Group Reporting Accountant

Job description

Segment

Corporate & Functions
Role synopsis

·  Ensure timely and accurate hydrocarbon accounting processes
·  To support and prepare documents for period close
·  To ensure adherence to policies and procedures
·  To work with the Business / Country teams supported to ensure mutual understanding of all accounting entries and follow up on queries.
·  Resolve queries and issues as they arise with reference to relevant resources such as the Group Reporting Manual, working with the Business / Country teams or other support from within the BSC.
·  To comply with any other job-related requirements. This may be defined by an attached task list or defined by one's relevant team lead or process lead.
·  Provide effective support to system transformations in all phases of the project
Req ID

75589BR
Location

Hungary - Central - Budapest
Is this a part time position?

No
Relocation available

No
Travel required

Negligible travel
Key accountabilities

·  Adhering with the tasks outlined in the EMS/QMS Systems
·  Preparing invoices for the different customer segments
·  Controlling the completeness and integrity of hydrocarbon accounts
·  Support preparation of documents and adjustments for monthly, quarterly and year-end close
·  Monitoring of open items / overdue and allocation of incoming payments (incl Direct Debit)
·  Managing contract changes and ad-hoc hydrocarbon queries
·  Reconciliation of billed bulk sales with stock/purchased quantities
·  Query handling and monitoring
Strong interactivity with assigned Business Units, customers as well as with Business Facing Financials.
·  Run & verify the month end stock accounting processes, ensuring all movements correctly priced & accounted for and all adjustments made
·  Produce actual costs and allocations reports
·  Review Cost recovery reports and propose adjustments
·  Support the analysis financial results of product cost, storage and handling activities
Essential Education

·  Academic degree in Finance/Accounting or Economics
Desirable criteria and qualifications

N/A
About BP

Our business is the exploration, production, refining, trading and distribution of energy. This is what we do, and we do it on a truly global scale. With a workforce of 80,000 employees, BP operates with business activities and customers in more than 80 countries across six continents. Every day, we serve millions of customers around the world. We are continually looking for talented, committed and ambitious people to help us shape the face of energy for the future.

The Finance Function fulfills three key activities: to report financial and operational results, both internally and externally, with independence and integrity; to support business performance management and planning processes by using consistent data collection and reporting processes; and to integrate financial and commercial processes to enable end to end optimization. Finance also supports the development of annual and long term plans, strategies and performance management processes as well as provides economic analysis and Group Investment Assurance and Approval Process (GIAAP) support for business opportunities, investments and other specific projects as needed.
Application close date

29-Oct-2016
Sub-category

Accounting Services
Job category

Finance
Countries (State/Region)

Hungary

Desired profile

Essential experience and job requirements

·  2-4 year of experience related to Accounting/Finance
·  Fluency in English
·  Intermediate German knowledge is required
Other Requirements (eg Travel, Location)

N/A