Senior Energy Analyst

Entity:
Trading & Shipping
Job Family Group:
Supply & Trading Group
Job Summary:
The Senior Energy Analyst will support Costing, Growth and the Optimization team by performing commercial analysis of retail power business financial performance for Trading and Shipping's retail power business unit. The role provides the unique opportunity to get in-depth understanding of the retail power business by working with various cross functional teams in researching, analyzing, and reporting on PNL performance drivers. The successful candidate will be working with various functional support groups within the organization, including Retail Supply, Operations and Finance.
Job Description:
Key accountabilities:

• Using set of analytical tools, research and analyze gross margin ("FGM") forecast to actuals variances for Retail Power business unit
• In coordination with PNL owners, quantify and provide commentary on the PNL drivers generated by Retail Power Supply activities for the actualization process
• Provide input during the pre-meetings and actualization meetings run by the Finance team
• Work with Supply and Operations teams in identifying and fixing PNL impacting variances or errors
• Work with Finance team to resolve any issues with actuals reporting (costs and revenue)
• Support Executive Reporting process, including validating month over month change in FGM value
• Understand the drivers of FGM to help support strategic business decisions
• Support the annual budget and MTP processes
• Develop and maintain infrastructure for budget vs actual business performance tracking
• Perform other duties required to support the monthly reporting and analysis of FGM
• Familiarizing with Retail Power financials and performance to benchmark the output from various reports
• Quickly and accurately respond to ad hoc queries from internal customers including senior management
• Engage in continuous improvement activities to streamline FGM commercial analysis process to enhance efficiency and effectiveness as well as supporting overall company optimization initiatives
• Develop, track and report KPIs
• Perform other duties and projects as assigned to support the business
• Document policies, procedures, and workflow for assigned areas of responsibility

Essential education:

• Undergraduate degree in Business, Economics, Engineering or Finance

Essential experience:

• 3+ years analytical work experience in Retail Power Industry
• Knowledge of US Power Retail markets is required
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and synthesize information to provide actionable recommendations
• Experience in extracting and transforming large data sets using SQL, PowerQuery, PowerBI and/or Python
• Experience with data visualization and business intelligence
• Outstanding Excel skills and proficiency in MS Office Suite
• Solid communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong work ethic, demonstrated ability to multitask, work independently, and meet deadlines while maintaining a high standard of accuracy
• Ability to collaborate across functions
• Self-starter and detail-oriented problem solver

Why join bp:
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 encouraging an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly.
There are many aspects of our employees' lives that are meaningful, 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!
Travel Requirement
Negligible travel should be expected with this role
Relocation Assistance:
This role is not eligible for relocation
Remote Type:
This position is a hybrid of office/remote working
Skills:
Agreements and negotiations, Analytical Thinking, Business Acumen, Commercial Business Development, Continuous Learning, Customer promise execution, Customer service delivery excellence, Deal modelling and valuation, Developing and implementing strategy, Influencing, Internal alignment, Listening, Loyalty Management, Marketing strategy and programmes, Negotiating value, Negotiation planning and preparation, Partner relationship management, Presenting, Thought Leadership, Trade discipline and compliance, Trading Fundamentals, Sentiment and Trends, Trading knowledge, Writing skills
Legal Disclaimer:
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with disabilities may request a reasonable accommodation related to bp's recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us to request accommodations.
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