BSA Administration and Reporting Junior Analyst

Entity: Finance Job Family Group: Finance Group Job Description: Background and purpose of role: BP is driving a central transformation project with an objective to upgrade and standardise the policies, process, control and technology around balance sheet assurance/ reconciliation and journal entry, to implement an integrated solution via Blackline SaaS solution. The project aims to bring digitization and enhance BP’s balance sheet reconciliation and manual journals operating and assurance capabilities. This role is going to play a pivotal role as a part of project team. Primary objective of this role is to support be proficient in Blackline maintenance and reporting functionalities. The role requires Blackline admin expertise coupled with finance process and accounting knowledge.   The role entails ample opportunities and requires working with senior collaborators across BP’s GBS teams, liaise with BP-wide finance and control teams while assisting transformation project team. Key Results / Accountabilities: Key roles and responsibilities will include: Complete the maintenance and configuration of the Blackline platform to ensure optimal performance and alignment with business requirements. Configure system settings, user permissions, and access controls according to organizational policies and requirements. Handle user assignments within the Blackline platform, including adding new users, updating user profiles, and deactivating accounts as needed. Provide user support and fix assistance to address any issues related to user access or functionality within Blackline. Maintain precise master data in Blackline, including charts of accounts and mapping tables, ensuring platform-wide consistency and integrity through regular audits and validation checks. Supervise compliance with internal policies, industry regulations, and security standards within the Blackline environment. Develop and customize reports in Blackline to supervise key performance indicators (KPIs) related to reconciliation activities and process efficiency. Generate monthly reports summarizing reconciliation completion status, outstanding actions, and other relevant metrics for management review. Facilitate training sessions for new users to familiarize them with BlackLine functionalities, processes, and guidelines and provide ongoing support and assistance to users, answering inquiries, trousolving issuesd addressing training needs as they arise. Configure and manage workflows within Blackline to streamline reconciliation processes and approval workflows. Key Challenges: Demonstrate clear understanding of the business context of the company in order to deliver high quality service. Quick to react and adapt to constantly changing business requirements to support rapidly changing business requirements. Ability to communicate effectively with and influence people at all levels, geographies and time zones within the organisation, building strong relationships quickly.