Finance Process Expert

Grade H Responsible for providing sound internal consultancy around business process improvement, analysing and measuring the effectiveness of existing business processes, articulating risks and issues and proposing appropriate interventions and continuous improvement opportunities to drive development of solutions to deliver tangible improvements.

Entity:

Customers Products

Job Family Group:

Business Support Group

As bp transitions to an integrated energy company, we must adapt to a changing world and maintain competitive performance. Bps customers products (CP) business area is setting up a business and technology centre (BTC) in Pune, India. This will support the delivery of an enhanced customer experience and drive innovation by building global capabilities at scale, leveraging Technology, and developing deep expertise. The BTC will be a core and connected part of our business, bringing together colleagues who report into their respective part of CP, working together with other functions across bp. This is an exciting time to join bp and the customers products BTC!

About the role!

As one of a number of Process Experts, the role will work as part of an integrated Customer Products (CP) Finance ERP team to deliver the goals of the Quantum ERP programme, support initiatives impacting finance processes and business as usual activities. This includes defining, standardizing, and ensuring the accurate implementation of financial processes during each phase of the CP Quantum programme.

The Quantum Transformation Programme seeks to standardise and simplify key business processes and related ERP solutions deploying across some 79 countries and associated CP businesses.

The successful candidate will have experienced knowledge of workflows and business processes with a consistent track record based upon extensive experience of process development and ERP deployments across multiple geographies and CP businesses.

What you will deliver:

Success will be measured by the ability of the incumbent to deliver clear, impactful outcomes that drive bp s ERP transformation and increase value by improving efficiencies whilst standardising and simplifying business processes. Key responsibilities include:

• Working as an effective member of a team demonstrating the ability to prioritise, collaborate and communicate effectively with a wide range groups including project teams, customers, users and across different cultures.
• Ability to assess, gather and develop user requirements across processes and workflows and challenge the status quo to drive transformational improvements fit for the future.
• Translate requirements into implementable technology needs providing feedback to learn and improve throughout Solution Confirmation and successive ERP deployments and release cycles.
• Identify key issues, concerns and risks and develop appropriate mitigations aligned with business and ERP transformation aims and objectives.
• Provide input into Change Impact Assessments and support the development of readiness plans to enable a smooth and effective deployments.

What you will need to be successful :

Education

• Qualified professional with university degree or equivalent experience or similar educational background or extensive incorporated business experience
• Extensive knowledge of CP finance business processes
• A consistent track record and extensive experience of delivering ERP transformation and ability to demonstrate deep understanding of deployment methodologies

Skills Competencies

• Effective communication skills - Ability to communicate effectively at all levels and across different geographies and cultures.
• Analytical skills (Expert) - ability to assess, analyse and develop standard requirements and business processes
• Bias for action (Expert) - ability to challenge the status quo and drive improvements and transformational change with minimal support
• Influencing skills - ability to gain buy- in and influence across a range of key customers and users in order to deliver and embed proposals and changes effectively
• Deep knowledge of finance and related CP business processes
• Proven knowledge of SAP systems, functionality and solutions.

You will work with:

• CP Finance ERP Workstream Team
• Quantum workstream teams including GPOs, leads, process owners, sub-process owners and SMEs
• Global business customers and key users and associated groups and forums.
• Quantum programme partners - Accenture and SAP including programme and change leads
• Technology process design leads, analysts and architects
• SAP Support Teams.

Travel Requirement

Negligible travel should be expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

This role is eligible for relocation within country

Remote Type:

This position is not available for remote working

Skills:

Agility core practices, Agility tools, Business Operations, Business process architecture, Business process control, Business process improvement, Commercial Acumen, Communication, Data Management, Data visualization and interpretation, Decision Making, Demand Management, Design Thinking, Goal Setting, Influencing, Lean Practices, Managing change, Managing Performance, Project and programme management, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Thinking, Workload Prioritization

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