BP Hiring for Sr. Accounting Analyst Job at Chicago, IL Full Time

Job Profile Summary

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?

Join our Refined Product Trading America’s Accounting, Reporting and Control Team and advance your career as a Senior Accounting Analyst!

Who we are and what we do

We deliver transparent, controlled and insightful financial reporting to bp’s businesses, leadership teams and external stakeholders.

We provide meaningful assurance through design & operation of a robust control environment, the application of rigour and judgement and the effective operation of standard processes.

We are a value-add business partner, supporting the delivery of bp’s strategy, net zero ambition and the growth of new business models.

Our role in the new finance entity

• We ensure that control and compliance is built in to finance processes by design, leveraging the power of data and digital technology
• We create and protect value for bp’s existing and new businesses
• We work closely with GBS to design the standard and efficient core finance processes that deliver bp’s financial reporting
• We offer centralized technical accounting expertise for the group
• We attract, develop and retain talent for finance and bp, with a focus on digital development and leadership

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About this role

The Senior Accounting Analyst is a key position within the Refined Product Trading America’s Accounting, Reporting and Control Team. The successful candidate will be responsible for the preparation of financial reporting journal entries, financial analysis and assurance in accordance with accounting policy and controls. You will also provide timely and accurate financial and non-financial information to meet both internal and external reporting requirements while ensuring critical checks and controls are in place to provide for robust financial reporting. If you have a passion for simplification and leveraging technology, you’ll likely thrive in this role!

Accountabilities

• Compile, review, analyze and book journal entries related to various financial statement areas
• Interact with the business to ensure the accuracy/integrity of financial accounts and reports
• Report actual financial and non-financial additional and supplementary information
• Provide financial accounting support relevant to the Refined Products Trading America’s business unit
• Ensure accuracy and completeness of financial data including the balance sheet, fixed assets, accruals, and P&L results
• Prepare quarterly analytical review of information
• Support and assist with internal and external audits

Essential Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance preferred. Equivalent experience also considered.
• At least five years in a relevant finance, accounting, trading or similar role.
• The successful candidate will have an intermediate level of experience in accounting and finance with some experience in energy or a similar commodity-oriented industry.

What makes you stand out

• Experience with SAP and FBW reporting systems
• Financial accounting and reporting knowledge, including general accounting policy knowledge
• CPA preferred but not required
• Teammate with ability to build working relationships across functional, business unit and regional lines
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize several diverse projects
• Experience with automation and visualization tools such as Python or Power BI

Why join us

At bp, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and challenging environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly.

There are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are important, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, and excellent retirement benefits, among others!

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

Entity

Finance

Job Family Group

Finance Group

Relocation available

No

Travel required

No

Country

United States of America

About BP

FINANCE

Join us in a crucial time of transition. We are bringing all of our finance and procurement activities for the group into one place, enabling better work.

For you this means working with us on:

Compliance – efficiently delivering external reporting requirements to ensure we continue to meet our regulatory ‎obligations in all jurisdictions, supported by robust control environment across all three lines of ‎defence.‎

Stewardship – laying out a robust finance framework and providing ongoing management of the balance sheet and ‎portfolio execution, supported by effective advocacy to the market.‎

Performance – facilitating the effective allocation of capital, development of business plans and coordination of ‎business performance interventions to ensure a consistent delivery between strategic aspirations, ‎operational forecasts and delivered outcomes. Furthermore, you will be responsible for value creation through mergers and acquisition-led ‎deals, commercial negotiations and integration of business opportunities.‎

Transformation – driving digital transformation (centralising, digitising, optimising) across all elements of the finance entity to ‎achieve sector-leading cost-performance.‎

Legal disclaimer

If you are selected for a position in the United States, your employment will be contingent upon submission to and successful completion of a post-offer/pre-placement drug test(and alcohol screening/medical examination if required by the role) as well as pre-placement verification of the information and qualifications provided during the selection process. The drug screen requires a hair test for which BP must be able to obtain a sufficient hair sample for analysis (~4 cm/1 ½” scalp, or > 2 cm/¾” body – arms & armpits/legs/chest)

As part of our dedication to the diversity of our workforce, BP is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard for race, color, gender, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, military status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any other protected group status. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us or have one of your representatives contact us at BPUSApplicationAssis@bp.com; or by telephone at 281.366.1999.

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