Finance Advisor

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106079BR

Job Title:

Finance Advisor

No. of Positions:

1

Job Description:

PURPOSE

Finance Advisors serve as the face of Finance for opportunities or challenges prioritised based on value and risk. They are responsible for the delivery of Finance capability required to support a set of clearly defined business outcomes across multiple activities/assets.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

The Finance Advisor will for a variety of activities/opportunities assigned to them by the Pool (Finance) Manager based on Value/Risk (e.g. control frameworks concerns, performance management system issues, large investments, complex contracts) depending on the requirements, of the specific activity:


Deliver the full suite of Finance support (including tax, treasury, accounting and structuring) autonomously and coordinate the involvement of CoEs above pre-agreed thresholds
Independently ensure that a proper functioning control framework is in place and that risks are properly understood, reflected and managed
Independently ensure value and risks are made transparent and understood in both decision making and in performance management
Ensure a fit for purpose performance management system is in place
In activities where FO and Business act together to deliver, lead/initiate structural improvement projects and leaves the accountability for delivery with the accountable people (the Finance Advisor is explicitly not acting as an ad hoc fixer to mitigate process performance issues)
Brings new proposals of high value activities to the Pool Manager who decides on the resource allocation. For example (in initiating digitalisation projects and acting as a connector between FO and the business)
Actively look for opportunities to reduce non value adding Finance activity (“demand management”)
Maximise use of Finance Operations in delivery of processes


INTERFACES

Finance Advisors, as part of a pool supporting the business:


Work on various opportunities across multiple activities/assets and are not dedicated to a specific activity, asset or business partner. The work they perform will change over time and be prioritised based on value and risk, and professional development.
Will on specific projects/transactions work with business stakeholders to work as the voice of Finance to deliver as “One Finance” with the (CoE) and Finance Operations
Acts across organisational boundaries as required in the specific activity (e.g. across Finance for an opportunity across all DS CoBs)


Auto req ID:

106079BR

Skillpool:

Operations (Finance)

Country of Work Location:

Turkey

Requirements:

Finance Advisors demonstrate/have/develop:


Expertise across the spectrum of Finance competences
Ability to gain the confidence of various internal and external parties building on strong knowledge and understanding of the business drivers, value and risk
Maturity and authority to decide when to involve CoEs and effectively play the independent Finance role
Problem solving mindset with the courage to ensure professional financial rigor is applied to commercial decision-making process and risk management bringing analytics and insights to the table
Project management skills and flexibility given the support across multiple activities/assets
Ability to rapidly understand the specific business or function context for which activities in the pool concept are linked to


PROFESSIONAL GROWTH

Finance Advisors will benefit from:


Opportunity to contribute to the delivery of a or multiple business/function specific Finance agenda
Broad opportunities for development as a result of pooled working, where there will be more variety and complexity in the experiences an Advisor will get over their job tenure
Ability to apply Finance skills to a variety of business activities and gain better understanding of end to end value chains
Enhanced peer learning opportunities (knowledge sharing) due to commonalities of activities performed by pool members. This will be more “pull” than “push”
Developing the capability to quickly understand the value drivers, risks, dimensions, and business players a (new) parts of the business the pool supports
Learning how and when to appropriately leverage Business Finance, CoE and FO to effectively support the business/function, thereby developing an ability to take overall Finance accountability


Work Location(s):

Istanbul

Dimensions:

This role will support the MK FM on strategy and planning and be involved in complex projects/deals/investments. The Finance Advisor role will at least include one of the following more specific business responsibilities:


Advisor with primary focus on Lubricants Sales & Marketing and LSC Businesses
Advisor with primary focus on Shell Fleet Solutions
Advisor with primary focus on Trading supply and products
Additionally, will be allocated assignments in the pool based on experience and development opportunities which will include but not limited to;
Business performance Management, value decision support, financial risk management, WC and costs management, economic modelling, control framework
Price Risk management
Hydrocarbon Management (incl. understanding of different accounting methods between Trading and the rest of Downstream)
Joint venture governance, assurance and financing


The incumbent will have dotted line reporting lines/working relationship with respective parts of Regional MK Finance Teams.

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