Director of Financial Planning and Analysis

About the role

This is a senior leadership position leading the company's financial planning, budgeting and forecasting function within upstream oil and gas exploration and production. The role combines corporate financial planning with the commercial and economic side of E&P operations, and includes building and developing the FP&A and Digital Finance teams.

Key responsibilities

• Lead company-wide financial planning, budgeting and forecasting, and manage long-term financial plans, monthly forecasts and performance reporting.
• Provide financial analysis and insights to support senior management and shareholder decisions.
• Review and challenge country and asset-level budgets, forecasts, CAPEX and OPEX.
• Support petroleum economics, production and reserves planning, scenario modelling and investment decisions.
• Oversee FP&A reporting, KPIs, financial data and management information.
• Drive finance digitalisation, analytics and automation, including SAP and BI solutions.
• Lead and develop the FP&A and Digital Finance team.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering or a related discipline.
• 12+ years of FP&A or financial performance experience, including senior leadership responsibilities.
• Strong upstream oil and gas / E&P experience is essential.
• Good understanding of the E&P lifecycle, including exploration, development, production and decommissioning.
• Experience with JV/JOA, PSCs, WP&B, AFEs, cash calls and cost recovery.
• Fluent English and willingness to travel internationally.
• Professional qualification such as CFA, CPA, ACCA, CIMA or CA is preferred.

Required skills

• Budgeting, forecasting, petroleum economics, financial modelling and management reporting.
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA, SAC Planning, Power BI or similar tools is preferred.