Commercial Analyst

Job Family Group:

Finance Group

Job Description:

bp trading & shipping (T&S) is one of the world’s leading energy trading houses. Our traders work with our partners to buy, sell and move energy, integrating our products and services to provide energy solutions for 12,000 customers in 140 countries.

Trading & Shipping is bp’s face to the traded markets for oil, gas, power, refinery feedstocks and currencies. T&S offers a combination of unique expertise in physical supply and trading, innovative financial structures and world-class analytics to deliver long-term value, from wellhead to end customer.

The role interfaces with Counterparty Due Diligence (CDD), Ethics & Compliance (E&C), Global Business Services (GBS) and support functions for oil origination activities in Brazil and requires balancing independence, controls & compliance mindset with a business enabling partnership.

Reporting to the Commercial Manager for RPTA, the Commercial Analyst role is the key point of contact for the trading and origination functions in Latin America to provide support and facilitate the onboarding process as well as the periodic reviews of T&S counterparties in country, directly collaborating with the CDD team in London and Budapest, E&C team and GBS group in Budapest (as required). This role requires direct understanding of T&S activity in Brazil and its nuances as well as BP’s global compliance and Counterparty Due Diligence policies and procedures and its application to T&S origination activity sets throughout Latin America. This role will also involve engaging with Originators and Traders to understand the potential new opportunities, evaluating all aspects from the risk & control aspects of the transactions as well as provide support to the Commercial Manager on implementation of broader supporter for the team with growing the business in Latin America.

Key Accountabilities

Support Traders and Originators in the KYC/due diligence on counterparties seeking to establish business relationships with Trading & Shipping in Latin America (including but not limited to Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Peru and Ecuador)
Build and enhance effective interaction and communication with key stakeholders in Brazil, London, Budapest and other regions/groups to facilitate the CDD process
Influence and initiate improvements to current CDD processes to aid effective and efficient procedures, addressing some of the nuances of doing business throughout Latin America and local market practices
Work with local Traders and Originators on the understanding of initiatives/ opportunities, its nuances and local market practices and escalate all concerns and issues to senior Front Office managers and CDD levels as appropriate
Prioritize new counterparty requests as well as periodic CDD reviews
Support regular activity reporting and counterparty population maintenance process
Provide accurate and complete information to CDD teams on proposed business transactions and nature of business of prospective counterparties
Assist CDD in Budapest and London in collecting other local information on existing and prospective counterparties as and when required and follow up document requests with counterparties
Assist with translations of documents in local language to English and vice versa as appropriate and needed
Provide broader support of Latin America commercial opportunities

Education and Experience

Bachelor’s Degree in related field or equivalent experience required
MBA or other certification that includes internal controls & compliance matters of expertise desired
3 plus years of experience in KYC/AML/due diligence, control, compliance or finance area
Basic knowledge of the KYC/AML function with a client service orientation
Good analytical skills and detail oriented
Proactive and independent
Ability to multitask and prioritize and ensuring effective processes and procedures
Good customer service, communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to work as part of a team in a fast-paced and very deadline orientated environment
Independent thinker and creative in finding alternative solutions
Fluent in Portuguese, Spanish and English

ATTENTION: Please attach your updated curriculum in English when applying

Why bp?

At bp, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and ambitious environment! We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly.

There are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, and excellent retirement benefits, among others!

bp operates in a hybrid model working 60% from the office and 40% from home.

Travel Requirement:

Up to 10% travel should be expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

Relocation may be negotiable for this role

Remote Type:

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills:

Analytical Thinking, Commercial Acumen, Commodity Risk Management, Communication, Creativity and Innovation, Curiosity, Data visualization and interpretation, Decision Making, Exposure Management, Group Problem Solving, Internal control and compliance, Market Knowledge, Market Risk Management, Operational Risk, Portfolio analytics, Resilience, Thought Leadership, Trade discipline and compliance, Trade execution and management, Trading and shipping data knowledge, Trading knowledge

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, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/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 adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us.

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.