Job Description

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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.?

Job Family Group

Finance Group

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We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided 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 accommodations.

Job Profile Summary

Responsible for supporting the team in appraising credit risk of new and existing customers consistent with credit policies and standards, monitoring customers' transactions against credit limits whilst ensuring adherence to policies and procedures in the drive for exceptional customer service, operational excellence and compliance.

Time Type

Full time

Job Advert

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 Team and advance your career as a Credit and Trade Finance Senior Analyst
BP delivers energy and related services people need all over the world. Our Integrated Supply and Trading business (IST) connects BP to globally traded markets for oil, gas, power, renewables, and currencies. We market BP's oil and gas, and buy feedstocks for our refinery system and products to meet marketing demand. At GBS (Global Business Services) we are a highly skilled and diverse team of 5,000 professionals, based in key locations globally.

In this role You will:

• Manage and maintain credit database requests
• Maintain collateral management and Excess tracker daily
• Process and action relevant Letter of Credit requests, pay relevant fees and charges
• Search for improvement possibilities and active participation in CI projects
• Provide help and guidance to Trade Finance Analysts, Analysts in the team and back-up for Lead Analyst
• Coordinate and ensure completion of all team-related ad-hoc queries
• Supporting Lead Analyst and management in a professional and smooth transition, bubble support and launch
• Completing insurance checklists which require interactions with structured trade finance and front office
• MI reporting for Trade Finance which includes collating information, cleansing, and streamlining
• Issuance of Import Documentary Letters of credit to ensure they cover the deal in question
• Implement discounting agreements which involve completing a pre-defined template with information in the credit system and SAP invoice. Sending the draft to the bank, making any corrections, and preparing for final sign-off
• Generating reports for portfolio discounting and collaborating closely with the bank

• Relevant studies or 3 years of experience in finance, accounting, or LC environment
• Fluent English (level C1) spoken and written
• Strong verbal and written communication skills plus the courage to speak up
• Good analytical skills with attention to detail
• Good work ethics and professionalism
• Good problem solving and interpersonal skills
• Have a mentality for finding continuous improvement opportunities and automation ideas
• Good excel and PowerBI skills, comfortable dealing with large spreadsheets/datasets
• Strong verbal and written communication skills plus the courage to speak up