BP — one of the world’s largest global energy companies — is hiring a Business Finance Analyst for its Abu Dhabi, UAE operations. This role supports BP’s business on all finance and commercial matters related to its oil and LNG activities in Abu Dhabi, using advanced capabilities in integrated business planning, performance reporting, economic analysis, investment governance, and joint venture management. Hybrid office/remote working available with up to 10% travel expected.
Work Model: Hybrid — Office and Remote Working | Travel: Up to 10% | Relocation: Not available for this role
About BP — Global Energy Leader in Abu Dhabi UAE
Company: BP — one of the world’s largest integrated oil, gas, and energy companies
UAE Operations: Significant oil and LNG business activities across Abu Dhabi and the wider UAE
Finance Function: Finance Group — integrated business planning, performance reporting, and commercial optimisation
Culture: Diverse, inclusive, and open — who you are is what counts at BP
Benefits: Life and health insurance, medical care package, L&D opportunities, flexible working
Career Opportunity & Why BP Abu Dhabi UAE
Global Brand: Work for one of the world’s most recognised energy companies in UAE’s premier oil market
Strategic Role: Directly advise on oil and LNG business decisions impacting BP’s Abu Dhabi value
Career Growth: Exceptional L&D opportunities to craft a long-term finance career in the energy sector
Hybrid Flexibility: Modern office environment combined with remote working flexibility in Abu Dhabi
Position Overview
The Business Finance Analyst at BP Abu Dhabi is a high-impact senior finance role within BP’s Finance Group, supporting all finance and commercial matters across the company’s Abu Dhabi oil and LNG operations. You will lead budget and forecast development, provide advanced economic and analytical support for major business decisions, manage investment governance and reserves reporting processes, participate in joint venture finance and audit committee engagements, and ensure full compliance with BP’s risk management policies. Working across technical and non-technical teams throughout the business, this role demands a commercially sharp, analytically rigorous finance professional with significant oil and gas sector experience and the drive to deliver outstanding results in one of the world’s most important energy markets.
Why This Role Matters: As Business Finance Analyst at BP Abu Dhabi, you sit at the commercial heart of one of the world’s largest oil and gas companies’ most strategically critical markets. You will lead financial planning and performance analysis for Abu Dhabi’s oil and LNG businesses, advise on multi-million-dollar investment governance decisions with direct impact on BP’s UAE value, manage joint venture finance relationships that protect and enhance BP’s business position, and build an exceptional long-term career in global energy finance — supported by world-class L&D resources and a genuinely diverse, inclusive workplace culture.
Key Responsibilities
Business Planning & Performance Management
- Lead and support the development of comprehensive budgets and financial forecasts for BP’s oil and LNG businesses in Abu Dhabi
- Monitor business performance continuously and provide timely, insightful analysis and commercial advice to support management decisions
- Develop and maintain integrated business planning models that align operational and financial performance across BP’s Abu Dhabi activities
- Prepare and present management reporting packages that clearly communicate performance, risks, and opportunities to senior leadership
Economic Analysis & Investment Governance
- Provide advanced economic and analytical support for significant business decisions across BP’s Abu Dhabi oil and LNG portfolio
- Lead BP’s internal processes for investment governance, reserves reporting, SMOG assessments, and impairment evaluations
- Maintain and create sophisticated economic models that support rigorous, data-driven investment decision-making
- Identify and communicate value-creation and optimisation opportunities through detailed commercial and financial analysis
Joint Venture Management & Compliance
- Actively participate in Joint Venture finance and audit committee meetings, representing BP’s financial interests and governance standards
- Advise on business decisions in full alignment with JV agreements to consistently protect and enhance BP’s commercial value
- Lead risk management processes across the Abu Dhabi portfolio and ensure compliance with all relevant BP financial policies
- Support internal and external audit processes with complete, well-organised financial documentation and technical analysis
Cross-Functional Collaboration & Stakeholder Management
- Communicate and coordinate effectively across a broad spectrum of technical and non-technical work groups within BP’s Abu Dhabi operations
- Build strong alignment with relevant teams across the business to drive outstanding financial and commercial outcomes
- Advise on policy and compliance matters, influencing decisions at senior stakeholder level with clear commercial rationale
- Support and contribute to process improvement initiatives that enhance finance function efficiency and analytical capability
Qualifications & Requirements
Education
- Degree-level education in Finance, Economics, Accountancy, Business Management, or an equivalent professional qualification
- Professional finance certifications such as CFA, ACCA, CPA, or CMA are a strong advantage for this senior analytical role
Experience Requirements
- Significant experience in finance, business planning, and economic evaluations specifically within the oil and gas industry
- Demonstrated experience leading investment governance processes, reserves reporting, and financial modelling in an energy context
- Experience working with Joint Ventures and managing complex JV agreements in the oil, gas, or LNG sector is highly desirable
- Knowledge and practical experience of LNG markets and LNG pricing dynamics is a significant advantage for this Abu Dhabi role
Essential Skills
- Strong analytical and financial modelling skills with sound understanding of accounting fundamentals and commercial acumen
- High level of diligence and initiative — ability to operate with limited supervision and deliver high-quality outputs independently
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint for financial modelling, reporting, and senior stakeholder presentations
- Strong communication skills with fluent English — ability to present complex financial analysis clearly to technical and non-technical audiences
- Strong team-working skills and demonstrated ability to effectively influence and build alignment across diverse, international stakeholder groups
Why Join BP UAE?
- Work for one of the world’s largest and most respected energy companies in one of the most strategically important oil and gas markets globally
- Open, inclusive, and diverse culture where who you are genuinely matters — all genders, backgrounds, and identities welcomed
- Exceptional learning and development opportunities to continuously grow and craft a long-term career in global energy finance
- Life and health insurance, comprehensive medical care package, and a competitive overall employee benefits structure
- Hybrid office and remote working model for a genuine work-life balance in Abu Dhabi
- Modern, collaborative office environment with flexible working options that adapt to the demands of your professional life
About BP in Abu Dhabi UAE
BP is one of the world’s largest integrated energy companies, operating across oil, natural gas, LNG, and low-carbon energy markets in over 70 countries. In Abu Dhabi, BP holds strategic positions across major oil and LNG business activities — making the UAE one of the company’s most commercially significant global markets. BP is actively reimagining energy for people and the planet, guided by a culture that values diversity, inclusion, open communication, and the belief that who you are is what counts. Joining BP Abu Dhabi means joining a global finance team that genuinely invests in your development, wellbeing, and long-term career success.
Career Excellence: Join BP’s Finance Group in Abu Dhabi and build a world-class career in global oil and gas financial analysis — at the commercial heart of one of the world’s most important energy companies.
Who Should Apply?
- Oil & Gas Finance Professionals: With significant experience in business planning, economic analysis, and investment governance in the energy sector
- LNG Finance Analysts: With Abu Dhabi, GCC, or international LNG market knowledge and strong financial modelling capabilities
- Energy Sector Financial Analysts: Experienced in integrated business planning, performance management, and JV finance in oil and gas
- Commercial Finance Managers: Seeking a senior analytical role within one of the world’s top global energy companies in the UAE
- CFA or ACCA Qualified Finance Professionals: With oil, gas, or LNG backgrounds and strong Excel modelling, KPI reporting, and stakeholder communication skills
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