Finance Advisor
bp · Houston, TX · Today
HybridFinance$125k–$155k/yrFull-time
About the role
Archaea Energy, a bp company, is a leader in landfill gas to energy and the largest renewable natural gas (RNG) producer in the US. The Advisor, Finance is a key member of the Financial Planning and Analysis team and is responsible for financial modeling, planning, reporting, and performance management support for Archaea.
Key Accountabilities
- Develop, maintain, and improve financial models for Archaea business plans, valuations, forecasts, scenarios, sensitivities, and management reporting.
- Provide modeling and informational support to the VP of FP&A for the Budget / GFO and Long-Term Plan (LTP), including reports, templates, comparative presentations, common metrics, qualitative context, insights, and data analysis.
- Co-manage the Vena system for planning and reporting deliverables, including data compilation, validation, due diligence documentation, management reports, and presentation outputs.
- Prepare Latest Estimates and support monthly MBR deliverables, including timeline coordination, data review, variance analysis, reporting outputs, and explanation of performance drivers.
- Review and challenge key assumptions across production, pricing, costs, capital, transportation, market exposure, and commercial structures to improve forecast quality and decision discipline.
- Develop a strong understanding of Archaea’s value drivers and translate operational, commercial, and market drivers into financial outcomes, including risks, opportunities, and value impacts.
- Prepare management materials, variance analysis, valuation summaries, and recommendations for leadership review.
- Partner with the broader FP&A team, Performance, ST&S, Accounting, Commercial, Corporate Development, and operations teams to align financial outputs with business drivers and planning assumptions.
Essential Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering, or a related quantitative field.
- MBA, CPA, CFA, or equivalent advanced credential preferred.
Essential Experience
- 10+ years of experience in FP&A, planning and performance management, corporate finance, investment analysis, valuation, or a related finance role.
- Strong financial modeling experience required, including business plans, valuations, scenario planning, sensitivity analysis, and forecast models.
- Strong understanding of financial statements, cash flow, capital investment economics, budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and performance management processes.
- Experience supporting management reporting, business plan development, investment analysis, valuation work, or strategic options analysis.
- Advanced Excel skills required; experience with planning and reporting systems required, with Vena preferred.
- Ability to work with large datasets, test data quality, reconcile outputs, and explain key drivers clearly to management.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex analysis and frame clear insights, risks, and trade-offs.
Desirable criteria
Experience in energy, renewables, commodities, infrastructure, or other capital-intensive and operationally complex businesses is preferred.
Pay
$125,000 - $155,000
Benefits
- Paid vacation depending on years of relevant industry experience (120 – 240 hours per year for full-time employees; 60 – 240 hours per year for part-time employees).
- 9 paid holidays per year and 2 personal choice holidays.
- Parental leave policy offering up to 8 weeks’ paid leave for the birth or adoption of a child.
- Discretionary annual bonus program.
- Quarterly Momentum Bonus.
- 401K Program.
- Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance.
- Life Insurance.
- Short-Term Disability.
- Long-Term Disability.
Schedule
- No travel is expected with this role.
- This position is a hybrid of office/remote working.
Skills
- Analysis and modeling
- Analytics
- Commercial Acumen
- Commercial performance management
- Communication
- Data visualization and interpretation
- Financial Analysis
- Integrated Planning
- Investment appraisal
- Performance management