Financial Planning & Analysis Manager/JV Finance Lead

Job title: Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Manager (JV Finance Lead)

Reports to: Managing Director, Martinez Renewables

Location: Houston, TX

 

Job summary:

The Financial Planning and Analysis Manager is accountable for Martinez Renewables’ (MR) financial and business performance reporting, analysis, planning, and forecasting to maximize MR’s feedstock-to-R100 (synthetic) margin capture. The Financial Planning and Analysis Manager will work closely with the Refinery’s Controller organization and their team to develop MR’s annual budget and track its performance against the budget. The Financial Planning and Analysis Manager will also collaborate closely with the Marathon BP&A, Tax, and Accounting teams as governed by the Shared Services Agreement to track and follow up on financial and business performance KPIs. Finally, the Financial Planning & Analysis Manager will support the Parents’ interface teams on an as-needed basis.

 

Key job responsibilities:

• Report directly to the Managing Director and interface with other JV Management Committee members, apprising them of the financial and business performance of Martinez Renewables

• Develop, monitor, and follow-up on MR’s financial and business KPIs and targets, with a particular focus on the synthetic margin capture

• Coordinate with Marathon Petroleum’s Tax, Accounting, and BP&A counterparts at the Refinery and in Findlay, OH on JV-related topics

• Work directly with site Operator to develop and manage the site and JV-level annual budget

• Prepare JV management reports including Board materials as requested by the Managing Director, providing actionable insight into the JV’s financial and business performance

 

Required skills and capabilities:

• In-depth knowledge of US renewable fuels refining profit and loss (P&L), economics, margin capture, profitability drivers, and regulations (e.g. RFS, CA LCFS)

• Demonstrated business finance and accounting expertise, coupled with exceptional analytical capability

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders across functions, locations, company heritage, and time zones

• Strong work ethics with a positive, solution-oriented growth mindset

• Good understanding of end-to-end processes and relevant systems, e.g. SAP

• Knowledge of the financing of capital projects and project controls

• Experience with refinery benchmarking

 

Education and prior experience:

• Advanced degree in Finance, Accounting, or other relevant fields is preferred

• Minimum 10 years of finance and/or accounting experience in relevant roles, e.g. FP&A management, business planning and financial analysis, controllership

• Minimum 5 years of refining industry experience

• Prior renewable fuels industry and/or joint venture experience

• Capital, operating, and G&A budgeting and forecasting experience