Grade HResponsible for delivering accounting and reporting services, using sound technical capabilities to ensure the integrity and effectiveness of accounting policy application, internal control, financial reporting, accounting systems support and delivery of financial accounting processes in conformance with BP's systems and requirements.Entity:
Finance

Job Family Group:
Finance Group

Job Description:

Purpose of role:

The Business ARC Senior Analyst is accountable in resolving sophisticated issues as and when vital, delivering finance group reporting services to the entities assigned, and support the delivery of timely and accurate statutory accounts and tax analyses while ensuring adherence to policies and procedures in the drive for outstanding customer service, operational excellence and compliance

Key Results / Accountabilities

Support significantly larger and/or more sophisticated entities and has a good understanding of the nature of the business and the economic environment in order to complete activities optimally.

Coordinate the timely and accurate recording of financial transactions (e.g. ledger entries, journal postings, fixed asset postings etc.) in line with requirements, policies and procedures.

Support the delivery of timely and accurate statutory accounts and tax analyses through liaison with the Statutory Tax teams and external auditors if required.

Monitor open and overdue items and communicate and follow-up accordingly with the appropriate staff.

Review reports generated by the ARC Account Executives to validate data and provide constructive input while ensuring submission in a timely manner if vital.

Resolve or further raise any sophisticated issues faced.

Support preparation of documents and adjustments for monthly, quarterly and year-end close.

Support customers in having a good understanding of the general ledger and group reporting pertaining to the respective parties.

Liaise with other GBS internal teams to ensure that the data being entered into the ledger is accurate.

Liaise with senior stakeholders internally and externally as and when vital.

May carry out supervisory responsibilities such as planning, assigning and advising work, and providing feedback and mentoring the team members.

Key Challenges

Ensure 100% accuracy and timeliness of group and statutory reports in accordance to agreed service levels.

Develop a good understanding of the customer organisation as well as the business in order to be able to deliver high quality service.

Running the day to day work activities of the team and ensuring the necessary skills and experience are available to meet the challenges of a fast paced and sophisticated workload if vital.

High level of familiarity with the systems used in order to maintain and reconcile the accounts receivable system to ensure it balances correctly.

Liaising with customers and colleagues in different geographical locations, time zones and potentially in different languages using different systems requiring thorough coordination between teams.

Quick to react and adapt to constantly evolving reporting requirements for highly fluid businesses.

High level of familiarity with the end-to-end financial accounting process for the supported entities.

This position's primary interfaces is:

Internal

GBS Teams

GBS Business Partners

External

Auditors

Qualification & Experience and Proficiencies

Education and Experience

Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Accounting or related field.

Recognised professional accounting qualification (e.g. ACCA, CPA, CIMA).

Proven experience of 8 years + in general and/or financial accounting.

Required Criteria

English language proficiency

Preferred Criteria

Shared service centre experience.

SAP, JDE system experience

Travel Requirement
Negligible travel should be expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:
This role is eligible for relocation within country

Remote Type:
This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills:
Accounting for financial instruments, Accounting for financial instruments, Accounting policy, Accounting processes and financial systems, Agility core practices, Agility tools, Analytical Thinking, Analytics, Business process control, Business process improvement, Collaboration, Commercial acumen (Inactive), Commercial assurance for external reporting, Communication, Creativity and Innovation, Credit Management, Curiosity, Customer centric thinking, Data Analysis, Data visualization and interpretation, Decision Making, Digital Automation, Digital fluency, Financial accounting and reporting, Influencing {+ 5 more}

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