Analyst, Business Planning

Job purpose

Undertake analysis of ADNOC Drilling’s commercial activities, financial and operational requirements, various systems and activities. Review proposals for major projects, analysing and advising immediate supervisor of the feasibility. Review and evaluate long term and short-term plans, program changes and changes in systems/processes related to ADNOC Drilling commercial activities.

Key accountabilities

• Liaises with different company divisions on various issues related to organization’s financial and commercial activities and provides them with guidance, reports, advice, options for review and decision-making. Such exercises include the decision to induct new rigs, establish a base camp for rigs at a suitable location, purchase or hire equipment or a vehicle.
• Reviews and evaluates ADNOC Drilling’s major investment/commercial proposals and prepares reports for management of the viability and effectiveness, follows up on progress. Reviews and analyses prepared reports. Identifies the risks, benefits etc. and suggests recommendations to minimise the exposure to risk. This includes all activities (IT, operational, safety etc.).
• Coordinates and participates in the company’s business planning process and preparation of the first draft Business Plan. Liaises with the appropriate staff (in various divisions) who are involved in the preparation of their respective divisional plans and provides guidance for the collection of necessary financial and other related data such as budgets, work programmes, business improvement, economics, expenditure forecasts and key issues for inclusion in the Business Plan.
• Analyses and refines data collected from the divisions and segregates such collected data/information into appropriate sections for inclusion within the business plan and inputs into a database. Obtains updated financial data from the divisions and enters to database in order that accurate information is readily available.
• Receives or obtains and validates the accuracy and coherence of data/information collected in order that the duplication of factors can be eliminated and that decisions can be taken on accurate and meaningful information.
• Uses a variety of commercial software packages to prepare graphical, statistical and technical reports and recommendations for presentations that will be made to various levels of staff.
• Undertakes studies for the company’s major assets procurement plans and prepares recommendations, reports, options etc. to overcome such bottlenecks, procedural delays and the like. Prepares reports to provide guidance and support to divisional focal points regarding commercial activities, work progress and the like.
• Examines with technical and operations division various options available relative to purchase versus rental of major equipment items and recommends most economical means together with reasons.
• Assists in compiling ADNOC Drilling Five Year Business Plan and other routine or non-routine (special assignments) jobs as and when required by extracting information from various sources and by discussions with other company staff.
• Attends meetings for various commercial and financial activities and provides feedback to Manager, Corporate Planning and Management. Attends meetings in the absence of Department Manager as and when required.
• Interacts with ADNOC Drilling’s senior staff to discuss various issues related to commercial activities, systems, processes and changes and prepares reports for management review.
• Compiles pricing and rates for ADNOC Drilling rigs, products and services provided to clients.
• Compiles and conducts feasibility studies for purchase versus rental and other commercial options.
• Prepares the initial company business plan upon which all first discussions will be based.
• Maintains reports, graphs, database related to company commercial activities and provides management with the same as and when required.
• Prepares periodic reports, graphs/slides and analytical data for management review, presentation and decision-making using a variety of software packages.

Qualifications, experience, knowledge & skills

Minimum qualification

• Degree in Business Administration or any equivalent quantitative discipline.

Minimum experience & knowledge & skills

• 6 years of business analytical experience in a similar environment including a period working within the industry to become familiar with the terminologies.
• Excellent planning and analytical skills.
• Fluency in spoken and written English.
• Must be computer literate with good knowledge of MS Office, e.g. Word Processing, Excel, PowerPoint etc.