is an advantage)
• Experience with automation tools (i.e. Power BI / Tableau).
• Agile training and a working understanding of Agile techniques.

• 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 alluring 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