Financial Planning and Performance Analyst

Job description / Role

Aramco energizes the world economy

Aramco occupies a special position in the global energy industry. We are one of the worldu2019s largest producers of hydrocarbon energy and chemicals, with among the lowest upstream carbon intensities of any major producer.

With our significant investment in technology and infrastructure, we strive to maximize the value of the energy we produce for the world along with a commitment to enhance Aramcou2019s value to society.

Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and with offices around the world, we combine market discipline with a spanning view of the future, born of our nine decades experience as responsible stewards of the Kingdomu2019s vast hydrocarbon resources. This responsibility has driven us to deliver significant societal and economic benefits not just to the Kingdom, but also to a vast number of communities, economies, and countries that rely on the vital and reliable energy that we supply.

We are one of the most profitable companies in the world, as well as amongst the top five global companies by market capitalization.

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Financial Planning & Performance Management Analyst to join the Finance & Performance Management (F&PM) for Petroleum Engineering & Development (PE&D) under Upstream Finance.

Upstream makes up the vast majority of revenue and has the highest level of capital investments that is coordinated by PE&D, which is managing and developing all Saudi Aramcou2019s oil and gas fields from the initial planning of new fields to the ongoing monitoring of mature fields including Carbon Capture & Storage projects and Reserves Assessments.

These key activities are handled by PE&D supported by specialized Advanced Research Centers (EARC) and a state-of-the-art dedicated Upstream Digital Center (UDC).

Your primary role is to coordinate and prepare Business Plan and Midyear/Year-end Accountability, monthly accountability reporting, performing variance analysis, resolving issues and initiating value add projects.

Key responsibilities

A successful candidate will be expected to perform the following:

• Conduct and supervise day to day operations within Compliance Unit, including follow-up and reporting on delegated areas and tasks.
• Identify areas of importance from a compliance perspective, and inform stakeholders.
• Document and communicate main areas and processes.
• Develop sustainable follow-up and reporting procedures and systems.
• As a Subject Matter Expert (SME), be involved in discussions and tasks as agreed upon with Finance Lead.
• Independently prepare information memorandums and proposals.
• Implement changes as agreed.
• Have a solid understanding of the link between the business and the accounting rules to assess the impacts on Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow.

Minimum requirements

A successful candidate should have the following:

• Degree in Business, Finance or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 10 years relevant experience in the field of accounting, auditing, financial reporting or performance management.
• Good knowledge of MS Office products such as Excel, PowerPoint and Word at a minimum, and familiarity with ERP systems such as SAP.
• Further knowledge within areas of database applications, data management applications and data communication and presentation tools is a benefit.
• Possession of an advanced business degree (e.g. MBA) and/or relevant professional certification (e.g. CMA, CFA, CPA) is strongly preferred.
• Excellent command of oral and written English.
• Great capability of producing quality written reports and presentations to senior-level management.

Working environment

Our high-performing employees are drawn by the challenging and rewarding professional, technical and industrial opportunities we offer, and are remunerated accordingly.

At Aramco, our people work on truly world-scale projects, supported by investment in capital and technology that is second to none. And because, as a global energy company, we are faced with addressing some of the worldu2019s biggest technical, logistical and environmental challenges, we invest heavily in talent development.

We have a proud history of educating and training our workforce over many decades. Employees at all levels are encouraged to improve their sector-specific knowledge and competencies through our workforce development programs u2013 one of the largest in the world.