Planning & Performance Analyst

Aramco; Al Jubayl; On-site; SAR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Planning & Performance Analyst to join their New Energies Planning Group. In this dynamic role, you will execute planning and performance management activities, providing analytical insights and recommendations that drive business strategies. The position requires a strong background in management accounting and finance, along with expertise in business intelligence tools. Join a company renowned for its commitment to talent development and world-scale projects, where your contributions will significantly impact the energy sector. If you are passionate about performance analysis and strategic planning, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 9+ years of experience in Planning and Performance Management, preferably in Oil & Gas.
• Strong knowledge of management accounting and finance principles.

Responsibilities

• Provide analytical findings & recommendations for performance management tasks.
• Conduct special studies for performance initiatives and business cases.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Performance Management

Business Intelligence Tools

Management Accounting

Financial Analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Accounting, Finance

Advanced business degree (e.g., MBA)

Relevant professional certification (e.g., CMA, CFA, CPA)

Tools

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Excel

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 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 a Planning & Performance Analyst to join the New Energies Planning & Performance Group. The New Energies Planning Group oversees comprehensive reporting across various timeframes, including weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annually, to assess the organization's overall performance. Additionally, they develop strategic plans and business strategies.

As a Planning & Performance Analyst, you will be responsible for executing planning and performance management (P&PM) analytical activities. This extends to monitoring departmental expenditures, analyzing variances, correcting errors, and consolidating performance inputs from transactions, key performance indicators (KPIs), narrative, risk assessments, and more.

Key Responsibilities

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

1. Provide analytical findings & recommendations relating to P&PM tasks such as business plan preparation, performance tracking and measurement, and performance analysis and accountability reporting.
2. Conduct special studies related to the development of performance initiatives and business cases, benchmarking, risk management, design and re-design of measurements, processes and workflows, and information system-related changes.

Minimum Requirements

As a successful candidate you will hold a:

1. Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Accounting, Finance or related disciplines.
2. Advanced business degree (e.g., MBA) and/or relevant professional certification (e.g., CMA, CFA, CPA).
3. Minimum 9 years of relevant working experience in Planning and Performance Management job roles, preferably in the Oil & Gas sector.
4. Solid knowledge and understanding of management accounting, finance, PowerPoint and Excel is required.
5. Demonstrated capability and track record in the practice of planning & performance management and in the use of business intelligence tools are required.

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.