bp Launchpad · 1 month ago
FP&A Business Performance Advisor /Manager
Evansville, IN
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
15+ years expbp Launchpad is a leading energy company focused on modernizing and digitizing finance activities. The FP&A Business Performance Advisor/Manager will oversee financial performance reporting and support business strategy, leading a team to deliver business planning and performance management products and insights.
Business DevelopmentFinancial ServicesVenture Capital
Responsibilities
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 chip in to organizational performance goals. Supervise 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 implement 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. Work 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 offices 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 tackle problems when issues are called out
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
Qualification
Required
Business/Finance or Engineering Field Degree level or equivalent
15 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
Deep knowledge of planning, performance management & control processes
Deep Analysis and Insight capability: The ability to provide critical thinking to address complex situations, balance conflicting interests, and prioritize the interests of bp
High level of business insight
Strategic direction: Adopting strategic direction and influencing key partners to gain agreement
Building capability: The ability to build capability, influence beyond formal reporting lines, and coach a team with varied strengths 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 chip in 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 crucial
Preferred
Master's Degree or post-graduate qualification in a finance field e.g. MBA, CA
Benefits
Life & health insurance
Medical care package
Flexible working schedule: home / office based working arrangement
Opportunity to build up long term career path and develop your skills with wide range of learning options
Family friendly workplace e.g.: parental leave, bereavement, compassionate leave
Employees’ wellbeing programs e.g.: Employee Assistance Program, Company Recognition Program
Possibility to join our social communities and networks
Company
bp Launchpad
Started in 2018, bp Launchpad is an investment unit and business scale-up which backs and rapidly scales disruptive energy start ups through provision of growth capital, scaling support and strategic synergies with bp.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageLeadership Team
Tom Grey
Chief Technology Officer
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