Planning Performance Analyst

This role required candidate to permanently relocate at Dhahran Saudi Arabia.

About the Company

This company engages in the exploration production transportation and sale of crude oil and natural gas. It operates through the following segments: Upstream Downstream and Corporate. The Upstream segment includes crude oil natural gas and natural gas liquids exploration field development and production. The Downstream segment focuses on refining logistics power generation and the marketing of crude oil petroleum and petrochemical products and related services to international and domestic customers. The Corporate segment offers supporting services including human resources finance and information technology. The company was founded on May 29 1933 and is headquartered in Dhahran Saudi Arabia.

Job Summary

We are seeking a seasoned Planning & Performance Management Analyst to join the Downstream Finance Planning and Performance Management Department (DSP&PMD). DSP&PMD is primarily responsible for periodic performance reporting and the coordination consolidation and preparation of the annual Downstream Business Plan Period Business performance review and Midyear/Yearend Accountability reporting. This includes the preparation of presentations for Senior/Executive Management and the Board of Directors.

The Department includes personnel serving as liaisons with the various business segments and units coordinating planning and performance reporting activities undertaking variance analysis identifying performance enhancement opportunities resolving issues and various other adhoc reporting requirements such as benchmarking activities.

The Senior Planning & Performance Management Analysts primary role is to support the management of multibillion USD business product lines and their consolidation into the Downstream business results. The Analysts will also look to identify opportunities to improve business performance (i.e. performance management rather than just reporting) and share these with the business with the aim of implementation.

Responsibilities:

• Engage in Business Planning Forecasting and Reporting activities.
• Provide analysis explanations and recommendations for regular Planning & Performance Management (P&PM) tasks including business plan preparation periodic performance tracking measurement analysis and reporting.
• Conduct special P&PMrelated studies such as performance initiatives and business cases development scorecard creation and monitoring target setting benchmarking risk management and design/redesign of measurements processes workflows and information systemrelated changes.
• Develop new financial models or review segmentrelated models offering economic insights on earnings investments and energy market matters.
• Perform benchmarking analysis to identify value opportunities.

Requirements:

• This role required candidate to permanently relocate at Dhahran Saudi Arabia.
• Hold a Bachelors degree in Finance Business Engineering or a related field. Possession of an advanced business degree (e.g. MBA) and/or relevant professional certifications (e.g. CMA CFA CPA) is preferred.
• Accumulate over 12 years of industryrelevant experience demonstrating a strong commercial and financial understanding of the Downstream value chain such as Chemicals Trading or Refining.
• Showcase expertise and a proven track record in planning and performance management practices including performance analysis assessment and reporting; financial (IFRS) reporting; business planning/budgeting; business case preparation; project management; and financial modeling.
• Have experience working in one or more areas of the Downstream value chain particularly in Planning and Performance Management functions.
• Possess the ability to manage and analyze large volumes of data with experience in business intelligence tools being advantageous.
• Demonstrate solid knowledge and understanding of management accounting finance and proficiency in Excel.
• Exhibit strong written and presentation skills capable of articulating complex analyses into simple concepts.