Affiliate Financial Advisor

LHR Américas; Riyad Al Khabra; On-site; USD 80,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Affiliate Financial Advisor to lead the management and optimization of high-value downstream joint ventures. This role requires a strategic mindset and a strong background in financial oversight, joint venture management, and commercial negotiations. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in profitability improvement and cost optimization within the energy sector. Join a forward-thinking company that offers excellent compensation and industry-leading benefits, while contributing to the growth and success of vital energy resources in the region.

Benefits

Housing Allowance

Annual Bonus

Healthcare Access

Dependent Education Allowance

Annual Vacation Leave

Repatriation Allowance

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Downstream Oil & Gas, with 5 years in commercial strategy.
• Strong skills in financial modeling, valuation, and due diligence.
• Experience in leading negotiations and managing joint ventures.

Responsibilities

• Manage and monitor Joint Ventures, ensuring alignment with investment strategy.
• Lead financial modeling for transactions and ongoing evaluations.
• Identify and assess JV growth opportunities aligned with strategy.

Skills

Portfolio Management

Financial Valuation

Commercial Negotiations

Joint Venture Management

M&A Experience

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Accounting, Economics, Business, or Finance

Master's Degree in Business/Finance/Management

Financial Certification (CFA/CMA/CPA)

Job description

WHO IS OUR CLIENT?

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

WHAT IS YOUR CHALLENGE?

We are seeking a Affiliate Financial Advisor to join our Western Region Fuels Department.

The Western Region Fuels Department is responsible for managing a diverse portfolio of Downstream Joint Ventures. The department is integral to supporting Aramco’s downstream growth ambitions, ensuring commercial alignment with strategic partners, and safeguarding value creation through disciplined financial oversight and operational excellence of the joint venture portfolio.

Your primary role is to lead the management, development, execution, and performance optimization of high-value downstream joint ventures. The ideal candidate will be skilled in profitability improvement, cost optimization, and value realization with strong record of working with joint venture partnerships in the energy industry.

REQUIREMENTS

As the successful candidate you will hold a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Accounting, Economics, Business, or Finance from a recognized and approved international program and a Master’s degree in Business/Finance/Management. Additionally, a financial certification (CFA/CMA/CPA) is preferred.

• You will have a minimum of 10 years of experience in Downstream Oil & Gas, including at least 5 years in commercial strategy, Joint venture management, or M&A.
• You will have Strong Portfolio Management skills, demonstrated in previous roles, extensive experience in financial valuation, modeling, due diligence, commercial negotiations and transaction execution.
• You will have a Deep understanding of shareholder agreements and governance structures.
• You will be able to demonstrate your ability to lead negotiations, influence senior stakeholders, and navigate complex joint venture dynamics.
• You will have an adequate understanding of financial analysis of companies and valuation methodologies; commercial principals of a transaction; and different transaction structures.
• You will be able to demonstrate experience in developing junior staff and creating a high-performance, knowledge-sharing culture.

RESPONSABILITIES

As the successful candidate you will be required to perform the following:

Portfolio Management & Governance

• Manage and monitor assigned Joint Ventures, ensuring alignment with Aramco’s investment strategy and financial objectives.
• Represent Aramco in JV Board, Shareholder, and Steering Committee forums.
• Ensure alignment of JV strategy and performance with Aramco’s business plans and shareholder interests.

Financial Management & Performance Monitoring

• Lead financial modeling and scenario analysis for transactions and ongoing JV evaluations.
• Oversee JV financial performance, capital expenditures, and budget alignment.
• Conduct commercial and financial benchmarking to identify value capture opportunities.

Joint Venture Structuring & Transactions

• Identify and assess JV growth opportunities aligned with Aramco's downstream strategy.
• Facilitate transaction execution including commercial due diligence, business case development, valuation modeling, and partner negotiations alongside cross functional teams.
• Draft and negotiate commercial terms of Shareholder Agreements, Offtake, Feedstock, and Services Agreements in collaboration with legal and technical teams.

Stakeholder Engagement & Talent Development

• Build and sustain strong relationships with internally and externally (JV Partners and Management).
• Mentor junior professionals and analysts within the WRFD department, helping develop Aramco’s next generation of affiliate management talent.
• Contribute to internal knowledge management and process improvement initiatives.

REWARDS & BENEFITS OVERVIEW

Our client offers excellent compensation and industry-leading benefits and other programs designed to meet the diverse needs of their employees and their families.

Salary - commensurate with experience and individual qualifications.

Salary packages can include expatriate premiums & supplemental benefits plans

Annual bonus

Housing: housing allowance

Healthcare: Access to top-notch healthcare is an important part of working as an expatriate for our client.

Dependent Education: High School allowance

Annual vacation: 22 days of vacation leave per year. In addition to annual vacations days, employees also receive 11 paid company holidays each year.

Repatriation allowance: Annually round trip to your home country.

THE STAGES OF THIS PROCESS ARE:

1. Resume Evaluation: A member of our recruitment team will evaluate that your resume matches the client's job description requirement.

Use the job description requirements to highlight your relevant experience and skills.

Be specific and describe the significance of your work, keyword alignment is important. Emphasize the impact of the work you've contributed to HR areas and tasks. Use your professional profile/resume to focus on major accomplishments and qualifications that match the job.

If your resume evaluation is suitable for this position, the recruitment team will invite you to a preliminary phone/video interview in 2-3 days.

If your resume evaluation is not suitable, you will be receiving an e-mail notification in 2-3 days.

2. Interviews stage

2.1 LHR Americas preliminary phone/video interview: A member of the Talent Acquisition team from LHR Americas will first schedule a call with you to discuss the details of the position, your interests, and qualifications. Furthermore, your English level will be evaluated at this stage, ONLY native or advanced speakers will approve this evaluation.

If this preliminary phone/video interview is successful your resume will be submitted to our client.

If your preliminary phone/video interview is not successful our Talent Acquisition consultant will inform you.

2.2 Client phone/video interview: This interview will happen only if your resume is approved by our client, we cannot guarantee the time our Client will take to approve your resume, but it should take less than a week.

If your resume is approved a member of the Talent Acquisition Team from our client will schedule a call with you to evaluate your qualifications.

The client interview contains technical questions that help assess your familiarity with problem-solving in your given field and may include a behavioral evaluation. Be prepared to explain how you approach problems and produce solutions.

If your phone interview is successful, the hiring team will further evaluate your resume, and they will invite you to a video interview when hiring managers are available.

If your resume is not approved, LHR Americas will inform you.

2.3 Video interviews with hiring managers: which may also contain technical questions that help us assess your familiarity with problem-solving in your given field.

3. Conditional Offer

A successful interview may result in a conditional offer of employment.

Conditions for employment include but are not limited to: medical examinations, and permission to secure a visa to work and reside in-country.

4. Relocation process

After your offer is accepted and all conditions for employment are met, you will be assigned a relocation advisor from LHR Americas. This advisor is your go-to resource for the transition, providing helpful advice on everything from when to give notice to your current employer to visa services.