T&S ARC Controller at BP International

Job Description:

• The Trading, Shipping and Supply Accounts Reporting Controller role has the primary responsibility to ensure that we manage, control and develop our operations in a process designed” manner to deliver value to the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish strong relationship with business team members to ensure smooth operations and successful project delivery
• Leads the Trading, Shipping & Supply business finance to deliver end-to-end financial accounting and reporting processes, ensuring activity is recorded and reported accurately and in a timely manner, whilst supporting transparency, integrity and operating excellence.
• Explores automation/continuous improvement opportunities to bring out alignments and deliver efficiencies in the process.
• Provide effective support to system transformations in all phases of the project
• Support on business projects and look for opportunities to improve the inventory processes continuously in line with the request of Business team members and lead the relevant people to put them in place
• Ensure timely and accurate hydrocarbon accounting process by performing monthly control activity - as preventive control - to avoid financial, reputational and compliance risk
• Deliver Finance Operation, Cost Accounting and Master Data maintenance control to the Business partners by double-checking the purchase contracts/deals and ensuring that all product purchases introduced into the system throughout the month to drive accurate valuation for them
• Provide financial and process expertise to the Business partners and FBT team members for their daily operation whenever it is required
• Support internal and external audits by providing financial information and leading the team member requests
• Lead the knowledge (IT, financial, legal and process knowledge) and experience sharing between the participants, provide guidance and support to the team members, particulariy on Excise & VAT rules for main fuel sales/purchases and related ancillary charges, SAP PRI and PRE knowledgeTreasury requirements
• In case of any discrepancies, prepare professional route cause analysis and present to the relevant team members; provide applicable proposal for issue resolution and get your proposal across the stakeholders; implement new preventive control points in the process; double-check the preventive controls regularly.

Essential Education

• Finance & Accounting Professional with 5+ years post articles proven experience
• CA (SA) or recognized financial accounting degree with relevant experience

Desirable Criteria

• Knowledge of SAP financial modules / functionality and reporting tools.
• Oil/Energy industry experience and knowledge with an understanding of the terminology, business functions and processes is a big plus.