UI Business Analyst

**The Role**:
**Purpose**:
The Business Analyst will be an important team member, working with the onshore Finance Advisors and Managers, Projects, Wells and Exploration Lead, and other business stakeholders of the WRFM (Wells, Resevoir and Facilities Maintenance) activities first time right. The Business Analyst will be the key in providing reliable financial information, ensuring cash payments to business partners are fair and equitable, assisting Finance Advisors in preparing Latest Estimates (LE) and Operation Plan (OP). As such, the role holder needs to have strong collaboration skills and the ability to influence senior Business and Finance professionals across the organization.

This role provides an excellent platform for those who would like to pursue their career in Upstream, as it provides opportunities to be an integral part in managing the risks of Development.

The Business Analyst GPA will be aligned with the operational goals of the business they support, as well as the Finance Operations R&A goals. They will be an integral part of the appropriate Finance team to translate the Business agenda into the Finance Operations R&A context.

**Responsibilities**:
Together with the Finance Advisors, the incumbent will be key to delivering reliable financial information, supporting the LE and OP process, and most importantly, be the eye of the business in the cash call process to ensure that all payments are fair and equitable.

In addition, the incumbent is responsible to provide first-level analysis & attend to ad hoc queries to support requests from the Business, Finance Onshore, JV Partners & multiple FO stakeholders. As such the incumbent has to be abreast of accounting and business developments as well as business performance drivers.

Last but most importantly, the incumbent has to demonstrate full compliance with Health, Safety, and Security culture and behaviors.

a) Stakeholder Management: The incumbent must have a good track record of being a team member as dealing effectively with multiple stakeholders is an important part of the position. The stakeholders are both internal and external of Shell, which includes Controllers, Finance Advisors, and finance teams of our business partners.

b) Project Management:

- Delivers assigned migration activities and ensures optimization of activity execution and resources.
- Actively problem solves, understanding the big picture, planning their work, and working as part of the Finance team.
- Support and implement Global Reporting & Analysis initiatives

c) Process Improvements: The incumbent must promote a continuous improvement environment. Recommend alternatives if the current approach/process could be done in a more cost-effective manner while achieving the business objective.

**Requirements**:
a) Qualified Accountant (CA/ICWA/CIMA/ACCA/MBA/CPA/Degree in Accounting) with 3 to 5 years of post-qualification and having at least 2 years of relevant experience in Business Performance Management & Business Partnering.

b) Other Requirements
- Experience in understanding the ERP systems
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel is required.
- Good communication skills with the proven ability to effectively challenge senior management
- Pro-active approach and the ability to identify and support resolving First Time right issues (e.g.: accounting & reporting issues, data issues) in a dynamic environment.
- Proven track record of being a good team player

Key Competency Requirement:

- Business Partnering
- Business Performance Management
- Accounting & Reporting
- Process & Data Management
**Translated Company Description

This role is part of a team responsible for the financial support, accounting, reporting and analysis processes for Shell Malaysia Exploration and Production (SMEP). SMEP is the exploration and production company, operating as the contractor to Petronas for the exploration and production of crude oil and gas in East Malaysia.
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