Finance Performance Analyst — Hybrid, Forecasting & Insights

BP PLC; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual bonus

Long-term incentive program

Health, vision, and dental insurance

401(k) matching

Generous retirement benefits

Job summary

BP plc's Finance Performance Analyst role supports the Terminals & Pipelines finance team, forecasting and analysis for the U.S. pipeline activities, coordinating with onshore operations and JV partners.

This position interfaces across Finance and operations to ensure accurate forecasting and insightful analyses for quarterly updates and annual planning. The role offers exposure to operations, Commercial Midstream & Logistics, and management teams, with opportunities to enhance reporting, data

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Finance, Accounting, Business Performance, Operations, or a related discipline.
• Experience with SAP or other enterprise financial systems preferred.
• Experience in the energy industry with prior cost analyst experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitor Terminal & Pipelines financial accounts and ensure accurate, complete, and timely financial reporting.
• Partner with the FBT organization to support accurate recording and processing of financial transactions.
• Serve as the primary finance business partner to Operations Leadership and overhead support functions for financial planning, reporting, and analysis needs.
• Prepare and deliver variance analysis and commentary for monthly, quarterly, and annual results across assigned pipeline assets and support functions.
• Manage pipeline operating expense forecasting and actual performance, investigating variances and providing insights to improve forecast accuracy and spending alignment.
• Coordinate the development and submission of annual financial plans for pipeline operations.
• Lead the preparation and submission of quarterly Global Forecasting Outlook (GFO) updates.
• Facilitate monthly financial performance reviews with Operations Leadership, identifying gaps to plan and forecast, and driving actions to achieve asset, business, and joint venture financial targets.
• Serve as the primary financial contact for the business, providing support for ad hoc financial analyses and requests.
• Support finance modernization initiatives by enhancing management reporting, data analytics, and decision-support capabilities.
• Support benchmarking analysis for pipeline and terminal activities.
• Maintain centralized U.S. Pipelines P&L forecast and reporting files, including shared Excel workbooks and Power BI dashboards, in partnership with the Commercial Midstream & Logistics team.
• Partner with M&C, Aviation, and ST&S FP&A teams to assess and influence truck and rail cost performance.
• Manage the JV cutback process to ensure costs are accurately reported for BP and its JV partners.

Skills

Strong analytical

Business insight

Communication

Organizational skills

Prioritization

Courage and judgment

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Business/Economics

Tools

SAP

Job description

BP plc's Finance Performance Analyst role supports the Terminals & Pipelines finance team, forecasting and analysis for the U.S. pipeline activities, coordinating with onshore operations and JV partners.

This position interfaces across Finance and operations to ensure accurate forecasting and insightful analyses for quarterly updates and annual planning. The role offers exposure to operations, Commercial Midstream & Logistics, and management teams, with opportunities to enhance reporting, data