Financial Performance And Analysis Specialist

Aramco; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

A global energy company in Saudi Arabia is seeking a Financial Performance & Analysis specialist to support their Downstream transformation office. The ideal candidate will hold a Bachelor's degree in Finance and have 15 years of experience in financial analysis. This role includes preparing reports, reviewing initiatives, and ensuring adoption of financial guidelines. Strong leadership and communication skills are crucial for success in this position.

Benefits

Investment in talent development

Challenging projects

Competitive remuneration

Qualifications

• 15 years of experience in financial analysis, 10 years in downstream industry.
• Strong financial analysis and business acumen.
• Leadership skills and ability to coach talent.

Responsibilities

• Provide consolidated Transformation Impact reports.
• Support CTO with agenda and content preparation.
• Review specific initiatives for value leakage.

Skills

Financial analysis

Business acumen

Financial modeling

Performance management tools

Attention to detail

Leadership

Communication

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance

Master's degree in Finance or equivalent

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

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 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.

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 a Financial Performance & Analysis (FP&A) specialist to join the Finance & Analytics Division of Downstream Transformation Office.

The Finance & Analytics Division is responsible to support impact delivery of Aramcou2019s Downstream transformation program across all assets and subsidiaries from a data and tools perspective.

The FP&A specialist primary role is to help ensure adoption of financial guidelines and valuation principles while managing and coordinating close relationships with key related stakeholders, internally and externally.

Key responsibilities

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

• Provide the Chief Transformation Officer (CTO) with consolidated Transformation Impact report at Business Line, Admin Area, Function, and Asset level.
• Support the TO Value Realization & Analytics Lead in preparation of the agenda and content for any interactions within and outside the Downstream Central Transformation Office (DSCTO), in collaboration with other functions of the DSCTO.
• Prepare material to train admin areas on guidelines for developing upcoming business plan and integration of transformation targets into business plan.
• Review specific initiatives, based on materiality criteria, and raise flags for value leakage, value overlap, etc., and spot-check initiatives.
• Generate Excel models, presentations, and reports to support the TO Finance lead in discussions with various assets, admin areas, and related stakeholders.
• Update the progress of the Transformation for the Quarterly Business Review, Mid and End Year Accountabilities.
• Support CTO Value Realization & Analytics Lead with the right data, reports, and analyses required to make decisions related to certain initiatives.
• As per request, and in collaboration with Admin Area CTO Finance, assist assets on doubts related to initiative sizing, P&L reconciliation, or baseline.
• Help other functions in the DS Central Transformation Office in the coordination of several activities with the broader stakeholder group (e.g., capability building, CTO Academy, reporting).

Minimum requirements

As the successful candidate you will hold a Bacheloru2019s degree in Finance from a recognized and approved program. An advanced degree in Project Management or Finance is preferred. Alternatively, the candidate should hold a Bacheloru2019s degree in Engineering and a Masteru2019s degree in Finance or equivalent.

Candidate will have 15 years of experience in financial analysis, including at least 10 years in the downstream industry, preferably in refining and chemicals sectors.

• You must have strong financial analysis and business acumen.
• You must have proficiency in financial modeling and performance management tools.
• Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills is a requirement.
• Strong communication and presentation skills to effectively convey financial insights to senior management is also necessary.
• Effective leadership skills are required.
• You will also coach talent.
• You will have the ability to interact with affiliates.

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.