Senior Finance Advisor, Castrol - Appcast Enterprise : Job Details

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This role is a key member of the Castrol Embedded Finance team supporting the Global Supply Chain & Procurement organization and is based in Pangbourne, UK.

Job Synopsis: 

The team drives performance management and supports Castrol strategy & transformation agenda delivery.

The role pays a key part in the Castrol international Supply Chain Finance team and will contribute to ensuring the required integration of the Embedded Finance, Global Supply Chain, and Procurement organizations in service of the business.

Accountable for delivery of finance priorities within the Castrol business to enable it to meet its strategic and commercial objectives. Leading performance management of multibillion dollar direct spend of Base Oil and Third-Party categories with major international and suppliers. Supporting Cost competitiveness initiatives core to our financial framework success.

The holder will be involved in the creation and delivery of Procurement strategy and financial roadmap, including the assessment of risk. The role holds the GSC & Procurement organisation to account for the impact that strategic and operational activities will have on financial outcomes and is responsible for intervening when delivery risk emerges. Provides finance expertise into GSC decision-making to create and protect sustainable value for bp. Accountable for assisting the delivery of a strong financial and control framework, whilst driving financial performance. The successful candidate will excel in a matrix organization, thrive in a pressurised working environment, and independently drive commercial value delivery.

Responsibilities also include to collaborate across Castrol’s global businesses supporting functions including supply chain, procurement, and technology to optimize and protect integrated supply chains. Furthermore required to liaise closely with partners in the Finance Business & Technology Centre.

Key Roles & Responsibilities:

1.Commercial - Trusted advisor to the Senior Finance Manager and Head of GSC & Functions Finance in support of GSC and Procurement delivery (commercial, accounting, investment), providing expertise into decision-making. Drive key commercial decisions and investments with independent assessment of value including negotiation of key procurement supply agreements, working capital optimization, and trade-off analysis.

2.Performance – accountable for driving performance in both economic and strategic terms including leading interventions where needed to ensure strategic objectives and financial outcomes are met for global direct raw materials procurement spend of Base Oil & 3P categories in partnership with the procurement team maximizing commercial value across end-to-end value chain through identification of negotiation and sourcing/arbitrage opportunities, inbound logistics optimization, transformation projects delivery, support of investment decisions, and environment impact management. The role will advise Product Cost Competitiveness (PCC) transformation programme(s) performance management.

3.Control and Risk Management - accountable for supporting the maintenance of a robust control environment and support the identification and resolution of gaps. Oversee the PCC programme(s) compliance with the bp Procurement Value Delivery Framework (PVDF) and represent Castrol during the annual PVDF group framework updates.

4.Simplification – Support process transformation of our business by simplifying activities, embracing and leading digital automation across finance and GSC & procurement, to enable more focused decision making.

5.People Development – support development of required skills and capability across the global finance community to ensure business needs can be met sustainably in addition to developing future capability for the business group and finance overall. Act as the COGS global subject matter authority deepening partners perception of key performance drivers and supporting timely business decisions, developing global finance organization, and addressing business feedback with finance & procurement.

6.Manage global COGS close, planning, and forecasting processes supporting the Castrol performance team with key variance drivers commentary.

Job Functional Knowledge:

• Strong leadership, grounded in emotional intelligence with an empowering attitude and collaborative spirit
• A positive role model for business integrity, values and behaviors
• Strategic vision and business leadership: ability to see the big picture, anticipate issues including financial implications and create solutions which support financial objectives.
• Strong business /commercial foresight and knowledge of the integrated value chains within, including understanding the key regional dynamics
• Ability to work within and across large, global teams and cultures
• Significant process expertise across control, planning and performance and commercial activities
• Solid understanding of key internal policies and external standards (existing and emerging) across the Planning and Control scope
• Good experience of the FMCG sector and international supply chains and regulatory frameworks
• Ability to navigate and drive strategic change at pace.

Business Expertise:

Deep expertise within a comparable FMCG business model, understanding of the key business drivers and emerging external landscape. Able to shape and influence the strategic direction and influence key partners within this context. Significant experience with responsibilities covering commercial or financial management, driving performance management as well as instigating change projects.

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