Planning Analyst - Lagos, Nigeria - Hobark International

Description

Role Context

The Planning Analyst (PLA) plays a crucial role in supporting the Corporate Planning and Economics (CP&E) function of the organisation. The role holder will be responsible for analyzing oil and gas technical work programs, as well as relying on several inputs including (but not limited to) financial, economic, market and industry data to assist in the development of effective road maps that drive organizational growth. Working closely with the Head, CP&E, he/she will help provide valuable insights and recommendations through the administration of frameworks that support opportunities framing, value assurance studies, integrated activity planning and economic evaluation of select projects and portfolios.

Responsibilities

• Budgeting and Forecasting: Support the corporate budgeting process, ensuring alignment with organizational goals, and validating projection parameters.
  
• Planning and Analysis: Conduct detailed analysis, incorporating economic trends, market dynamics, and internal operational data to support decision-making. Prepare and maintain up-to-date records on all capital projects, decision management systems, business cases, project risk matrix, and opportunity maturation funnel for CEM.
  
• Economic Modeling: establish robust templates and tools for determining the economic viability of new investment opportunities and ongoing projects against corporate profitability indices.
  
• Performance Management: Monitor actual performance against established goals and KPIs set for each CEM entity, departments and units, identifying variances, and providing recommendations for corrective action.
  
• Strategic Planning Support: Provide support to the Finance team by providing insights to help develop the company's long-term strategic plans.
  
  

  Experience

  • The role holder will typically have a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience and hold a bachelor's or master's degree, preferably in petroleum engineering.
    
  • Candidates with other backgrounds such as finance, economics, business administration but with good knowledge of the oil and gas value chain (from pore to pipeline) may be considered.
    
  • In addition to educational qualifications, proficiency in economic analysis, strategic planning, and market research is essential.
    
  • Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work with complex data sets are also highly valued in this role.
    
  • Additionally, advanced experience with industry-standard software and tools, such as Microsoft Excel and enterprise planning software, is often necessary.