Job Description:

The Finance lead acts as the SME for the Finance function and a key interface for Finance between UK business / other functions and the core BOND project team. In this role, you will provide detailed subject matter and business process expertise and input to the project, ensuring that finance requirements are captured in the end state design.

As Finance SME you will also help identify and facilitate simplification, integration, standardisation and business readiness.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain relationships within the BOND project and the respective business representatives and act as a champion for the finance function
• Support / input into the preparation of conceptual designs/ Change Requests.
• Input into the development of Business Readiness Plan and Business Stability Metrics for the finance function
• Undertake activities in assigned simplification and standardisation project(s) working closely with other key partners
• Participate in process embedding activities including understanding how data, financial processes and systems will integrate.
• Provide financial input into functional specifications and data designs
• Support the management of change to ensure that changes in processes, systems and capabilities are fully understood and tested.
• Ensure correct training and testing is carried out across both financial and key end to end processes in readiness for go-live.

Technical Expertise

• Deep understanding of Finance, GL Account and Profit Centres and interface into GSD system
• Cash & Banking
• Inventory Reconciliation and valuation.
• Transfer Pricing.
• Accounts receivable and payable
• Period End Processes and Controls
• Experience of Working with IT: Business Process analysis and Data structures and GBS.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Ability to work effectively across multiple teams

Why Join our team?

At bp, we provide an excellent working environment and employee benefits such as an open and inclusive culture, a great work-life balance, tremendous learning and development opportunities to craft your career path, life and health insurance, medical care package and many others.

We support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and exciting environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to crafting an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly.

There are many aspects of our employees' lives that are significant, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, collaboration spaces in a modern office environment, and others benefits.

Reinvent your career as you help our business meet the challenges of the future.

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Travel Requirement
No travel is expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:
This role is not eligible for relocation

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

Skills:
Agility core practices, Agility core practices, Agreements and negotiations, Analytical Thinking, Business process improvement, Commercial Acumen, Communication, Conflict Management, Continuous improvement, Continuous Learning, Creativity and Innovation, Customer centric thinking, Customer data knowledge, Data Analysis, Data visualization and interpretation, Decision Making, Digital Collaboration, Digital fluency, Industry knowledge and advocacy, Integrated pricing, Leading transformation, Negotiation planning and preparation, Offer and product knowledge, Offer execution and growth, Operational Excellence {+ 10 more}

Legal Disclaimer:

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with disabilities may request a reasonable accommodation related to bp's recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us to request accommodations.

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