Financial Portfolio Analyst

Murphy USA; El Dorado (AR); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Murphy USA is seeking a Financial Analyst I – Portfolio & Investments to support the EPMO, FP&A and Capital Committee with enterprise project analysis. You'll partner with project owners, sponsors, Procurement, IT and accounting to build business cases, evaluate investment returns and monitor value realization across the project lifecycle.

In the first year you will develop standardized templates, perform breakeven and ROI analyses, and contribute to capital planning and reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, business analytics or related field.
• 0–3 years of financial analysis, FP&A, investment analysis, or project experience.
• Strong Excel skills: formulas, data organization, modeling and scenario analysis.
• Exposure to Oracle EPM Cloud, JD Edwards, Power BI or similar financial reporting systems.
• Ability to collaborate with FP&A, Procurement, IT and project teams.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain business cases, financial models and standard templates for evaluation.
• Perform breakeven, payback, ROI, NPV, IRR and sensitivity analyses.
• Support Capital Committee materials with clear financial summaries and risks.
• Track benefits, budget performance and value realization over the lifecycle.
• Assist with administrative financial activities like POs and forecast updates.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Attention to detail

Business partnering

Process improvement

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, business analytics or related field

Tools

Excel

Oracle EPM Cloud

JD Edwards

Power BI

Job description

Job Posting

The Financial Analyst I – Portfolio & Investments supports the EPMO, FP&A and Capital Committee by providing financial analysis for enterprise projects and initiatives.

This role partners with project owners, business sponsors, Procurement, IT, Accounting and FP&A to develop business cases, evaluate investment returns, support project lifecycle economics and monitor whether projects deliver expected value over time.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain business cases, financial models and standard templates for project evaluation and approval.
• Perform breakeven, payback, ROI, NPV, IRR and sensitivity analysis for capital investments and resource-intensive initiatives.
• Support Capital Committee materials with clear financial summaries, assumptions, risks and return profiles.
• Track approved project benefits, budget performance and value realization over the project lifecycle.
• Support administrative financial activities related to AFEs, POs, JD Edwards, Oracle EPM Cloud, forecast updates and project financial documentation.

Key Traits & Capabilities

• Strong analytical curiosity and willingness to dig into data, assumptions and business drivers.
• High attention to accuracy, documentation and financial controls.
• Business partnership mindset: able to translate finance concepts into plainspoken decision support.
• Process-builder orientation with interest in templates, standards and repeatable reporting.
• Comfort balancing detailed financial work with practical project and stakeholder needs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, business analytics or a related field preferred.
• 0–3 years of financial analysis, FP&A, investment analysis, project or business case experience preferred.
• Strong Excel skills, including formulas, data organization, modeling and scenario analysis.
• Exposure to Oracle EPM Cloud, JD Edwards, Power BI or financial reporting systems preferred.
• Ability to work collaboratively with FP&A, Procurement, IT, project teams and business owners.

What Success Looks Like in the First 12 Months

Project business cases become more consistent, comparable and decision-ready.

Capital Committee receives clearer financial assumptions, return metrics and value-tracking expectations.

Project financial templates are adopted across the enterprise portfolio.

Approved initiatives are tracked against expected benefits and lifecycle financial commitments.

EPMO and FP&A have a stronger bridge between capital planning, project execution and results measurement.

Job Details

Store Number/Dept Number: 299900015000 - FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis)

Store Address: 200 E Peach St

Store Zip: 71730