Business Investment Analyst
bp
Job Description:
As bp transitions to an integrated energy company, we must adapt to a changing world and maintain competitive performance. Bp's customers & products (C&P) business area is setting up a business and technology centre (BTC) in Pune, India. This will support the delivery of an enhanced customer experience and drive innovation by building global capabilities at scale, demonstrating technology, and developing deep expertise. The BTC will be a core and connected part of our business, bringing together colleagues who report into their respective part of C&P, working together with other functions across bp. This is an exciting time to join bp and the customers & products BTC
About the role
The Business Investment Analyst plays a significant role in enabling high-quality, well-governed investment decisions across the entire Customers and Products business This role supports a broad spectrum of resource commitments, including capital investments, divestments, long-term commercial agreements, leases, and operational decisions. The business analyst provides financial modeling, governance assurance, and strategic insight across a range of investment types, ensuring alignment with bp's investment governance standards and strategic objectives. This role will work very closely with other team members who are co-located with the business!
What you will deliver
1. Strategic Investment Leadership:
• Support investment decisions across the entire Customers and Products organization, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities and governance standards. This includes full support for projects at SVP level or equivalent experience and above and support as needed for below SVP.
• Chip in to initiatives involving commercial structuring, asset strategy, and long-term resource planning.
• Lead scenario planning and sensitivity analysis to inform decisions under varying market, regulatory, and operational conditions.
• Handle project hoppers and dashboards that track financial performance, risk, and benefit realization across diverse investment types.
• Supply to the development and continuous improvement of Ways of Working (WoW), helping to clarify roles, streamline processes, and embed guidelines across the investment lifecycle.
2. Investment Evaluation and Modeling:
• Develop, review, and assure financial models for any Customers and Products business to include, investments, divestments, and strategic commitments.
• Maintain and improve, including but not limited to, the US Convenience Model, Global Retail Model, and Refining/Midstream Model templates.
• Support the rollout of template-based models that enable scalable, compliant evaluation of lower-level DoA projects.
• Write and review DFMs, EFMs, and SFMs for projects progressing to governance forums.
• Give to one-off central initiatives such as contract renegotiations, loyalty program modeling, and supply bid analysis.
• Complete, review, present and peer review PPEs.
3. Governance and Functional Assurance:
• Coordinate assurance across legal, tax, commercial, and technical functions to ensure compliance with GIAAP, EEM, and Delegations of Authority.
• Review Site Approval Packages (DSPs) and validate consistency with model outputs and governance standards.
• Ensure documentation is complete, accurate, and aligned with governance expectations before advancing to approval forums.
• Act as a gatekeeper for investment quality, identifying and resolving gaps in assumptions or compliance.
4. Partner Engagement and Cross-Functional Support
• Collaborate with Commercial Development, Real Estate, Sales, FS&M, Refining, and Finance teams to ensure alignment on assumptions, risks, and value drivers.
• Review Channel models and site appraisals, providing challenge and commercial insight
• Engage early in project development to support modeling, assumption setting, and collaborator coordination.
5. Training, Enablement, and Best Practices!
• Deliver training and onboarding for commercial development, real estate, sales, and finance personnel on investment governance, modeling, and business economics.
• Provide mentor and team sessions to develop understanding of investment principles and modeling logic.
• Promote standardization and standard methodologies, including consistent use of templates and governance tools.
• Serve as a thought partner and mentor, helping the business understand not just how to model investments-but how to think about them.
What you will need to be successful:
Essential Experience and Capabilities
• Strong financial modeling and investment appraisal experience across multifaceted investment types.
• Proven track record to manage complex, multi-variable cases and provide strategic insight.
• Experience with lease structures, site economics, divestment modeling, and commercial agreements.
• Familiarity with bp's EEM, GIAAP standards, and Delegations of Authority.
• Proficiency in Excel and Power BI; ability to adapt and improve models for unique scenarios.
• Strong communication and partner engagement skills.
• Proven track record of advanced AI technology to reduce manual processes
Desireable experience:
Desirable Qualifications
• Degree or equivalent experience in Finance, Economics, Business, Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience in convenience retail, real estate, refining, or downstream energy operations.
• Exposure to investment governance and assurance practices.
You will work with :
Business Areas Supported
The Business Investment team supports a diverse portfolio of Customer and Product businesses including:
• All ASPAC & ANZ businesses
• Aviation
• Castrol
• Fuel Supply and Midstream
• Next Gen Biofuels
• bp Pulse
• Marketing & Convenience (M&C) Americas
• Marketing & Convenience (M&C) Europe
• Portfolio and Integration
• Production and Operations
Travel Requirement
No travel is expected with this role
Relocation Assistance:
This role is eligible for relocation within country
Remote Type:
This position is not available for remote working
Skills:
Analysis and modelling, Analytics, Analytics Insights, Business Investments, Commercial Acumen, Commercial performance management, Communication, Data visualization and interpretation, Financial Analysis, Financial Investment, Financial Modeling, Financial Modeling in Excel, Financial Modeling Software, Financial Risk Modeling, Integrated Planning, Investment appraisal, Performance management, Strategic Investments
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.
