OQ
Expert, Performance & Reporting
- Permanent
- Muscat, Oman
- Experience 5 - 10 yrs
Job expiry date: 01/12/2026
Job overview
Date posted
17/10/2026
Location
Muscat, Oman
Salary
Undisclosed
Compensation
Comprehensive package
Experience
5 - 10 yrs
Seniority
Senior & Lead
Qualification
Bachelors degree
Expiration date
01/12/2026
Job description
Monthly, quarterly and annual reporting cycles at OQ Exploration and Production all run on a performance-reporting framework, and this Expert in Muscat designs, governs and improves it. Reporting to the Manager, Performance & Reporting, you act as the technical authority on enterprise performance management and KPI governance. Corporate KPI architecture sits with you, from definitions and calculation logic to weightings, thresholds, scoring rules and change control. Actual results are tested against budget, forecast, latest estimate and prior periods, and variance explanations get independent challenge before they reach leadership. Executive Leadership Team reports, Board committee materials and dashboards are prepared under your lead, and agreed actions are tracked to closure. Finance readiness also falls here, covering data availability, cut-off timing, reconciliations, reporting hierarchies, master data and audit support. Reporting is moving towards automation through SAP, BI tools and data analytics, with Sr. Specialists and Specialists coached along the way to support Omanization. Candidates need a bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics or business and 8+ years in performance reporting, FP&A or management accounting, ideally in oil and gas or energy, with a postgraduate degree preferred and CMA, CPA or ACCA an advantage.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Act as OQEP's technical authority on enterprise performance management, management reporting and KPI governance
- Design and improve the performance-reporting framework, calendars, standards, templates and governance processes
- Own the corporate KPI architecture, including definitions, calculation logic, weightings, thresholds, scoring rules, data sources and ownership
- Lead KPI change control by assessing proposed changes and keeping approved records current
- Analyse performance against budget, forecast, latest estimate and prior periods to identify material variances and drivers
- Challenge variance explanations, assumptions and narratives so reported results are complete and evidence-based
- Advise the Head of Corporate Planning & Performance and senior management on insights, risks, opportunities and corrective actions
- Prepare executive performance reports, dashboards and review materials for the Executive Leadership Team, Board committees and governance forums
- Govern performance-review action tracking so actions are owned and closed on time
- Ensure integrity, traceability and auditability of reported data and support internal and external audits
- Run finance-readiness activities covering data availability, cut-off, reconciliations, reporting hierarchies, master data and system readiness
- Update reporting hierarchies and reports to reflect organisational, portfolio, accounting and structural changes
- Integrate risk, cash-flow and asset-level performance into enterprise reporting with ERM, Treasury and Business Finance
- Drive digitalisation and automation of reporting using BI tools, data analytics and ERP capabilities
- Benchmark reporting and performance-management practices against industry peers
- Mentor Sr. Specialists, Specialists and reporting contributors to build capability and support Omanization
- Perform other related duties assigned by the Head of Corporate Planning & Performance
Experience & skills
- Hold a bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration or an equivalent discipline
- Add a postgraduate degree (preferred)
- Possess a professional finance qualification such as CMA, CPA or ACCA (advantage)
- Bring 8+ years of relevant experience in enterprise performance reporting, FP&A, management accounting or a related finance discipline
- Demonstrate experience designing and governing performance-reporting frameworks and KPI architectures in large organisations
- Apply advanced expertise in variance analysis, performance-driver analysis, management commentary and executive reporting
- Show experience advising senior management and preparing materials for executive and Board-level forums
- Understand budgets, forecasts, latest estimates, financial controls and reporting governance
- Use SAP, BI tools, dashboards, advanced Excel and data analytics proficiently
- Offer oil and gas, energy or upstream sector experience (preferred)
- Communicate with excellent written and spoken English