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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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