Core Finance Analyst, RPT (Lead) at BP in Kuala Lumpur

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Entity: Finance Job Family Group: Finance Group Job Description: ST&S Finance & Risk provides financial stewardship, analysis, control and business support to Supply, Trading & Shipping. The Core Finance team delivers scalable products and services supporting Finance business partners and specialist functions, including management information, valuation support, data and reporting, new activity delivery and continuous improvement. The role reports to the Core Finance Lead and works across business and technology centre locations and cross-functional teams. Let me tell you about the role: The Core Finance Analyst independently delivers assigned Core Finance activities with accuracy, control and sound judgement. As part of an agile pool of Core Finance talent, the role may flex across products, services, portfolios or initiatives in response to business priorities and to support individual development. The role produces and explains management information and performance analysis, completes valuation review activities, supports new activity implementation, and drives defined improvement initiatives. What you will deliver Independently produce, validate and explain high-quality management information and performance analysis, investigating material movements, data issues and valuation differences, recommending actions and escalating significant matters. Perform valuation review activities for assigned portfolios with appropriate independence, including assessment of input data, curves, models, methodologies and adjustments, and support well-evidenced valuations aligned with external management accounting data requirements. Support new commercial activity from assessment through implementation by coordinating assigned Finance inputs, maintaining delivery plans, completing functional assurance and readiness activities, and supporting handover into sustainable business-as-usual processes. Lead defined improvement initiatives within agreed scope, using structured project delivery, process redesign and change management to simplify, standardise, automate or stop work. Own assigned processes and deliverables end to end, maintain documentation and control evidence, and flex across Core Finance activities as business needs evolve, building breadth of experience and supporting individual development. Work with Commercial Finance, Controllership, Finance & Risk Advisory, the Front Office, technology and service-delivery teams to resolve data, valuation and process issues, supporting clear, coordinated delivery across changing Core Finance priorities. Job Functional Knowledge: Strong practical knowledge of financial analysis, management information, valuation processes, data controls, new activity delivery and business improvement in a complex trading or supply environment . Understands valuation inputs, curves, models, methodologies, data lineage and control evidence, together with the external management accounting data requirements affected by valuation outputs. Working knowledge of project delivery, process design, change management, automation and continuous improvement, with the ability to operate efficiently across Finance, commercial, technology and service-delivery interfaces. Business Expertise: Good understanding of ST&S or a comparable commodity trading and supply business, including how transactions, market data, valuation methods, systems and operational events affect management information and external management accounting. Understands the roles of the Front Office, Commercial Finance, Controllership, Finance & Risk Advisory, technology and service providers, and works efficiently across these interfaces to support consistent, high-quality Core Finance delivery Leadership: Provides leadership through technical expertise, ownership and coordination rather than formal people management. Plans and coordinates assigned deliverables, reviews outputs where delegated, shares knowledge and supports less experienced colleagues. Influ