Financial Planning & Analysis Advisor

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What’s the role 

The Reporting & Accounting Advisor plays a key role in delivering accurate financial reporting, accounting, and analytical support to help drive business performance and informed decision-making. This role is responsible for executing core finance processes related to expenditure management and ensuring the timely delivery of both internal and external financial reporting requirements. 
 

Working closely with finance and business stakeholders, the advisor applies sound professional judgment to resolve accounting, reporting, and data-related challenges in a dynamic environment. The role also supports process improvement initiatives, enhances reporting quality and efficiency, and contributes to the adoption of digital and data-driven solutions across finance operations. 

What you’ll be doing 

• Deliver reporting and accounting activities: Execute reporting, accounting and analytical processes accurately and on time in accordance with established standards, governance requirements and service expectations.  

• Perform financial analysis and reporting: Analyse financial information, identify trends, investigate variances and provide insights that support business and finance decision-making.  

• Manage tactical projects and initiatives: Lead or contribute to reporting, information management and data-related projects that improve finance delivery and business outcomes.  

• Support financial stewardship and controls: Ensure compliance with accounting policies, financial controls, reporting requirements and governance frameworks.  

• Resolve reporting and data issues: Investigate and address reporting, accounting and data-related challenges, applying sound judgement and root-cause analysis techniques.  

• Partner with stakeholders: Build effective working relationships with finance colleagues, business stakeholders and process owners to support reporting and accounting objectives.  

• Contribute to process improvement: Identify opportunities for standardisation, simplification and continuous improvement across reporting and accounting activities.  

• Leverage digital and analytical tools: Utilise reporting systems, analytics platforms and automation solutions to improve efficiency, reporting quality and insights generation.  

• Maintain data quality and integrity: Ensure financial data is accurate, complete and reliable to support reporting, accounting and performance management activities.  

• Support change implementation: Contribute to the adoption of new processes, technologies and ways of working within reporting and accounting operations 

Required Skills and Capabilities  

• Financial reporting and accounting knowledge: Understanding of accounting principles, reporting processes, financial controls and governance requirements.  

• Financial analysis capability: Ability to analyse financial information, identify trends and develop meaningful insights and recommendations.  

• Problem solving and judgement: Ability to evaluate information, investigate issues and develop practical solutions to reporting and accounting challenges.  

• Data management and analytical skills: Ability to work with financial data, reporting tools and information systems to support finance delivery.  

• Process management: Understanding of end-to-end finance processes and the ability to execute activities accurately and efficiently.  

• Digital and technology awareness: Familiarity with reporting technologies, analytics tools, automation solutions and digital finance capabilities.  

• Stakeholder engagement: Ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues and stakeholders across functions and locations.  

• Communication skills: Ability to communicate financial information clearly and tailor messages to different audiences.  

• Continuous improvement mindset: Ability to identify opportunities to improve efficiency, effectiveness and quality of finance processes.  

• Adaptability and learning agility: Ability to work in evolving environments and adopt new technologies, tools and ways of working.  

Leadership Expectations  

• Demonstrate ownership and accountability for delivery quality and operational excellence.  

• Build trusted working relationships with stakeholders through professionalism and collaboration.  

• Apply sound judgement in resolving reporting and accounting issues.  

• Seek opportunities to improve processes, controls and service performance.  

• Demonstrate curiosity and continuous learning, particularly in digital, data and analytics capabilities.  

• Contribute positively to team effectiveness, knowledge sharing and collaboration.  

• Uphold high standards of integrity, governance and financial stewardship.  

What you bring  

• Experience in financial reporting, accounting, finance operations, controllership, or related finance functions. 

• Hands-on experience in financial analysis, reporting, and accounting processes. 

• Sound understanding of financial statements, accounting principles, reporting standards, and internal controls. 

• Experience using ERP systems, financial reporting tools, and analytics platforms. 

• Exposure to process improvement, automation, or finance transformation  

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field. Professional accounting qualifications (e.g., CPA, CA, ACCA) are preferred

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What we offer 

You bring your skills and experience to Shell and in return you work with talented, committed people on one of the most important challenges facing our planet. You’ll have the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity, and respect for one another. You’ll be able to balance your priorities as you become the best version of yourself. 

• Shape the future of energy while building a career that challenges, develops, and rewards you. 

•  Drive meaningful change at the forefront of technological innovation and industry transformation. 

• Collaborate with highly experienced colleagues and industry experts whose unique knowledge, diverse perspectives, and global experience will help you learn, grow, and make a lasting impact. 

• Achieve your balance in a value-led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself.  

• Perform at your best with top-quartile global pay, annual performance-based salary increases, and a comprehensive benefits package that reflects the value you bring to Shell. 

• Take advantage of paid parental leave, including for non-birthing parents. 

• Join a company that actively fosters a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace. We welcome different perspectives and experiences, believing they strengthen our teams, enhance innovation, and help us achieve better outcomes together. 

• Grow as you progress through diverse career opportunities in national and global teams. 

• Gain access to a wide range of training and development programs. 

We'd like you to know that Shell has a bold goal: to become one of the world’s most diverse and inclusive companies. You can get to know more about how we're working towards that goal, click here.  

We are committed to attracting a broader and more diverse pool of candidates. If this position doesn’t feel like the perfect fit for your qualifications right now, we’d still love to hear from you. Consider creating a profile in our Talent Community so we can keep you in mind for future opportunities that may align with your skills.  

Shell Business Operations Manila  

Shell Business Operations (SBO) Manila forms the operational backbone of business processes that help deliver Shell’s business solutions across the globe. We are focused on driving excellent corporate performance in Finance, Human Resources, Customer Service, Order-to-Delivery, and Contracting and Procurement. Diversity is key at SBO Manila, and our employees reflect the innovation that stems from a diverse workforce. By joining the company, you will benefit from an industry-leading development program that will see you tap into a pool of expert knowledge that will help propel your career.  

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