Senior Financial Planning & Reporting Analyst

Role overview

This role is responsible for strengthening financial planning and reporting processes, improving efficiency across finance operations, and delivering accurate and timely reporting at both entity and consolidated levels. It also involves reviewing annual budgets, ensuring adherence to applicable regulations, and supporting financial analysis for strategic initiatives such as cost optimization, business growth opportunities, organizational structuring, and other corporate projects.

Financial reporting

• Drive the preparation of quarterly, half-yearly, and annual consolidated financial statements within the required deadlines.
• Ensure the accounts and reports are prepared in line with IFRS and US GAAP requirements.
• Present entity-level performance updates during the CFO’s quarterly review meetings.
• Compile quarterly management and board reports, including variance analysis and supporting commentary.
• Work with external auditors on the annual statutory audit, half-year review, and interim audit, making sure audit points are addressed promptly and completely.
• Prepare monthly OPEX cost reporting for the Fleet Department, including variance commentary, in coordination with the FP&R team where needed.

Planning

• Lead the annual budgeting cycle by gathering inputs and clarifications from budget owners.
• Build the annual entity-level budget with clear analysis and explanations.
• Prepare financial presentation material for JV Board meetings and present the annual budget to the board.
• Support management with quarterly current-year forecasts.
• Develop medium-term forecasts with sensitivity analysis to help management understand the company’s outlook.
• Review budgets and forecasts from an enterprise-wide perspective to identify cost drivers and provide recommendations.
• Present detailed analysis of G&A, manpower costs, and capex for annual planning and quarterly MIS reviews.
• Coordinate with internal departments on cost allocation exercises, including service fees, management fees, and other distribution models.

Due diligence and projects

• Support Nakilat’s growth initiatives, including asset acquisitions, long-term projections, and joint venture projects, by providing finance input on risk, reporting, and cash flow.
• Prepare financial analysis for commercial opportunities, contract renewals, refinancing, and lease renewals, including pro forma statements and recommendations on financial impact.
• Serve as the finance specialist for internal project and structure costing exercises.
• Collect inputs from across the organization to determine annual vessel management fee charges.
• Submit the company’s segment structure and model for senior management review.

Internal controls

• Coordinate with the external auditor to confirm internal controls remain aligned with RCM and ICOFR testing and remediation requirements.
• Ensure adherence to existing control policies and procedures.

Investor relations and regulatory support

• Assist the Investor Relations team with board meetings, AGM/EGM activities, and related communication with regulatory bodies.
• Ensure reports and other required information are submitted accurately and on time to regulatory authorities such as QFMA, QSE, and the Statistics Department.

Qualifications and experience

A bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related discipline is required. Professional certifications such as ACCA, CA, CPA, or CMA are preferred, whether fully qualified or partly qualified.

The position calls for 6 to 10 years of relevant experience in a similar role with a reputable multinational company, ideally within a comparable industry or the oil and gas sector.

Job-specific skills

• Strong command of accounting standards, financial reporting, cost accounting, and management reporting.
• Ability to apply financial and statistical analysis to support planning and operational decision-making.
• Hands-on experience with SAP or a comparable ERP platform.
• Understanding of cost allocation structures and variance analysis across departments and business units.
• Capability to prepare board-ready financial summaries and presentations.
• Exposure to audit coordination and internal control frameworks.
• Skill in building forecasts, budgets, and scenario-based analyses.
• Good stakeholder management across finance, operations, and leadership teams.