Entity:
Finance
Job Family Group:
Finance Group
Job Summary:
bp has a fantastic opportunity for an experienced and motivated structured finance/project finance lead to join our Commercial Funding team within the Treasury division.
Commercial Funding is a globally diverse team of over 20 corporate finance professionals acting as trusted financial advisors to bp businesses providing financial market insight and effective expertise in structuring complex financing transactions. The team is split across London, Singapore and Houston.
Recent activities include:
- Leading the funding for one of the world’s largest renewables and green hydrogen energy hubs based in Western Australia
- Working with our strategic offshore wind partner in the US, Equinor, to finance the delivery of 4.4GW of clean electricity across four East Coast sites
- Working with our partner EnBW to finance the delivery of 5.9GW of clean electricity from offshore wind sites in the Irish Sea and North Sea
- Supported LSbp’s $1.8bn credit and trade finance facility to help fuel its new global solar power growth strategy of developing 25GW by 2025
- Delivered the €4bn external financing of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline and the subsequent $0.5bn re-financing of bp’s share of the Trans Anatolian Pipeline to bring Azerbaijan gas to European markets
This role will allow you be part of bp’s ambitious strategy of ‘performing while transforming’ to a net zero company.
It will provide you with the opportunity to demonstrate your ability to develop and manage innovative funding solutions that support ground-breaking energy initiatives. Our global model will enable you to have the chance to work on transactions in different geographies suiting your skills and ambition.
Job Description:
Key responsibilities will include:
- Working closely with the bp’s businesses i.e low carbon energy, hydrocarbon operation and production, convenience and mobility and trading & shipping to support their growth and manage financial risks and exposures of their investments
- Regular collaboration with colleagues from other functions across the organization such as tax and legal to manage the corporate structure and funding requirements across bp’s diverse portfolio of joint ventures
- Supporting complex/material financing transactions and negotiations
- Playing an active role in building relationships with external financial institutions, including key international banks and multilaterals
- Providing financial structuring and advisory support to M&A transactions
- Developing and implementing processes that will support the team’s ways of working
We are seeking individuals with:
- Strong financial acumen and relationship management skills
- Bachelor’s degree with experience working in a corporate or financial services environment
- A good understanding of corporate finance theory, domestic/international trade and project financing sources and structures, economic evaluation methodologies, risk and risk management tools and/or data analytics
- Knowledge of various underlying contractual frameworks and the impact of commercial contracts on the bankability of projects
- Good knowledge of energy business/industry, its commercial drivers and operating environment
- Excellent interpersonal communication, negotiation skills that can successfully applied to build trust and handle conflicts
- Strong project management skills with attention to detail
- Self-starter, able to work in a flexible manner both independently and as part of a global team
- An ability to negotiate and influence without authority and bring clarity to ambiguous situations and guide away forward
At bp, we provide the following environment and benefits to you:
- A company culture where we respect our diverse and unified teams, where we are proud of our achievements and where fun and the attitude of giving back to our environment are highly valued
- Possibility to join our social communities and networks
- Learning opportunities and other development opportunities to craft your career path
- Life and health insurance, medical care package
- And many other benefits.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodations.
Travel Requirement
Negligible travel should be expected with this role
Relocation Assistance:
This role is not eligible for relocation
Remote Type:
This position is a hybrid of office/remote working
Skills:
Analytical Thinking, Analytical Thinking, Asset and project finance, Banking Relationships, Banking solutions, Cash, debt and liquidity forecasting, Claims Management, Collaboration, Commercial acumen, Communication, Corporate Finance, Corporate structure and group funding architecture, Credit rating management, Curiosity, Debt Capital Markets, Decision Making, Defined benefit pension schemes fund management, Defined contribution pension schemes investment strategy, Digital Automation, Digital cybersecurity, Digital fluency, Equity Capital Markets, Ethical judgement, Financial framework management, Identification and quantification of insurable risk {+ 14 more}
Legal Disclaimer:
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, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with disabilities may request a reasonable accommodation related to bp’s recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us to request accommodations.
If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.