Planning & Performance Management Advisor

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

This role would be placed as P&PM Specialist.

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

Serves as a senior advisor in planning & performance management (P&PM), providing professional analysis, advise, guidance and leadership in the resolution particularly of complex, cross-functional, non-routine and/or design P&PM and P&PM-related issues that have significant importance to the company. Assigned Risk Professionals plan and coordinate risk management activities in accordance with the Corporate Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Framework.

Responsibilities:

• Perform other related staff and analytical duties, as assigned - 10%
• Provide analytical findings & recommendations for regular P&PM tasks such as business plan preparation, performance tracking measurement, and performance analysis and accountability reporting - 20%
• Provide supervision, coordination and/or facilitation in the execution of regular and special tasks by other P&PM personnel, as well as mentorship on P&PM analytical practice - 30%
• Review proposals relating to major initiatives in the business to ensure that risk management requirements are appropriately addressed, and assist in and guide the development of risk management training plans - 30%
• Act as the business's principal advisor on risk management and guide, support, facilitate, monitor, review and report on risk management activities to ensure that risk management processes are efficient and effective, and integrated into P&PM practices - 40%
• Identify, assess, and review the strategic and commercial viability of potential identified investment opportunities to improve the overall viability of the system.
• For Risk Professionals:
  • Act as the business's principal advisor on risk management and guide, support, facilitate, monitor, review and report on risk management activities to ensure that risk management processes are efficient and effective, and integrated into P&PM practices - 40%
  • Assist in identifying gaps in the governance and control environment within the business and in formulating and implementing solutions for gap closure - 20%
  • Review proposals relating to major initiatives in the business to ensure that risk management requirements are appropriately addressed, and assist in and guide the development of risk management training plans - 30%
• Conduct special P&PM-related studies such as 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 - 40%
• Assist in identifying gaps in the governance and control environment within the business and in formulating and implementing solutions for gap closure - 20%

Requirements:

• Certification/License:
  • Internal analytical skills certification, which may be waived with possession of an equivalent professional certification, a relevant graduate degree, and/or significant demonstrable work record in the practice of planning & performance management.
• Bachelor's degree in business, engineering or a related discipline is required.
• Languages:
  • Excellent command of oral & written English, with demonstrated capability of producing top quality written reports & presentations to senior-level audiences.
• Internal analytical skills certification, which may be waived with possession of an equivalent professional certification, a relevant graduate degree, and/or significant demonstrable work record in the practice of planning & performance management.
• Minimum of 15 years' relevant experience is required.
• For assigned Risk Professionals, a bachelor's degree in risk management or a related discipline is required.
• Excellent command of oral & written English, with demonstrated capability of producing top quality written reports & presentations to senior-level audiences.
• Preferred training:
  • Solid knowledge and understanding of management accounting, finance and Excel is required.
  • Demonstrated capability and track record in the practice of planning & performance management that has progressed to a leadership role is required, preferably in the oil or related industry. The incumbent must have the proven ability to handle complex, unstructured problems in a rigorous, analytical fashion. Previous work experience must have been sufficiently broad to allow the incumbent to be effective in an assignment to any P&PM area.
  • Possession of an advanced business degree (e.g., MBA) and/or relevant professional certification (e.g., CMA, CFA, CPA) is preferred.
  • For assigned Risk Professionals, demonstrable knowledge of leading risk management governance and control practices is required. Twelve (12) years of direct risk management-related experience is required. Possession of a relevant professional certification(e.g., IRM,GARP,PRIA) is preferred.
• Solid knowledge and understanding of management accounting, finance and Excel is required.
• Demonstrated capability and track record in the practice of planning & performance management that has progressed to a leadership role is required, preferably in the oil or related industry. The incumbent must have the proven ability to handle complex, unstructured problems in a rigorous, analytical fashion. Previous work experience must have been sufficiently broad to allow the incumbent to be effective in an assignment to any P&PM area.
• For assigned Risk Professionals, demonstrable knowledge of leading risk management governance and control practices is required. Twelve (12) years of direct risk management-related experience is required. Possession of a relevant professional certification(e.g., IRM,GARP,PRIA) is preferred.
• Possession of an advanced business degree (e.g., MBA) and/or relevant professional certification (e.g., CMA, CFA, CPA) is preferred.
• Willing to permanently relocate at Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.