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Job title
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Manager Corporate Planning & Budgeting
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Grade
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Stream
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Finance & Procurement
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Function
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Finance - Corporate Planning & Performance
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Location
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Oman – Muscat
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*OPEX and/or CAPEX and/or Revenue amount as relevant*
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Reporting to
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Head of Corporate Planning & Performance
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Direct Reports
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- Expert Business Intelligence & Economics
- Specialist Financial Planning & Analysis
- GP, Economics
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Job purpose
The role is responsible for managing the corporate planning and budget consolidation processes across operated assets, non‑operated assets, and corporate functions. It ensures all budgets, forecasts, and latest estimates are accurate, complete, and aligned with approved planning assumptions, methodologies, and governance requirements. The position also supports finance readiness by ensuring planning structures, data, and processes remain robust, compliant, and prepared for organizational or system changes. The role is accountable for the delivery and integrity of consolidated corporate planning outputs, ensuring timely submission of budgets, forecasts, and latest estimates for management review and governance, under the direction of the Head of Corporate Planning & Performance.
The position will act in accordance with the OQEP’s Mission, Vision, Values & Strategies, as well as, policies, guidelines, and international standards, supported by an IT Technology platform, QHSE & Energy Management System requirements standards, Omani’s government & other legal justifications, and best international practices in consonance with national objectives.
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Main tasks and responsibilities
Budgeting, Forecasting & Latest Estimate Management
- Lead the annual budget, rolling forecast, and latest estimate cycles in accordance with approved calendars, processes, and governance.
- Coordinate and validate planning inputs from operated and non‑operated assets and corporate functions, ensuring quality, completeness, and compliance.
- Prepare consolidated financial schedules and summaries for management review, ensuring alignment of assumptions across all cycles.
Corporate Planning Ownership & Consolidation Oversight
- Drive coordination, challenge, and integration of functional and asset inputs to deliver the Company’s Annual Corporate Plan.
- Consolidate all planning elements—financial, operational, strategic—into a complete corporate submission with clear narratives and assumptions.
- Reconcile corporate plan outputs with budget, forecast, latest estimate, and prior submissions, providing robust and defensible explanations.
- Validate submissions for consistency, compliance with governance, and escalation of material gaps or risks.
Coordination with Business Finance & Financial Control
- Serve as the primary interface between Corporate Planning & Performance and Business Finance teams across all assets.
- Ensure timely, accurate, and standardized planning inputs aligned with control frameworks and reporting structures.
- Address and resolve data, structure, or governance issues affecting the integrity of the planning and reporting cycles.
- Ensure accurate reflection of organizational, portfolio, accounting, and structural changes in planning submissions.
Planning Governance, Data Integrity & Assurance
- Maintain strong data integrity, documentation, and audit trails across all planning and forecasting cycles.
- Ensure adherence to planning governance, approval protocols, and internal policies.
- Proactively identify and address data quality gaps to support evidence‑based planning.
- Contribute to internal/external assurance activities and ensure readiness for management and governance milestones.
Business Intelligence & Analytics Management
- Lead the development, governance, and continuous enhancement of BI dashboards, tools, and analytical frameworks.
- Ensure accuracy, consistency, and alignment of BI outputs with approved definitions and corporate data models.
- Integrate operational, financial, and economic data to support management insights and decision‑making.
Economics & Value Analysis Oversight
- Oversee enterprise‑wide economic evaluations supporting portfolio management, business cases, and capital investments.
- Ensure the use of consistent assumptions, methodologies, and economic parameters across assets and corporate submissions.
- Review and validate economics outputs before presentation to senior management.
Scenario, Sensitivity & Forward‑Looking Analysis
- Lead scenario and sensitivity analysis to assess value drivers, risks, and strategic opportunities.
- Ensure alignment with corporate strategy and approved planning assumptions.
- Maintain high-quality documentation, transparency, and communication of forward‑looking insights.
Finance Readiness & Transformation
- Lead the development, rollout, and continuous improvement of Finance Readiness frameworks, ensuring the organization is equipped for planning, reporting, system, and governance changes.
- Coordinate readiness assessments, define gaps, and drive action plans across Business Finance, Financial Control, Corporate Planning, and other stakeholders.
- Ensure planning and reporting processes, structures, and data models remain fit-for-purpose during organizational, system, or regulatory transitions.
- Support change management related to new governance requirements, financial processes, or system enhancements, ensuring smooth adoption and operational continuity.
- Oversee readiness for key strategic events (e.g., audits, plan submissions, portfolio changes), ensuring all inputs, controls, and documentation are aligned and compliant.
People & Leadership
- Lead, coach, and develop the Corporate Planning and Budgeting team to ensure high performance and capability building.
- Set clear objectives, KPIs, and performance expectations aligned with departmental and organizational goals.
- Drive a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement within the team.
- Ensure effective resource planning and utilization to meet planning and budgeting timelines.
- Support talent development, succession planning, and knowledge transfer within the team.
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Key interactions
Internal: Business Finance (Operated & Non-Operated Assets), Financial Control, Treasury & Insurance, Strategy, Enterprise Risk Management & Business Continuity .
External: Planning and reporting support vendors, system implementation partners, and external service providers involved in budgeting, forecasting, or consolidation tools, including coordination with external Strategy and Legal advisors where required to support corporate planning and budgeting activities.
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Notable Working Conditions. Office environment, intensive computer screen use, and sporadic visits to the operation site.
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Education requirements
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- Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, or related discipline
- Master’s degree or professional finance qualifications are an advantage
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Language
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Excellent knowledge of written, read, and spoken English (required)
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Background and experience
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Competencies and skills
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- Minimum 8+ years of progressive experience in corporate planning, budgeting, forecasting, or FP&A within large and complex organizations.
- Demonstrated experience managing enterprise-wide planning cycles, including annual corporate plans, budgets, rolling forecasts, and latest estimates.
- Proven capability in coordinating, consolidating, challenging, and approving planning inputs across multiple operated assets, non-operated assets, and corporate functions.
- Strong experience in the integration, reconciliation, and quality assurance of planning submissions to ensure completeness, consistency, and governance compliance.
- Hands-on experience supporting management review cycles, including preparation, validation, and coordination of planning and budgeting materials for executive and governance forums.
- Exposure to CAPEX planning, long-term planning, portfolio assumptions, and economic linkages is an advantage.
- Experience working in the Oil & Gas / Energy sector, preferably in an upstream environment, is strongly preferred.
- Familiarity with finance readiness, including planning governance, data integrity, system/process changes, and audit/assurance requirements, is an added advantage.
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Soft:
- Strong managerial and stakeholder coordination capabilities.
- Ability to challenge assumptions and submissions constructively while maintaining strong working relationships
- High level of judgment and escalation discipline
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple timelines and dependencies
- Clear communication skills to support management discussions and governance processes
- Ability to operate effectively under fixed planning and governance timelines
Technical:
- Corporate planning expertise, including budgets, forecasts, and latest estimates.
- Strong consolidation, reconciliation, and review skills.
- Solid understanding of planning governance, controls, and submission requirements.
- Knowledge of planning systems, data structures, and reporting linkages.
- Experience supporting management review cycles and assurance processes.
- Exposure to CAPEX and long‑term planning is an advantage
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