As bp transitions to an integrated energy company, we must adapt to a changing world and maintain competitive performance. Bp's customers & products (C&P) business area is setting up a business and technology centre (BTC) in Pune, India. This will support the delivery of an enhanced customer experience and drive innovation by building global capabilities at scale, demonstrating technology, and developing deep expertise. The BTC will be a core and connected part of our business, bringing together colleagues who report into their respective part of C&P, working together with other functions across bp. This is an exciting time to join bp and the customers & products BTC
About the role
The Business Investment Analyst plays a significant role in enabling high-quality, well-governed investment decisions across the entire Customers and Products business This role supports a broad spectrum of resource commitments, including capital investments, divestments, long-term commercial agreements, leases, and operational decisions. The business analyst provides financial modeling, governance assurance, and strategic insight across a range of investment types, ensuring alignment with bp's investment governance standards and strategic objectives. This role will work very closely with other team members who are co-located with the business!
What you will deliver
1. Strategic Investment Leadership:
• Support investment decisions across the entire Customers and Products organization, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities and governance standards. This includes full support for projects at SVP level or equivalent experience and above and support as needed for below SVP.
• Chip in to initiatives involving commercial structuring, asset strategy, and long-term resource planning.
• Lead scenario planning and sensitivity analysis to inform decisions under varying market, regulatory, and operational conditions.
• Handle project hoppers and dashboards that track financial performance, risk, and benefit realization across diverse investment types.
• Supply to the development and continuous improvement of Ways of Working (WoW), helping to clarify roles, streamline processes, and embed guidelines across the investment lifecycle.
2. Investment Evaluation and Modeling:
• Develop, review, and assure financial models for any Customers and Products business to include, investments, divestments, and strategic commitments.
• Maintain and improve, including but not limited to, the US Convenience Model, Global Retail Model, and Refining/Midstream Model templates.
• Support the rollout of template-based models that enable scalable, compliant evaluation of lower-level DoA projects.
• Write and review DFMs, EFMs, and SFMs for projects progressing to governance forums.
• Give to one-off central initiatives such as contract renegotiations, loyalty program modeling, and supply bid analysis.
• Complete, review, present and peer review PPEs.
3. Governance and Functional Assurance:
• Coordinate assurance across legal, tax, commercial, and technical functions to ensure compliance with GIAAP, EEM, and Delegations of Authority.
• Review Site Approval Packages (DSPs) and validate consistency with model outputs and governance standards.
• Ensure documentation is complete, accurate, and aligned with governance expectations before advancing to approval forums.
• Act as a gatekeeper for investment quality, identifying and resolving gaps in assumptions or compliance.
4. Partner Engagement and Cross-Functional Support
• Collaborate with Commercial Development, Real Estate, Sales, FS&M, Refining, and Finance teams to ensure alignment on assumptions, risks, and value drivers.
• Review Channel models and site appraisals, providing challenge and commercial insight
• Engage early in project development to support modeling, assumption setting, and collaborator coordination.
5. Training, Enablement, and Best Practices!
• Deliver training and onboarding for commercial development, real estate, sales, and finance personnel on investment governance, modeling, and business economics.
• Provide mentor and team sessions to develop understanding of investment principles and modeling logic.
• Promote standardization and standard methodologies, including consistent use of templates and governance tools.
• Serve as a thought partner and mentor, helping the business understand not just how to model investments-but how to think about them.
What you will need to be successful:
Essential Experience and Capabilities
• Strong financial modeling and investment appraisal experience across multifaceted investment types.
• Proven track record to manage complex, multi-variable cases and provide strategic insight.
• Experience with lease structures, site economics, divestment modeling, and commercial agreements.
• Familiarity with bp's EEM, GIAAP standards, and Delegations of Authority.
• Proficiency in Excel and Power BI; ability to adapt and improve models for unique scenarios.
• Strong communication and partner engagement skills.
• Proven track record of advanced AI technology to reduce manual processes
Desireable experience:
Desirable Qualifications
• Degree or equivalent experience in Finance, Economics, Business, Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience in convenience retail, real estate, refining, or downstream energy operations.
• Exposure to investment governance and assurance practices.
You will work with :
Business Areas Supported
The Business Investment team supports a diverse portfolio of Customer and Product businesses including:
• All ASPAC & ANZ businesses
• Aviation
• Castrol
• Fuel Supply and Midstream
• Next Gen Biofuels
• bp Pulse
• Marketing & Convenience (M&C) Americas
• Marketing & Convenience (M&C) Europe
• Portfolio and Integration
• Production and Operations
Travel Requirement
No travel is expected with this role
Relocation Assistance:
This role is eligible for relocation within country
Remote Type:
This position is not available for remote working
Skills:
Analysis and modelling, Analytics, Analytics Insights, Business Investments, Commercial Acumen, Commercial performance management, Communication, Data visualization and interpretation, Financial Analysis, Financial Investment, Financial Modeling, Financial Modeling in Excel, Financial Modeling Software, Financial Risk Modeling, Integrated Planning, Investment appraisal, Performance management, Strategic Investments
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.
JOB SUMMARY
Business Investment Analyst
bp
Pune
6 hours ago
N/A
Full-time
Business Investment Analyst