Specialist, Financial Communication

Job description / Role

Job purpose

Develop financial communications that effectively convey the company's financial performance and key messages to the concerned stakeholders which include, but are not limited to, media, investors, and analysts in compliance with the regulatory requirements.

Key accountabilities

Financial communication
Develop financial PR and media communications content in collaboration with concerned business units. The materials include, but are not limited to, announcements, press releases, speeches, and briefing documents for press conferences.
Monitor and analyze financial news and trends; and prepare recommendations on potential impact to the business.
Prepare guidelines, procedures, and templates for financial external communications.
Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal key stakeholders (financial analysts and investors).
Liaise with internal stakeholders to ensure accurate and timely disclosure of financial and business-related information, in compliance with the regulatory requirements.
Support concerned business units in planning and coordination of the investor relations communication activities which include, but are not limited to, investor conferences and roadshows.

Supervision
Plan, supervise, and coordinate all activities in the assigned area to meet functional objectives.
Train and develop the assigned staff on relevant skills to enable them to become proficient on the job and deliver the respective section objectives.

Budgets
Provide input for preparation of the functional budgets and assist in the implementation of the approved budget and work plans to deliver section objectives.
Investigate and highlight any significant variances to support effective performance and cost control.

Policies, systems, processes & procedures
Implement approved section/department policies, processes, systems, standards, and procedures in order to support execution of the section's/department work programs in line with company and international standards.

Performance management
Contribute to the achievement of the approved performance objectives for the function in line with the company performance framework.

Innovation and continuous improvement
Design and implement new tools and techniques to improve the quality and efficiency of operational processes.
Identify improvements in internal processes against best practices in pursuit of greater efficiency in line with best industry standards in order to define intelligent solutions for issues confronting the function.

Health, safety, environment (HSE) and sustainability
Comply with relevant HSE policies, procedures, controls, and applicable legislation and sustainability guidelines in line with international standards, best practices, and ADNOC code of practices.

Reports
Provide inputs to prepare section MIS and progress reports for company management.

Qualifications, experience, knowledge & skills

Minimum qualification
Bachelor degree in business, finance, economics, marketing, communications, or equivalent.

Minimum experience, knowledge & skills
8 years of experience in relevant marketing/communications in a large organization, preferably in the oil and gas industry.
Strong financial expertise with an understanding of financial markets and investment practices.
Excellent skills in writing and editing.
Knowledgeable about UAE laws and ADX regulations, as well as local customs and protocol.
Very detailed and goal oriented.
Experience in conducting relevant financial analyses and assessments.
Extensive planning and organizational skills.