Entity:

Finance

Job Family Group:

Finance Group

Job Description:

At bp, we provide an excellent working environment and employee benefits such as an open and inclusive culture, a great work-life balance, tremendous learning and development opportunities to craft your career path, life and health insurance, medical care package and many others.

Business Investment Senior Manager

Role Overview

Financial Modeling specialist – Business Investments will play a substantial role in across the Customer & Products portfolio. This role is responsible for the development of complex financial models, investment appraisals, and valuation frameworks to support strategic decisions across refineries, midstream logistics, pipelines, retail fuel stations, wholesale, and convenience formats.

You will operate as a strategic partner to global teams across the US, UK, and Australia/NZ, ensuring high‑quality insights, and recommendations that drive value, performance, and growth.

Key Accountabilities

• Investment & Valuation - Lead investment appraisals, financial modelling, and value forecasting. Conduct valuations for M&A, JV structures, co‑investment vs. buy decisions, and business opportunities.
• Financial Modeling & Analytics - Build financial, operational, and market models using excel, Power Query/Power Pivot). Develop automated, visual dashboards using Power BI and/or Tableau. Perform data analysis and analytics driving insights for leadership decision making.
• Commercial Performance & Portfolio - Develop performance frameworks, scorecards, and variance analysis to improve asset and portfolio returns. Recommend optimization opportunities based on commercial data, value drivers, and market trends. Support coordinated planning cycles including AOP, long‑range planning, and strategic reviews.
• Market & Competitive Intelligence - Analyze market, regulatory, and competitor trends across India, US, Europe, and Australia/NZ. Evaluate efficiency, margin, pricing, channel behavior, and customer/product trends relevant to bp’s retail businesses.
• Cross‑Functional Collaboration - Work closely with global teams across finance, strategy, operations, supply & midstream, and retail/convenience. Prepare investment papers, executive presentations, and leadership‑ready materials.
• Governance & Operational Improvement - Maintain meticulous documentation, audit standards, and modeling controls. Enhance bp’s investment methodologies, modeling templates, and post‑investment review processes.

What We Look For

• Analytical strength with attention to detail.
• Ability to simplify complexity and influence diverse collaborators.
• Comfortable working in a global, fast-paced, matrix environment.
• Strong storytelling skills—clear, structured, and visually compelling.
• Strong communication & Articulation skills to work along global teams & excutive leadership

Essential Experience & Requirements

Professional Experience

• Proven track record in financial modeling, investment appraisal, valuation, or commercial strategy.
• Experience in consulting, transaction advisory, audit/assurance, M&A, or deal valuation preferred.
• Exposure to industrial, downstream, retail fuel, convenience, midstream, logistics, or broader energy sectors highly advantageous.

Technical Skills

• Advanced Excel (Power Query, Power Pivot; VBA a plus).
• Expertise with Power BI, Tableau, and data visualization/storytelling tools.
• Strong modeling capabilities: return on investment analysis, scenario/sensitivity modelling, NPV/IRR calculations.
• Ability to handle large datasets and perform data wrangling.

Business & Strategic Skills

• Strong commercial competence with understanding of margin, unit economics, throughput, and value drivers.
• Ability to translate financial insights into strategic recommendations.
• Experience in asset economics, capital allocation, and risk-adjusted return analysis.

Education & Certifications

• Education in Finance, Economics, Engineering, or a related quantitative field.
• Professional qualification (CFA or equivalent experience, CA, CPA) strongly preferred.

Why Join Us

At bp, you’ll help shape high-value investment decisions that power growth across global markets. You’ll collaborate with extraordinary teams, work on diverse asset portfolios, and build a career at the intersection of strategy, analytics, and commercial impact.

bp is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals regardless of gender, identity, background, or personal circumstances.

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 crafting 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, collaboration spaces in a modern office environment, and many others benefits.

Travel Requirement

Up to 10% travel should be expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

This role is eligible for relocation within country

Remote Type:

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills:

Commercial Acumen, Commercial performance management, Communication, Data visualization and interpretation, Integrated Planning, Investment appraisal, Performance management, Strategic Planning, Translating strategy into plans

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 an accessibility need may request an adjustment/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 adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us.

If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.