Lead Financial Analyst

Aramco; Dhahran Compound; On-site; SAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Saudi Aramco seeks an experienced Mergers and Acquisitions Analyst to join the M&A Advisory Department. The role supports development and execution of large international transactions, acting as finance lead across the lifecycle, from screening opportunities to integration planning.

You will interact with Treasury, Controllers, Embedded Finance, Strategy, and Law, provide objective assessments to executive management, and mentor staff while upholding Aramco standards and IFRS guidance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Management or Engineering.
• MBA or accounting qualification (CPA/CA/CFA) preferred.
• 15+ years of experience in conducting M&A transactions.
• Experience with cross-border transactions in energy or natural resources preferred.

Responsibilities

• Represent Finance as a core member in a multi-functional transaction team.
• Lead financial assessment, deal structuring, and due diligence.
• Prepare bid price recommendations for senior management.
• Interface with Treasury, Controllers, Embedded Finance, Strategy and Law to deliver transaction requirements.
• Mentor staff and develop continuous improvement in M&A processes.
• Support integration planning and post-transaction evaluations.

Skills

Financial analysis

M&A execution

Valuation

Due diligence

Cross-border transactions

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Management, or Engineering

MBA preferred

Accounting qualification (CPA/CA/CFA) preferred

Job description

Aramco occupies a special position in the global energy industry. We are one of the world’s 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 Aramco’s value to society.

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.

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 Mergers and Acquisitions Analyst (M&A) to join the M&A Advisory Department, which is part of the Finance organization. The M&A Advisory Department provides finance input to transactions throughout the transaction process, including structuring, valuation, due diligence, and support to negotiations and documentation, as well as providing objective and independent advice to executive management relating to transactions.

Your primary role is to supports the development and execution of large and complex international transactions by acting as a single point of contact for all finance-related inputs throughout the lifecycle of transactions, often against challenging deadlines. Activities including screening opportunities, developing optimal deal structuring and framing options, formulating valuation and bid price recommendations, conducting financial due diligence, advising on accounting aspects of transactions, reviewing and providing advisory on definitive agreements, purchase price adjustments, integration planning, and post-transaction evaluations. The M&A Finance Lead will interface with other transaction team members and specialists within Finance such as Treasury, Controller’s and Embedded Finance, and other corporate organization. The M&A Finance Lead is also required to present an objective and independent assessment of transactions to executive management to support decision-making. The position holder is expected to develop, coach, and mentor staff as a core part of the role.

Duties and Responsibilities

As a successful candidate you will be preforming the following;

• Represent Finance as a core member in a multi-functional transaction execution team, providing end-to-end finance support to transactions.
• As Finance transaction lead, presents expert and objective assessment of transaction to the Executive Management to support decision-making in all aspects of transactions, including strategic assessment, partner selection, economic viability, deal structuring options, closing mechanisms, integration planning and accounting and financial implication.
• Assess deal structuring and commercial options. Screens and evaluates transaction counterparties and joint venture partners.responsible for the valuation and economic assessment of the opportunity, including EV to Equity adjustments, ensuring that financial models and outputs are prepared according to Aramco standards, that risks are considered, and that input assumptions are robust and documented, and that deficiencies and risks are considered.
• Manages external Financial and Accounting Advisors on transactions. Develops relationships to bring external perspectives on the M&A landscape to the Company.
• Prepares bid price recommendation proposal for senior management reflecting project specific competitive landscape, economic and industry considerations.
• Manages the financial due diligence process (lead the activities of advisors), ensuring that due diligence findings are communicated to executive management and factored into valuation and/or definitive agreements.
• Interface with finance and other functions (Treasury, Controllers, Embedded Finance, Strategy & Market Analysis and Law) to seek subject matter expert advice in delivering the requirements of transactions.
• Coordinate solutions with external advisors and internal stakeholders on the accounting aspects of transactions.
• Contributes to definitive agreements and is responsible for purchase price adjustments and post-transaction purchase price allocation.
• Is a member of the integration planning team, advising on finance aspects of integration.
• Develops, coaches and mentors team members on transactions.
• Contributes to the continuous improvement of processes and methodologies to become a center of excellence of M&A execution for the Company.
• Provides ad hoc financial analysis activities including on transfer pricing, impairment reviews, government incentives, and group policy reviews.
• You will hold a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Management, or Engineering. Possession of an advanced business degree (e.g. MBA) or Accounting qualification, CPA, CA, CFA is preferred.
• 15+ years relevant experience in conducting M&A transactions, including expertise in financial analysis likely gained in leading investment banks, accounting firms, or large international corporations.
• Significant experience in large and complex cross-border transactions preferably in energy or natural resources sectors.
• Prior experience in LNG transactions and deep knowledge of the segment is highly preferred.
• Expert level knowledge and use of financial analysis tools and methodologies, understanding of financial statements, familiarity with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and international taxation.

Work Location and Work Schedule

Work Location:Within Saudi Arabia – To be specified in Job offer

Work Schedule:Full Time - To be specified in Job offer

Job Posting Duration

Job posting end date: 12/31/2026

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 world’s 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 – one of the largest in the world.