bp Hiring for bp Industrial Trainee CA Programme (2023) at Pune Full Time

bp Industrial Trainee CA Programme (2023)

Global business services (GBS) is an integrated part of bp, driving business solutions that result in great outcomes across the globe. We do this through our six functions: customer, finance, procurement, global digital solutions and transformation, control and finance planning and P&C services and solutions.

About the role

Designed for undergraduate students pursuing the CA qualification, our 9–12-month industrial training programme is designed to give you maximum exposure to our GBS Finance business. You’ll become part of a collaborative and inclusive workplace as you build on your technical and interpersonal skills. As a trainee, you are accountable in resolving complex issues as and when necessary, delivering finance group reporting services to the entities assigned, and support the delivery of timely and accurate statutory accounts and tax analyses while ensuring adherence to policies and procedures in the drive for exceptional customer service, operational excellence and compliance.

Key accountabilities

• Support significantly larger and/or more complex entities and has a good understanding of the nature of the business and the economic environment to execute activities effectively

• Coordinate the prompt and accurate recording of financial transactions (e.g. ledger entries, journal postings, fixed asset postings etc.) in line with relevant requirements, policies and procedures

• Monitor open and overdue items and communicate and follow-up accordingly with the appropriate staff

• Review reports generated by the ARC Account Executives to validate data and provide constructive input while ensuring submission in a timely manner if necessary

• Resolve or further escalate any complex issues faced

• Support preparation of documents and adjustments for monthly, quarterly and year-end close

• Support customers in having a good understanding of the general ledger and group reporting pertaining to the respective parties

• Liaise with other GBS internal teams to ensure that the data being entered into the ledger is accurate

• Ensure 100% accuracy and timeliness of group and statutory reports in accordance to agreed service levels

• Develop a good understanding of the customer organization as well as the business in order to be able to deliver high quality service

• Managing the day-to-day work activities of the team and ensuring the necessary skills and experience are available to meet the challenges of a demanding and complex workload if necessary

• High level of familiarity with the systems used in order to maintain and reconcile the accounts receivable system to ensure it balances correctly

• Liaising with customers and colleagues in different geographical locations, time zones and potentially in different languages using different systems requiring rigorous coordination between teams

• Quick to react and adapt to constantly changing reporting requirements for highly fluid businesses

• High level of familiarity with the end-to-end financial accounting process for the supported entities

• In this role your primary interfaces will be with other GBS Teams and Business Partners and also external auditors

To be eligible for this industrial placement programme, you will:

• Have a bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, Commerce/Accounting or related field

• Must have cleared IPCC and should have preferably completed 2-years articleship

• Be preparing to appear for the CA exam in May 2024

• Good verbal and written English language communication skills

• Available to intern with us for 9-12 months (start date: 3 April 2023)

Work Location: Pune, India (If successful, relocation benefits not provided by company)

Please note that vacancies are filled on an ongoing basis after opening and we may close applications before the stated deadline.

Finance

Finance Group

India

FINANCE

Join us in a crucial time of transition. We are bringing all of our finance and procurement activities for the group into one place, enabling better work.

For you this means working with us on:

Compliance – efficiently delivering external reporting requirements to ensure we continue to meet our regulatory ‎obligations in all jurisdictions, supported by robust control environment across all three lines of ‎defence.‎

Stewardship – laying out a robust finance framework and providing ongoing management of the balance sheet and ‎portfolio execution, supported by effective advocacy to the market.‎

Performance – facilitating the effective allocation of capital, development of business plans and coordination of ‎business performance interventions to ensure a consistent delivery between strategic aspirations, ‎operational forecasts and delivered outcomes. Furthermore, you will be responsible for value creation through mergers and acquisition-led ‎deals, commercial negotiations and integration of business opportunities.‎

Transformation – driving digital transformation (centralising, digitising, optimising) across all elements of the finance entity to ‎achieve sector-leading cost-performance.‎

Entry

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic background, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, 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 crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodations.

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