Business Development 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.

We are seeking an experienced Business Development Analyst to join our Upstream Development function. The purpose of the Upstream Development function is helping shape Upstream Aramco’s strategy by identifying industry trends, developing the company mergers and acquisitions (M&A) strategy and implementing its programs, including planning, structuring and execution of acquisitions, equity investments and joint ventures, with the goal of ensuring that the transactions realize expected (or better) strategic and return benefits to the company in the Upstream activities.

Your primary role is to conduct M&A transactions throughout the investment lifecycle through supporting, evaluating and executing the acquisitions and divestments identified by the business groups and/or the investment teams. You will conduct due diligence, develop financial valuation of targets, formulate deal structures, and carry out negotiations up to deal closure.

Responsibilities

• Conduct internal and external assessments to reveal emerging trends that would present future business challenges to overcome and/or new business opportunities to explore.
• Perform initial sanity checks on documentation packages ensuring all activities are captured, accurately reviewed and processed in a timely fashion.
• Updating of documentation and processing status in the inventory database as per clearly defined processes.
• Dealing with Company requests concerning different changes on transaction.
• Compile daily, weekly and monthly reports.
• Execute assigned tasks ensuring that the expected deliverables are submitted within the defined timelines and are as per the quality requirements.
• Assist in the due diligence activities in accordance with established methodologies and approaches as per the due diligence checklist.
• Assist in the development of reports and presentations pertaining to the investment opportunities, in order to evaluate the risk/return parameters of the acquisition, and to facilitate informed decision-making.
• Keep up-to-date with market developments to develop basic understanding of various transaction related products and principles.
• Assist in the development and maintenance of strategic relationships with key external stakeholders to facilitate M&A matters.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor degree in Business and Management or Engineering related field.
• Minimum 12 years professional and relevant work experience.
• Must have 2 years of conducting external audits, or other financial or tax due diligence experience.
• Certified Management Accountant (CMA) and/or Certified Financial Analyst (CFA) highly preferred.
• Sound understanding of financial analysis of companies and valuation methodologies, commercial principals of a transaction and different types of transactions.
• Excellent command of spoken and written English.
• Experience with risks reporting and risks dashboard.
• Understanding of Portfolio management principles.
• Solid understanding of accounting fundamentals.

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.