Controllership Analyst - Refined Product Trading

About the role

bp's new Supply, Trading & Shipping (ST&S) team in Budapest is looking for a Controllership Analyst for Refined Product Trading. The Controllership team, part of Core Finance & Risk, delivers controlled close and reporting for its assigned business or portfolio and reports to the Senior Manager, Controllership. The analyst performs and supports accurate, timely and controlled close, accounting and reporting, investigating movements and exceptions, operating financial controls and supporting resolution of accounting, data and process issues.

Key responsibilities

• Complete monthly, quarterly and annual close activities, including reconciliations, journals and reporting within agreed deadlines.
• Perform controllership activities such as due diligence, management-to-accounting alignment, derivative and valuation accounting, intercompany matters, statutory reporting support and investigation of material movements.
• Operate and evidence financial controls, identify gaps or failures, support remediation and raise material risks promptly.
• Support the accounting implementation of new business activity and change by documenting requirements, analysing and testing, and embedding approved process, data and control changes.
• Investigate accounting, data and process issues, find root causes, explain impacts and actions, and escalate items needing broader decisions.
• Contribute to standardisation and continuous improvement through process documentation, reduced manual activity, better data quality and support for automation.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Accounting, Finance or a related field.
• 5-7 years of relevant experience in accounting, reporting, financial control or controllership, including period-end close, reconciliations, controls and investigation of financial or data issues.
• Strong understanding of ST&S or a comparable commodity trading and supply business, and of the roles of Front Office, Commodity Risk, Commercial Finance, Technical Accounting, Core Finance, service providers and external auditors.
• Ability to build relationships with finance, risk, technical specialists, auditors and delivery teams, and to communicate clearly and proactively.

Required skills

• Financial accounting, period-end close, financial reporting and internal controls.
• Commodity accounting, including valuation and derivative accounting, management-to-accounting alignment, balance sheet assurance, intercompany accounting and statutory reporting.
• Application of accounting policies and procedures, and recognition of when specialist expertise is needed.

What we offer

• Performance-based bonus opportunities and a wide range of cafeteria elements.
• Life and health insurance and a medical care package.
• Hybrid working arrangement aligned with team and business needs.
• Long-term career path, learning options and eligibility for the Global ShareMatch plan.
• Family-friendly measures such as extended parental leave and a mother-baby room, plus wellbeing programmes.
• No travel expected; the role is not eligible for relocation assistance.