Senior Financial Analyst - Refinery

Overview

The Senior Financial Analyst - Refinery is a key member of the Refinery Finance Team with responsibilities for the preparation of the annual budgeting, monthly forecasting, and monthly reporting of the refinery's business performance. The incumbent is also responsible for monthly financial analysis of refinery's gross margin, performing in-depth price and volume variance analysis of actuals vs budget / forecast. This role requires close collaboration with the refinery's gross margin planner in Business Excellence who prepares the gross margin budget / forecast. The incumbent supports special projects as they arise, performs deep-dive analysis into various focus areas, leads continuous improvement initiatives on Finance, provides training / guidance on finance matters to the various refinery departments and is the back-up for the Refinery Finance Manager. The position interacts with all levels of staff at the Refinery and needs to be able to build collaborative relationships quickly, influence outcomes and drive for results.

Financial Perspective

Gross Margin Analysis

• Prepares monthly Gross Margin analysis of refinery production income vs business plan and reforecast expectations, including price and volume variance analysis with related commentaries.
• Ensures accuracy of refinery