Lead Financial Auditor

Job Req ID: ‎1527
Description:
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.

Position description

We are currently seeking a Lead Financial Auditor with substantial experience
in financial accounting (International Financial Reporting Standards - IFRS)
and reporting to join our Internal Auditing Organization. You will be based at
our corporate headquarters in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
Internal auditing is an independent and objective assurance and consulting
activity designed to add value and improve the operations of Saudi Aramco.
Internal auditing helps the organization to accomplish its objectives by
bringing a systematic and disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the
effectiveness of the organization's risk management, control, and governance
processes.
Internal auditing provides members of management and the Board of Directors
with analyses, recommendations, and information concerning the activities
reviewed.
Internal auditing consists of three departments: Operational Audits,
Functional Audits and Affiliates Audits. There are three audit divisions under
each department.

Minimum requirements

As a successful candidate, you will hold a bachelor's degree in accounting or
finance or another related field; and preferably have an advanced degree
relevant to accounting and finance.
You will have a minimum of six years of experience working either in external
auditing and public accounting firms in the auditing/assurance practice or the
financial reporting function of a publicly listed company, working with the
adoption, application and presentation of International Financial Reporting
Standards.
You should hold a Certified Public Accountant or Chartered Accountant
designation. Additional certifications such as Certified Internal Auditor
would be a plus.
Certification in SAP FICO will be highly considered.
You must demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills in the
English language and excellent presentation and interpersonal skills.
You should be flexible to travel within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and/or
outside the Kingdom to conduct audit and consulting engagements.

Duties and responsibilities

You will be required to perform the following:
Review and analyze financial statements in order to identify areas which
should be assessed as a part of an audit.
Design, execute, document and report on audit testing of financial and
reporting processes, balances, amounts and disclosures.
Identify key business, financial and functional processes for identifying and
assessing current and emerging risks.
Plan, execute, and/or report internal audits to management.
Establish the objective and scope of the audit engagement.
Develop comprehensive risk-based audit programs.
Prepare or assist in preparing audit reports.
Deliver presentations to client's management at the audit opening and closing
meetings.
Provide on-the-job training and mentoring to inexperienced or less experienced
staff.
Evaluate the performance and capabilities of the assisting staff auditors.
Assurance and consulting activities on internal controls as requested.
Working environment
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.

Country/Region: SA