- Taking full ownership of the assigned Intercompany activities based on BP Group Intercompany policy and procedures.
- Gain in-depth business understanding of their respective scope; build and maintain effective relationship with their partners.
- Provide support to internal and external audits; ensure that Intercompany process is detailed and implemented according to the group requirements and policies.
- Support the digitalization transformation in Intercompany process, tool, dashboard, and reporting.
- Support special Intercompany projects as assigned by the Intercompany Manager to assist with project outcomes and efficiency implications.
- Perform group invoicing & billing process (Payroll & non-payroll) and related reconciliation.
- Support standardization, transformation and digitization of the Intercompany process and drive these initiatives for the in-scope Intercompany processes.
- Handle conflicting priorities with business collaborators and ensure deliveries are met.
- Ensure compliance to control and User Developed Application (UDA).
- Liaise with group tax and auditors internally and externally as & when vital.
- Assists in the embedding of ways of working and effective integration within GBS to ensure smooth transition.
- Support the Group Disputes and Upfront Agreement (UFA) processes ensuring both tools and related processes are fit for purpose.
- Handling and booking of incoming/outgoing charges - AP/AR transactions settlements along with the non-trade IC settlement bookings.
- Monitoring of the Cash Due open item, Follow-up receivables, on time payment.
- Review and Support of Monthly/quarterly reconciliations of Intercompany accounts in Accounts Receivable/Accounts Payable - Ensure the integrity and accuracy of the various Intercompany and suspense account reconciliations.
- Deliver silent running by supporting the Group s intercompany agreement and elimination process at Quarter-ends ensuring all imbalances $500k are cleared by the end of the process, all differences
- Ensure all balancing items are followed up on a timely basis.
- Supervise the key jobs and applications on the settlement and PEC processes.
- Review and Support of Monthly/quarterly reconciliations of Intercompany accounts in Accounts.
- Ensure that disputes are supervised and resolved in a timely manner, intervening and calling out disputes according to Group Policies
- Monthly / Quarterly Processing and Journal review of adjustments prepared through the reconciliation process.
- To review and clear IC GRIR/Suspense accounts.
- IFA posting and reconciliation
- Intercompany debtor and creditor analysis that supports the Working Capital and Operating Cash Flow monthly reporting (incl. non-business items like material/high level IFA and loan movements)
Education:
- Educated at degree level with finance and accounting, preferably with a relevant accounting professional qualification with proven analytical and system thinking skills and financial knowledge.
- Understand and ensure application Group Accounting Policies and relevant Group & Finance Standards & Practices.
Experience and Job Requirements:
- Proficient with Excel, Power BI and other Office 365 tools. Prior experience with BP financial systems is an advantage.
- Exposure to SAP
- proven experience on Finance & accounting field, preferably experience in the areas of team member management/process improvement/ strategic project enablement.
- Ability to influence and motivate changes across cross functional teams.
- Ability to perform high volume detailed work.
- Team-focused, results oriented.
- Conflict resolution and ability to find solutions to sophisticated issues.
