Team Manager- Intercompany Accounting

Quess; Pune District; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

bp is seeking a senior Finance Leader to oversee intercompany accounting and reporting, ensuring accurate and timely results. You will manage a high-caliber team, drive process improvements, and maintain strong internal and external relationships to support audits, planning cycles, and strategic initiatives.

The role requires 15+ years in R2R with SAP, BlackLine, and related tools, plus a track record of transforming finance operations within a global, multi-time zone environment.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of end-to-end financial accounting and reporting experience.
• Solid working knowledge of SAP financial modules and intercompany functionality.
• Experience leading high-performing teams with delivery accountability.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the team to execute end-to-end intercompany financial accounting and reporting processes.
• Build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships to enable smooth delivery of activities.
• Drive simplification, standardisation and continuous improvement across IC operations.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Process improvement

R2R expertise

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

CA/CPA/CMA qualified

Tools

SAP

BlackLine

AO/Analysis tools

Job description

Role & responsibilities

Operational Delivery & Process Excellence

• Lead and develop the team to execute end-to-end intercompany financial accounting and reporting processes, ensuring all activities are recorded accurately, reported timely, and delivered with high standards of integrity, transparency, and operational excellence.

• Build and maintain strong internal and external stakeholder relationships to enable smooth delivery of accounting and reporting activities, providing expert support on requests, issues, projects, audits, and planning cycles.

• Drive simplification, standardisation, and continuous improvement by empowering the team to design and implement process and system enhancements, ensuring best practices are shared and embedded across the wider Intercompany Hub.

• Oversee the analysis, explanation, and validation of financial reports and account balances, ensuring insights are reliable, data is retained appropriately, and outputs support informed decision-making.

• Demonstrate strong technical capability across SAP, Blackline, AO tools and other IC systems to guide operations, troubleshooting, and solutioning.

• Ensure strict compliance with bps Code of Conduct, Values & Behaviours, and all relevant accounting, reporting, and internal control frameworks.

Leadership & People Management

• Deliver all people-management responsibilities in line with organisational policies and legal requirements.
• Plan, assign, and guide work for team members, ensuring clarity of priorities, expectations, and deliverables.
• Set goals, provide timely performance feedback, and conduct appraisals for direct reports as required.
• Coach team members to close process gaps, identify inefficiencies, and build a culture of continuous improvement and operational discipline.
• Mentor and develop talent by providing guidance, stretch opportunities, and long‑term career development support, safeguard retention of key talent.
• Identify and secure learning and development opportunities to strengthen team capability and ensure competency for current and future demands.
• Foster a culture of trust, accountability, collaboration, and high performance within the team.
• Manage resource allocation and workforce planning to support FBT service delivery, controls, and cost requirements—ensuring flexibility to respond to variable business demand.

Business Understanding & Strategic Partnership

• Demonstrate strong understanding of bp’s business context to ensure delivery of high-quality accounting, reporting, and control outcomes aligned with business needs.
• Partner effectively with People & Culture and relevant teams to ensure the organisation has the right capabilities, skills, and experience to operate in a fast-paced and complex environment.
• Respond swiftly and effectively to changing business requirements, ensuring the team adapts to evolving priorities.
• Proactively seek opportunities to improve processes—delivering solutions that are better, faster, more efficient, and aligned with bp’s “play to win” mindset

3. Qualification & Experience and Competencies

Education & Experience

• Finance & Accounting graduate or qualified professional (e.g., CA, CPA, CMA) with 15+ years of proven experience delivering end‑to‑end financial accounting and reporting processes with a strong record of operational excellence.
• Extensive Record-to-Report (R2R) operational experience, with deep understanding of accounting, reporting, controls and financial governance frameworks; prior experience managing high‑performing teams with full delivery accountability.
• Strong working knowledge of SAP financial modules, intercompany functionality, and reporting tools; hands‑on experience with BlackLine, AO/analysis tools, and other finance systems used in IC operations.
• Demonstrated ability in process re‑engineering, standardisation, and continuous improvement, with a strong drive for process transformation and digital enablement.
• Prior experience in the Oil & Energy industry with sound understanding of sector‑specific terminology, business processes, and operational models.
• Proven involvement in process transformation initiatives, including design, implementation, and change management across finance operations.
• In‑depth knowledge of R2R processes, including key controls, reconciliations, KPIs, metrics, and risk & control considerations.
• Flexibility to work across global time zones, including US time zones, to support business demands.