Financial Analyst - Aramco

Please note that this role is based in Saudi Arabia on a permanent, residential basis.

Aramco energizes the world economy. Aramco occupies a unique position in the global energy industry. We are the world's largest producer of hydrocarbons (oil and gas), with the lowest upstream carbon intensity of any major producer. With our significant investment in technology and infrastructure, we strive to maximize the value of the energy we produce for the world along with a commitment to enhance Aramco’s value to society. Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and with offices around the world, we combine market discipline with a generations’ spanning view of the future, born of our nine decades experience as responsible stewards of the Kingdom’s vast hydrocarbon resources. This responsibility has driven us to deliver significant societal and economic benefits to not just the Kingdom, but also to a vast number of communities, economies, and countries that rely on the vital and reliable energy that we supply. We are one of the most profitable companies in the world, as well as amongst the top five global companies by market capitalization.

We are seeking a Capital Markets Financial Analyst to join the Treasury’s Capital Markets & Financing Department of Saudi Aramco. The Capital Markets & Finance Department is overseeing global debt capital markets to identify opportunities and emerging trends in support of Saudi Aramco’s global financing strategies. Your primary role is to lead many aspects of corporate debt issuances ensuring that the group maintains ready access to financial markets to meet its expansionary requirements and working closely with senior finance management, banks, debt investors and credit rating agencies.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor and report on developed and emerging debt capital markets activities with a focus on energy-related sectors.
• Assist in the structuring, pricing and negotiation of debt issuances under both conventional and Islamic structures including the renewal of syndicated revolver facilities and bi-lateral credit facilities.
• Devise hedging strategies to mitigate interest rate risk associated with long-term debt issuances.
• Work closely with legal and investor relations teams in the capital markets due diligence process including capital markets related documentation, preparation of information memorandum and investor presentations.
• Assist in the formulation and the implementation of financing strategies, policies and procedures to ensure group-level financial flexibility.
• Represent Saudi Aramco, as assigned, on joint venture financing projects and regular or adhoc committees or task forces pertaining to financing matters.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Finance, Economics, or Accounting. An MBA is preferred.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in a corporate funding role or experience leading a debt capital markets origination/structuring/syndication team.
• A Financial certification such as a CPA, CMA, CTP, or a CFA is a definite advantage.
• Extensive experience in maintaining and developing relationships with banks, investors and rating agencies.
• Extensive experience across debt market products, including vanilla, securitization, hybrid instruments and liability management exercises.
• Solid understanding of international credit and rates markets dynamics.
• Excellent communication skills are required to work successfully with internal and external stakeholders.

Our high-performing employees are drawn by the challenging and rewarding professional, technical and industrial opportunities we offer, and are remunerated accordingly. At Aramco, our people work on truly world-scale projects, supported by investment in capital and technology that is second to none. And because, as a global energy company, we are faced with addressing some of the world’s biggest technical, logistical and environmental challenges, we invest heavily in talent development. We have a proud history of educating and training our workforce over many decades. Employees at all levels are encouraged to improve their sector-specific knowledge and competencies through our workforce development programs – one of the largest in the world.