Europe Investment Analyst (m/f/d)

Job summary

Location: Europe, Officebased

At bp, we have only one thing in mind: the energy of tomorrow. We want to rethink energy so that we are climate-neutral by 2050 at the latest. We are rethinking energy and relying on the expertise and passion of our approximately 70,000 employees worldwide, 4,600 of them in Germany. With the products and services of our bp, Aral and Castrol brands, they ensure energy and mobility for millions of people every day – today and in the future.

The Europe Investment Analyst supports the Mobility & Convenience businesses in Europe, acting as a key member of the team responsible for investment decision support activities (economic modelling, scenario/sensitivity analysis, functional assurance, etc) for business investments and financial assurance of business investments including review of risks assessment and mitigations. We are looking for a motivated self-starter with an ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently with limited guidance.

Your Tasks:

The Europe Investment Analyst supports coordination of the business review process in a way which achieves quality, unbiased, and timely reviews of investment proposals. The incumbent is accountable for the Finance review of the Authority to Negotiate (AtN) and Financial Memorandum (FM) for projects related to the Mobility and Convenience business in Europe and will

• maintain close working relationship with the Mobility & Convenience businesses and provide meaningful input and challenge into the prioritization of business investment
• provide the necessary support and guidance to Project and Commercial Development teams as projects progress in accordance with the Group Investment Assurance and Approval Process (GIAAP), Economic Evaluation Model (EEM) standards and Delegation of Authority (DoA) and ensure that internal guidance is adhered to (Compliance)
• act as a commercial consultant supporting new deals, lease renewals, marketing programs, etc.
• execute a fit-for-purpose functional assurance process and interface with teams outside the business (integrators such as ARC, Tax, Treasury, etc) as projects are progressed
• drive post-project evaluations (PPE), compile learnings, maintain the project repository, and provide necessary financial inputs into the pipeline/plan
• balancing direct support for complex or high-materiality investment cases and developing tools/automation/process optimization to support routine or lower-materiality projects.
• share learnings between projects to support continuous improvement and applying best practice across teams.

• A Bachelor's degree is required - preferably in Finance, Business, or Accounting.
• Good command of written & spoken English (C1); other European languages are an advantage
• Extensive knowledge of financial accounting according to IFRS and local statutory GAAP
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and relationship management skills to enable effective collaboration and ability to influence people at all levels of the organization
• Understanding of economic evaluation methodology
• Strong numerical and analytic skills, business acumen and understanding of business drivers.
• Minimum 5 years finance experience
• Agile training and a working understanding of Agile techniques including Scrum and Kanban

• bp stands for agile working in a digitized, team-oriented and international working environment
• Flexible and mobile working as well as 30 days of leave
• Attractive remuneration package (company pension scheme, bonus and share programme, Aral fuel card, group accident insurance, various special benefits)
• International career and development opportunities as well as extensive internal and external training opportunities
• Subsidized canteen and free hot drinks and water
• Commitment to society: bp doubles the donations made privately by employees to non-profit organizations and rewards voluntary time commitment.
• Employees can offset their personal CO2 footprint, bp doubles this amount
• Programs to improve work-life balance