Senior BP&A Analyst - Crude

Marathon Petroleum Corporation•Findlay, OH

20h•Onsite

About The Position

The Business Planning and Analysis (BP&A) team is responsible for capturing, analyzing, forecasting, and reporting financial and operational data in support of the Global Feedstock Value Chain (GFVC) organization. Primary responsibilities for this role center around driving insight into the financial performance of crude oil trade activity. These responsibilities are carried out in support of the annual Business Plan, monthly and quarterly reporting and forecasting, and other related initiatives. The Senior BP&A Analyst will regularly interface with GFVC leaders, managers and staff as well as personnel in the BP&A and Controller organizations. The ideal candidate will be highly motivated and possess strong analytical skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams. This position will report to the BP&A Crude Manager and be based in the Findlay, OH office.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Finance or related discipline
Minimum 6 years of experience in Accounting, Finance or related field
Proficient in Microsoft Office suite of applications, especially Excel, is required.
General understanding of operations systems such as MIPS, MPR, RightAngle, and Power BI preferred.

Nice To Haves

General understanding of operations systems such as MIPS, MPR, RightAngle, and Power BI

Responsibilities

Represent BP&A as part of a team supporting all R&M financial reporting initiatives.
Serve as single point of accountability for Crude Oil analysis for specific R&M value chain(s).
Conduct in-depth analysis of crude oil and transportation data, identifying significant trends and discrepancies in performance, using various tools to generate insights that inform and guide business decisions
Designs and maintains advanced value chain / commercial financial models, providing detailed analysis resulting in the identification of business improvement opportunities that can enhance margin realization, reduce costs, or increase efficiencies.
Possesses a deep understanding of key business drivers and KPIs, monitors them throughout the month to generate real-time insights.
Involved in compiling and analyzing a variety of GFVC performance metrics, including but not limited to cargo activity, derivatives and transportation/storage costs.
Compile expense variance analysis and commentary for inclusion into GFVC monthly and quarterly performance packets for commercial leadership consumption
Collaborates and interfaces with Commercial team and participates in meetings to discuss analysis and/or analytical needs to support ongoing improvement.
Ensures accurate transfer pricing between the crude organization and Refining to ensure reliable internal reporting
Support maintenance and development of Power BI reporting dashboards
Support ad-hoc financial and operational analyses