Job purpose

Executing the assigned business planning and performance tasks under the authority of the Team Lead for Business Planning & Performance. This role involves executing the annual business planning updates and reviews, offering strategic direction, and anticipating risks considering economic and business trends. Ensure contributing to establishing and developing the function, while providing financial and strategic direction to support the company's growth and vision.

The position will act according to the company’s mission, vision, values, policies, and guidelines, supported by an IT technology platform, HSE standards, the Oman government, and other legal justifications and best international practices aligned with national objectives.

Main tasks and responsibilities

• Execute business planning and reporting across all business lines and corporate functions for both annual planning cycles and ongoing re-forecasts and updates
• Execute report to Business Planning & Performance Team lead, interacting and responding to questions from executive and Board
• Work closely with the finance control team and other cross-functional teams to produce a suite of reports and documents, including annual business plan, forecast, budget commentary, key business lines, and corporate KPIs
• Drive annual cycle of business planning/budgeting, as well as other periodic cycles of re-forecasting and reporting
• Develop a best-in-class planning, budgeting, and forecasting set of processes, documents, and performance indicators and embed in day-to-day activities
• Identify and form a team to address specific performance problem areas in the business as special projects as needed from time to time
• Report to Strategy and Business Performance, including discussing and agreeing on key areas of performance requiring attention
• Perform prescriptive analyses to rebalance/improve corporate performance across business lines towards set financial objectives
• Conduct periodic evaluation of prospect portfolio performance, production site performance, monthly pricing/margin, and performance analysis. Identify and report shortfalls/business opportunities
• Work effectively with managers in areas of responsibility to ensure that department objectives, performance metrics, quality measures, and budget targets are achieved

Education requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.

Experience and background

• From 8 to 10 years of experience in finance data analytics, business planning, management reporting, scenario analysis and modelling in the oil and gas sectors.