Senior Refining Margin Analytics Lead

Marathon Petroleum Corporation; Findlay (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

access to health, vision, and dental保险

paid time off

401k matching program

paid parental leave

educational reimbursement

discretionary company-sponsored annual

bonus program

Job summary

Marathon Petroleum Company LP is seeking a Senior BP&A Analyst to analyze refinery value chain outcomes in the West Region, delivering insights to guide decision-making and align with VCO and FVC requirements.

You will collaborate with VCO, FVC, Refining BP&A and Consolidation BP&A to report monthly margins, breakeven cracks, and forecast performance for the West Region and its refineries.

The role requires strong Excel, Power BI, SAP/BW skills and experience in finance within refining operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Finance, Accounting or related discipline required.
• Six (6) years in Accounting, Finance, or related field required. Experience in BP&A and Commercial Roles preferred.

Responsibilities

• Reviews month-to-date refinery gross margin performance against established benchmarks and contributes to the preparation of weekly executive-level reports.
• Provides analysis of impacts to gross margin in comparison to MPCs externally reported Refining & Marketing margin indicator.
• Understands refinery operations and business drivers to link operational performance and market trends to financial outcomes.
• Collaborate with VCO, FVC, Refining BP&A and Consolidation BP&A to report impact of monthly lost profit opportunity to internal and external capture.
• Maintains West Region refinery index and analyzes key drivers of index to crack deviations.
• Determines the breakeven crack spread for individual refineries and the West Region as a whole.
• Contributes to long‑term business plans and short‑term forecasts for refinery gross margin and conducts analysis of actual performance versus forecasted results.
• Works with the West Regional Director of Value Chain Optimization, operating groups, and BP&A teams to prepare quarterly Value Chain P&L reviews and provide performance insights to Refinery Leadership.
• Tracks financial impact of VCOs Continual Commercial Improvement efforts and Run as One Initiatives
• Actively seeks and implements ways to enhance processes, systems, or automation to provide more time for in-depth analysis and commentary
• Supports ad hoc requests of management, VCO and FVC for the refinery value chains

Skills

Excel

Power BI

SAP/BW

Refinery operations knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, Finance, Accounting or related discipline

Tools

SAP/BW

Job description

Marathon Petroleum Company LP is seeking a Senior BP&A Analyst to analyze refinery value chain outcomes in the West Region, delivering insights to guide decision-making and align with VCO and FVC requirements.

You will collaborate with VCO, FVC, Refining BP&A and Consolidation BP&A to report monthly margins, breakeven cracks, and forecast performance for the West Region and its refineries.

The role requires strong Excel, Power BI, SAP/BW skills and experience in finance within refining operations.