Senior Finance Analyst

扰; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in EV charging seeks a Senior Finance Analyst in Milton Keynes. You will support capital investment projects, enhance performance management, and collaborate across teams. Ideal candidates will possess a finance degree and strong analytical skills. Join a rapid growth environment driven by customer-centric innovation.

Benefits

Life and health insurance

Medical care package

Learning opportunities

Possible joining of social communities

Qualifications

• Experience supporting capital investment projects.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to assess business/financial risks.
• Background in customer-facing business preferred.

Responsibilities

• Drive performance management and provide actionable insights.
• Lead monthly performance management reporting.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for investment pipeline focus.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Strong influencing

Relationship building

Commercial mentality

Problem solving

Data Analysis

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Finance

Job description

Entity:
Finance

Job Family Group:
Finance Group

Job Description:

BP Pulse's mission is clear - to 'make charging extraordinarily helpful' through the provision of a high-quality charging network, underpinned by a first class customer offer and a foundation of capital and cost efficiency. It's all about bp's next gen electrification business which is customer centric and digitally enabled, and we are inviting you to be a part of it!

BP Pulse is an entrepreneurial, customer centric and digitally savvy team, mobilising cross-functional squads to deliver objectives, key results and missions - at pace!

We are crafting a scalable next generation mobility business that can deliver high quality returns and long-term free cash flow generation - and we will implement this with a focused approach to capital and prioritization and rapid customer acquisition which will help deliver our net zero ambition.

In this role, you will report to the Senior Finance Manager, with the role based in Milton Keynes alongside the bp pulse UK business.

Role Synopsis

As Senior Finance Analyst you will be encouraged to drive performance management, a culture of control and compliance, provide actionable insights to inform business decision-making, all in support of bp pulse's investment in EV charging in the UK.

You will collaborate with Real Estate, Execution, Project Controls and the Network Program Director, providing independent thought partnership and finance/commercial expertise in support of ensuring investment pipeline is focused on value, standardization, ratability and investment/capital efficiency.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

• Continuously seek to improve and standardise the business and lead monthly performance management reporting and content delivery, including providing challenge on investment pipeline quality and site attrition, AUC aging, standard archetype/agreement deployment and hardware optimization / inventory draw down.
• Translate business strategy into business plans that focus on activities and financial outcomes. This includes input, review and independent challenge into economic evaluations and investment governance documents, ensuring that they fairly reflect the business argument, are quantitatively robust and are aligned with bp's Economic Evaluation Methodology (EEM) and Group Investment Assurance and Approvals Process (GIAAP).
• Use insight and data to drive strategic improvements, create and bring together value - all underpinned in a tightly controlled framework.
• Forecasting and driving optimization and performance management of total cash costs incurred supportive of investment pipeline
• Proactive engagement with M&C UK Finance to support alignment on joint investment pipeline
• Available to work on other projects as they arise

Required Job Functional Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Business expertise - the successful candidate should have experience supporting capital investment projects, and with bp's EEM / GIAAP / CVP processes
• Strong influencing, networking and relationship building skills to work across a variety of partners to drive value led outcomes
• Experience of quickly grasping new situations/business/activity
• Strong analytical skills and commercial mentality, with the skills to assess business/financial risks and identify mitigations
• Proficiency in inspiring change through performance management and insight
• Aptitude to deliver process improvement that embraces the opportunity to add new value
• Leadership - ability to influence multi-disciplinary teams to deliver superior informative analysis
• Problem solving - ability to balance multiple/conflicting priorities with a history of successful delivery
• Analytical skills - ability to understand data quickly and draw out key messages and insights while maintaining attention to detail
• Can influence project and investment direction based on their understanding of finance, economic analysis and strategic/business frame
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and ability to efficiently interact with a wide range of technical and finance collaborators
  Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, simplify complex issues and prioritize.
• Experience with customer facing business, in particular bp pulse or M&C, and new project start-ups, working with Execution / Projects functions is preferred

Minimum Education & Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in Finance, Economics or similar

Additional Information

At bp, we provide the following environment and benefits to you:

• A company culture where we respect our diverse and unified teams, where we are proud of our achievements and where fun and the attitude of giving back to our environment are highly valued

• Possibility to join our social communities and networks

• Learning opportunities and other development opportunities to craft your career path

• Life and health insurance, medical care package

• And many other benefits.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform crucial job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Don't hesitate to get in touch with us to request any accommodations

Travel Requirement
Up to 10% travel should be 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:
Analytical Skills, Analytical Skills, Analytical Thinking, Analytical Work, Business process control, Business process improvement, Capital Investment, Capital Investment Projects, Capital Projects, Change Management, Commercial Acumen, Communication, Creativity and Innovation, Customer centric thinking, Data Analysis, Data visualization and interpretation, Decision Making, Digital fluency, Group Problem Solving, Influencing, Internal Process Improvement, Management Reporting, Managing change, Presenting, Process Improvement Analysis {+ 4 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 an accessibility need may request an adjustment/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 adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us.

If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.