FP&A Business Performance Senior Analyst- German speaking

<p><b>Entity: </b></p>Finance<p><br/><b>Job Family Group: </b></p>Finance Group<p><br/><b>Job Description: </b></p><p><b>It is an exciting time to join bp. We’ve set out a new purpose to reimagine energy for people and our planet. At the heart of this is accelerating our progress on diversity, equity and inclusion - we aim to be a company where everyone can be their best and true selves and reach their full potential.</b></p><p></p><b>Would you like to discover how our diverse, hardworking people are leading the way in making energy cleaner and better – and how you can play your part in our world-class team?</b><p></p><p>Join our Team and advance your career as a</p><p></p><p><b>FP&amp;A C&amp;P Business Performance Senior Analyst- German speaking</b></p><p></p><p><i>You will be the part of The Finance Business &amp; Technology (FBT) organization as bp is modernizing and digitizing finance activities. Within FBT, the Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&amp;A) team plays a critical role in driving end-to-end process control and compliance. The FP&amp;A team is instrumental in delivering best-in-class financial insights and analysis to support business decisions, while also contributing to the standardization of our processes and driving operational excellence. By joining the FP&amp;A team, you will be part of a group that brings additional value to bp through innovative financial strategies and solutions</i>.</p><p><span>The <b>Business Performance Senior Analyst </b>role involves delivering business planning and performance management products for the business business. This position requires partnering with onsite technical and finance teams across different geographies to gain a deep understanding of the business context. The key objective is to develop and deliver insightful financial products that enable effective business financial performance management and support decision-making.</span></p><p></p><p><b><span>In this role You will:</span></b></p><p></p><ul><li><b><span>Performance Management</span></b><span>: Prepare timely, accurate, and reliable financial and management information to support business decisions. Develop and explain material for business performance leadership team discussions, including key messages, analysis, and insights. Provide performance insights to business stakeholders focused on improving profitability.</span></li><li><b><span>Business Partnering and Performance Insights</span></b><span>: Establish and maintain a proactive business partnering relationship with relevant Business/Function Leadership teams. Support the Performance Management agenda, ensuring robust and timely forecasts and delivery of MI analysis and commentary. Monitor and support cost reduction initiatives and ensure effective tracking and accurate analysis of profitability.</span></li><li><b><span>Actuals Analysis</span></b><span>: Analyze monthly/quarterly actuals, including trend analysis and explaining actuals vs. forecasts. Highlight areas where performance is behind or ahead of plan and suggest potential interventions.</span></li><li><b><span>Business Planning</span></b><span>: Play a key role in developing the long-term plan and quarterly plan update process. Coordinate the plan for a part of the business, analyze plan data in SAP-based systems, and output in PowerBI/Tableau reports. Prepare presentation material, including commentary, and answer follow-up questions from leadership or central finance teams.</span></li><li><b><span>Joint Venture Management</span></b><span>: Support the local finance team in developing plans and Authorization for Expenditure (AFEs) for joint venture partners' approval.</span></li><li><b><span>Economic Evaluation</span></b><span>: Perform economic analysis to evaluate the financial viability of various projects or scenarios. Develop insights into economic drivers and sources of value for the business.</span></li><li><b><span>Strategy &amp; Planning</span></b><span>:  Support the annual planning process, ensuring plans are appropriately challenged and assured. Produce detailed cost forecasts, highlight areas where performance targets are not being met, and ensure data quality in submissions. Support ad-hoc and strategic business decisions, understanding the implications and balancing risk and reward.</span></li><li><b><span>Continuous Improvement</span></b><span>: Identify and deliver continuous improvement opportunities in performance management products. Promote the use of standard systems and reports, and work towards standardizing and simplifying performance management processes.</span></li></ul><p></p><p><b><span>What You will need to be successful:</span></b></p><p></p><ul><li><span>Business/Finance or Engineering Degree level or equivalent experience</span><span> </span></li><li><span>Min. 5 years of relevant post degree experience in financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting</span></li><li><span>Experience within global, complex and matrix organizations, pre