Operational Auditor

Saudi Aramco; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Operational Auditor to enhance its Internal Auditing Department. This role involves leading audit teams, identifying key risks, and ensuring compliance with international standards. You will play a crucial role in evaluating operational processes and providing assurance on internal controls. The company offers a dynamic work environment with opportunities for professional growth and development, supported by significant investments in technology and talent. If you have a strong background in auditing within the oil and gas sector, this position could be your next career milestone.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in auditing or operational roles in oil and gas.
• Professional certification required for credibility and expertise.

Responsibilities

• Lead audit teams and establish objectives for audit engagements.
• Identify risks and develop comprehensive audit programs.
• Prepare audit reports and present findings to management.

Skills

Auditing

Risk Management

Communication

Team Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, engineering, or related discipline

Professional certification (CIA, CPA, CA)

Advanced degree

Job description

Aramco energizes the world economy.

Aramco occupies a unique position in the global energy industry. We are the world’s largest producer of hydrocarbons (oil and gas), with the lowest upstream carbon intensity 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 currently seeking an Operational Auditor with substantial auditing or operational experience in Upstream or Downstream to join our Internal Auditing Department. The Internal Auditing Department within Saudi Aramco provides independent objective assurance and consulting activity designed to add value and improve the operations of Saudi Aramco. The Department objectives are bringing a systematic and disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of the organization’s risk management, control, and governance processes.

As an Operational Auditor you will be responsible for the audit team and will be the main point of contact for the client.

Key Responsibilities

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

1. Establish the objective and scope of the audit engagement.
2. Identify key risks and controls within the business and operational processes under review.
3. Develop comprehensive risk-based audit programs.
4. Responsible for the audit team and will be overseeing assistant auditors.
5. Discuss concerns and issues with the audit client, draft field memorandums, and update client and Internal Auditing Management on progress of the audit.
6. Execute risk-based audit procedures in alignment with company policies and international standards.
7. Prepare audit reports.
8. Deliver presentations to client management at the audit opening and closing meetings.
9. Provide on-the-job training and mentoring to less experienced staff.
10. Evaluate the performance and capabilities of the assisting staff auditors.
11. Provide assurance and consulting activities on internal controls as requested.

Minimum Requirements

As a successful candidate you will hold a:

1. Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, engineering, or related discipline. An advanced degree is a plus.
2. You must hold at least one professional certification, such as the Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Chartered Accountant (CA), or a similar professional certification.
3. A minimum of 7 years of experience in auditing, engineering, or plant operations within the oil and gas industry or from one of the Big 4 Auditing firms.
4. Flexibility to travel within the Kingdom and/or outside the Kingdom to conduct audit and consulting engagements.

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.

Job ID: 15300

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