Pipeline Finance Performance Lead

Oil Authority; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

BP is seeking a Finance Performance Analyst to join the Terminal & Pipelines Finance team. The role supports forecasting and analysis for U.S. pipeline activities and coordinates with operations, midstream logistics, and JV partners to drive value and efficiency.

The successful candidate will contribute to quarterly forecasts, the annual plan, and financial reporting while leveraging SAP, Excel, and Power BI to deliver insights and decision support across multiple stakeholders.

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 FP&A 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

Business insight

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Adaptability

Communication skills

Prioritization

Courage

Education

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

Tools

SAP

Excel

Power BI

Job description

BP is seeking a Finance Performance Analyst to join the Terminal & Pipelines Finance team. The role supports forecasting and analysis for U.S. pipeline activities and coordinates with operations, midstream logistics, and JV partners to drive value and efficiency.

The successful candidate will contribute to quarterly forecasts, the annual plan, and financial reporting while leveraging SAP, Excel, and Power BI to deliver insights and decision support across multiple stakeholders.