Entity:

Finance

Job Family Group:

Finance Group

Job Description:

Background and purpose of role:

BP is driving a central transformation project with an objective to upgrade and standardise the policies, process, control and technology around balance sheet assurance/ reconciliation and journal entry, to implement an integrated solution via Blackline SaaS solution.

The project aims to bring digitization and enhance BP’s balance sheet reconciliation and manual journals operating and assurance capabilities.

This role is going to play a pivotal role as a part of project team. Primary objective of this role is to support be proficient in Blackline maintenance and reporting functionalities. The role requires Blackline admin expertise coupled with finance process and accounting knowledge.  

The role entails ample opportunities and requires working with senior collaborators across BP’s GBS teams, liaise with BP-wide finance and control teams while assisting transformation project team.

Key Results / Accountabilities:

Key roles and responsibilities will include:

• Complete the maintenance and configuration of the Blackline platform to ensure optimal performance and alignment with business requirements.
• Configure system settings, user permissions, and access controls according to organizational policies and requirements.
• Handle user assignments within the Blackline platform, including adding new users, updating user profiles, and deactivating accounts as needed.
• Provide user support and fix assistance to address any issues related to user access or functionality within Blackline.
• Maintain precise master data in Blackline, including charts of accounts and mapping tables, ensuring platform-wide consistency and integrity through regular audits and validation checks.
• Supervise compliance with internal policies, industry regulations, and security standards within the Blackline environment.
• Develop and customize reports in Blackline to supervise key performance indicators (KPIs) related to reconciliation activities and process efficiency.
• Generate monthly reports summarizing reconciliation completion status, outstanding actions, and other relevant metrics for management review.
• Facilitate training sessions for new users to familiarize them with BlackLine functionalities, processes, and guidelines and provide ongoing support and assistance to users, answering inquiries, trousolving issuesd addressing training needs as they arise.
• Configure and manage workflows within Blackline to streamline reconciliation processes and approval workflows.

Key Challenges:

• Demonstrate clear understanding of the business context of the company in order to deliver high quality service.
• Quick to react and adapt to constantly changing business requirements to support rapidly changing business requirements.
• Ability to communicate effectively with and influence people at all levels, geographies and time zones within the organisation, building strong relationships quickly.
• Complete understanding of system landscape and infrastructure
• End to end understanding of GBS control monitoring and governance processes.
• Ensuring that BP's control environment remains effective through compliance with internal/ external requirements via the application of controls and systems across all activities in scope of operations.
• Looks for ways to do things better, faster, more efficiently.

Qualification and Experience.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field.
• 4+ years of relevant experience in finance, Blackline / SAP ECC / S4 HANA / MS Office Suite.
• Clear, fluent, and confident written and verbal communication skills
• Strong continuous improvement mentality and drive for excellence
• Agile outlook to adapt to changing circumstances and priorities.

Knowledge and Skills Required

• Good levels of proactivity & drive, analytical thinking, strong communications & engagement, tenacity and preferably have pre-BP background experience in Blackline.
• BlackLine and SAP FI-CO is preferred.
• Project role for 12-18 months which transitions back to an operational team lead / senior analyst role after the project finishes.
• Understanding of the end-to-end financial process lifecycle like O2C, P2P and R2R
• Strong planning and problem-solving skills
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Strong collaborator leadership skills
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple tasks concurrently.

Desirable

• Experience with power, Oil and gas industry, big4 or GBS/ SSC experience.

Leadership Competencies

Value Expertise

Develop capability through continual learning: Proactively develops the expertise of themselves and others and encourages and supports a climate of continual learning.

Energise People

Foster effective teamwork and collaboration: Facilitates effective teamwork and builds collaborative relationships internally and externally.

Act Decisively

Demonstrate relentless drive and determination: Continually demonstrates a real hunger and drive to achieve, high levels of energy and a solid resilience, and understands and manages the impact of this on others.

Deliver Results

Manage risk and drive safe, reliable and efficient operations: Proactively manages risks and insists on sustained operational excellence.

Mindsets  

Own your success  

• Demonstrates leadership and is accountable for driving team performance. 
• Inspires teams to evaluate and enhance delivery of business outcomes.  
• Models safe and ethical work practices and a culture of transparency     

Think big  

• Actively seeks opportunities to transform and enhance processes and systems.  
• Constantly seeks ways to transform, improve and innovate. 
• Builds the skills and knowledge of self and the team and promotes a collaborative team environment 

Be curious  

• Encourages a culture of curiosity across teams. 
• Ensures the delivery and improvement of digital solutions to benefit customers.  
• Supports the team to try new technologies, fail and learn fast and implement solutions at pace 

Effortless customer experience  

• Drives team to understand customer needs and deliver digital seamless self-service customer experiences. 
• Fosters multi-functional collaboration in support of One Finance 

Digital first  

• Keeps up to date with digital innovation and seeks digital solutions for problems.  
• Encourages the team to deliver creative digital solutions 

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company! We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Travel Requirement

No travel is expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

This role is eligible for relocation within country

Remote Type:

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills:

Accounting policy, Accounting Processes and Financial Systems, Analytical Thinking, Analytics, Business process control, Business process improvement, Customer centric thinking, Data Analysis, Digital Automation, Digital Fluency, Financial Reporting, Internal control and compliance

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Legal Disclaimer:

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics like race, religion, color, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp’s recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us.

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