Trading Settlements Team Leader- Fixed-term Parental Cover

Join our Trading & Shipping Team and advance your career as a

Trading Settlements Team Leader- Fixed term

Please note that the fixed-term period is approximately until January 2028, and that this role requires shift work (min. 7 days during the month)

Our supply and trading business, Trading & Shipping (T&S), connects BP to the world’s traded markets for oil, gas, power, refinery feedstocks and currencies. We market BP’s equity crude oil and natural gas, import feedstocks for our refinery system and buy products to meet marketing demand. We offer 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.


In this role You will:

• Manage a team of Analysts and SMEs. 

• Oversee full portfolio of 3rd party settlements for a range of complex transaction structures, physical movement related actualizations, and 3rd party financial settlement of complex financial structures. 

• Recruit, retain, coach a team of highly skilled Analysts, SMEs and Leads

• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with T&S Front Office, Functional Teams, customers and internally with GBS and T&S teams

• Manage and oversee new business, including complex transitions from regional businesses; and project activity

• Ensure full compliance with the BP T&S Settlements Policy and trading controls

• Ensure delivery of high-quality customer service (both external and internal)

• Oversee aged debt process

• Oversee and ensure completion of all team related ad-hoc queries 

• Champion, drive and deliver continuous Improvement ideas

• Represents the business to both internal and external audiences

• Develop partnerships with other departments and functions

What You will need to be successful:

• Relevant finance degree and minimum of 6 years of experience in finance or accounting; Masters degree preferred

• Minimum 3 years of coaching, leading and performance managing teams

• SAP experience

• Familiarity with commodity trading processes and systems

• Understanding of Accounts Payable, Account Receivable settlement, and commodity physical movements and inventory principles

• Good understanding of Commodity Trading, Physical and Financial deal life cycle (deal entry to settlement)

• Developing and delivering Continuous Improvements ideas (e.g. process change and/or automation & reporting changes)

• Project management experience is preferred

• Good analytical skills

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to be able to work with and influence a diverse range of customers at all levels

• Demonstrated ability to oversee silent operations

• Good problem solving skills

At bp, we provide the following environment & benefits to you:

• Different bonus opportunities based on performance, wide range of cafeteria elements

• Life & health insurance, medical care package

• Flexible working schedule: home office up to 2 days / week, based on team agreement

• Opportunity to build up long term career path and develop your skills with wide range of learning options

• Family friendly workplace e.g.: Extended parental leave, Mother-baby room

• Employees’ wellbeing programs e.g.: Employee Assistance Program, Company Recognition Program

• Possibility to join our social communities and networks

• Chill-out and collaboration spaces in our beautiful Budapest Agora and Szeged offices e.g.: Play Zones, Office massage, Sport and music equipment

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.