Solution Analyst

Entity: Finance Job Family Group: IT&S Group Job Description: About bp Our purpose is to deliver energy to the world, today and tomorrow. For over 100 years, bp has focused on discovering, developing, and producing oil and gas in the nations where we operate. We are one of the few companies globally that can provide governments and customers with an integrated energy offering. Delivering our strategy sustainably is fundamental to achieving our ambition to be a net zero company by 2050 or sooner! We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. Additional Information We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. As a Solution Analyst (for General Ledger, Fixed Assets & Project Systems) you will use your business and accounting knowledge to work on solution design relating to processes associated with asset accounting. In addition you'll work closely with project deployment teams to ensure the successful implementation of bp's Global Financial template solution for general ledger, fixed assets and project systems across the globe. You'll also contribute your knowledge and experience towards new solution design using S/4 HANA Finance as part of bp's ERP Transformation Project. What you will deliver Support the governance of template solutions and bring design changes through the relevant design authority or forum. For approved demand, understand business requirements and complex business processes and scenarios and translate / break these down into a simplified set of requirements for which solutions can be investigated. Propose design for global standard solutions to meet business needs. Explain concepts and solutions to technical and non-technical collaborators. Prepare or provide input to functional specifications for solution design. Support the preparation, structure, and delivery of presentation materials for template familiarisation, template fit-gap, solution design, user training and team knowledge sharing. Support template fit gap and user training sessions Support peer review process for design changes, providing input and feedback. Identify, analyse, and delineate problems. Investigate and resolve solution incidents and conduct root cause analysis. Identify designs that need multi-functional input. Advise others on integration considerations for interfaces coming from external systems. For new designs or changes to design, provide testing scenarios to ensure the solution is robust. Understand, adopt, and embrace agile principles and agile ways of working. Where agreed, act as Solution Integration Lead for specific projects, providing support to the project teams and their interaction and solution needs with the rest of the solutions team. Essential Education & Experience • Suitably qualified professional with degree or similar education background. • Accountancy qualification or working towards one (e.g. CIMA, CPA, ACA, ACCA) • Strong presentation and communication skills, including the ability to articulate complex processes and influence a wide range of collaborators. • Passion and experience in capturing business requirements and improving processes and systems. • General understanding of systems deployment activities. • Ability to work and collaborate within a virtualdistributed teamm environment • Ability to prioritise effectively. • Ability to learn and be the authority on template solutions • Ability to formulate and solve problems • Ability to build strong relationships with business collaborators, technical teams and delivery teams. Product Experience & Expertise • Knowledge and experience of General Ledger, Asset accounting processes and SAP FI-AA and SAP PS functionality • Significant experience with SAP including a general working knowledge of transactional processes in an SAP environment Desirable Experience • 7+ years of relevant work experience with systems and process design. • Experience working in a multi-national organisation • 2+ years of experience of system design Collaborators Enabling Solutions is a distributed team spanning multiple locations and serving collaborators from across the globe to design, deploy and sustain solutions. This role has global exposure and you will work closely with: Solution domain experts in different functional areas. Business and Finance stakeholders across the globe. Transformation Project Managers and delivery teams. IT Delivery teams. Global Business Services Operations teams ERP Transformation Project team Travel Requirement No travel is expected with this role Relocation Assistance: This role is