4500 Marathon Petroleum Company LP · Findlay, OH

Senior BP&A Analyst (North Fuels Value Chain Optimization) — Findlay, OH

Full-timeFindlay, OHPosted 2026-07-22Apply on Workday

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# An exciting career awaits you

Position Summary: The Senior BP&A Analyst is an integral team member dedicated to analyzing and reporting detailed refinery value chain outcomes in the North Region, delivering insights into refinery performance to support informed decision-making. This role involves ongoing collaboration with Value Chain Optimization (VCO) and Fuels Value Chain (FVC) to ensure alignment with analytical requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Reviews month-to-date refinery gross margin performance against established benchmarks and contributes to the preparation of weekly executive-level reports.
  • Provides analysis of impacts to gross margin in comparison to MPCs externally reported Refining & Marketing margin indicator
  • Understands refinery operations and business drivers to link operational performance and market trends to financial outcomes.
  • Collaborates with VCO, FVC, Refining BP&A and Consolidation BP&A to report impact of monthly lost profit opportunity to internal and external capture
  • Maintains North Region refinery index and analyzes key drivers of index to crack deviations
  • Determines the breakeven crack spread for individual refineries and the North Region as a whole.
  • Contributes to long-term business plans and short-term forecasts for refinery gross margin and conducts analysis of actual performance versus forecasted results.
  • Works with the North Regional Director of Value Chain Optimization, operating groups, and BP&A teams to prepare quarterly Value Chain P&L reviews and provide performance insights to Refinery Leadership.
  • Tracks financial impact of VCOs Continual Commercial Improvement efforts and Run as One Initiatives
  • Actively seeks and implements ways to enhance processes, systems, or automation to provide more time for in-depth analysis and commentary
  • Supports ad hoc requests of management, VCO and FVC for the refinery value chains

Minimum Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting or related discipline required.
  • Six (6) years in Accounting, Finance, or related field required. Experience in BP&A and Commercial Roles preferred.
  • Travel Requirement: (<5%)
  • Strong proficiency in Excel, Power BI and SAP/BW is preferred
  • Familiarity with refining operations is preferred
  • Detail oriented with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills
  • Ability to collaborate effectively across various teams including BP&A, VCO, and Accounting

Skills & Competencies:

  • Adaptability, Authentic Communicator, Building Trust, Business Acumen, Continuous Improvement Mindset, Critical Thinking, Ongoing Learning & Self-Development, Positive Attitude, Relationship Building, Results Driven

Location:

Findlay, Ohio

Additional locations:

Job Requisition ID:

00022988

Location Address:

539 S Main St

Education

Bachelors (Required)

Employee Group:

Full time

Employee Subgroup:

Regular