Protiviti - Consultant/Senior Consultant - Oil & Gas Practice - IIM/IIT/FMS/XLRI

Oil & Gas Practice :

Oil & Gas practice is a business vertical that services both the consulting and internal audit line of service in Protiviti. The focus areas for Oil & Gas practice under consulting and internal audit include:

- Internal Audit - Financial, Operational and Project audits

- Consulting - Market assessment, New business entry and business plans, Strategy formulation, Regulatory and commercial analysis, Diligence services, Financial and economic modeling, and appraisals, Bid advisory, Skill development and planning, Project Management, Improvement of Operational Efficiency

Responsibility of areas of business :

One or more of the following to be decided based on team structure and experience of resources.

- Exploration & Production, E&P Service industry, E&P construction industry

- Refining & marketing

- Pipelines

- Gas, LNG

- Fertilizers

- Petrochemicals

- UCG, CBM, Shale Gas like non-conventional gas

Essential Skills :

- Willingness to travel and work in GCC on long-term assignments

- Ability to manage tasks independently

- Experience in Oil & Gas is mandatory

- Excellent Report writing and executive presentation summary skills

- Candidate must speak fluent and clear English

- Proven experience is risk-based audit planning, execution and reporting

- Experience in listed company reporting requirement a distinct asset

- Must possess analytical ability to objectively evaluate business relevant dynamic processes so as to be able to contribute to the growth of the Company

- Excellent Presentation skills

- Communication and documentation

Requirement Details :

Line of Service Internal Audit

Vertical Oil & Gas

Position Type Consultant, Permanent Hire

Base Location UAE

Place of Posting TBD

Experience : 3 to 5 years, Experience with Big 4 is a big plus

Desired Qualifications :

- Graduate in Mechanical / Chemical Engineering from a top tier college i.e. IIT- s, NIT- s

- PG in Finance, Strategy, Operations, Economics, Petroleum industry or equivalent from a top tier college i.e. ISB, IIM, FMS, XLRI, SP Jain, NITIE

Role : The appointee, with the assistance of team members will undertake the following-

Deliver projects : Deliver projects of a set target value

Activities involved :

Client Servicing :

- Understand, document, and test the key risks and controls within various businesses and operations.

- Ensure a robust Control framework to ensure we meet global standards and are compliant with all the control procedures applicable to our business

- Establish and document a framework for the audit function in terms of standard reporting templates along with specifications thereof, audit calendars and such other functional processes and procedures.

- Manage assignments for effectively carrying out internal audit and risk management of the various units and subsidiaries of the company with a view to identifying weaknesses and recommending improvement to processes, control systems, procedures etc. besides highlighting non-compliance to various statutory and legal requirements.

- Follow up implementation of recommendations for improvement within a mutually agreed timeframe with the business/functional heads.

- Setting up a risk management framework, including the standards and the involved executive actions, for the company.

- Undertake one off specific review assignments on behalf of the management as and when requested.

Knowledge Management, Thought leadership :

- Undertake seminar, speakership, publications, articles, etc.

- Plan and execute knowledge sessions by team members and encourage garnering and sharing knowledge

- Enrich knowledge bases, monitor sources of information, broker and encourage knowledge sharing

- Assist in initiatives like visibility through researched publications, media engagements, seminars, conferences, etc.

- Developing knowledge base, information and data regarding the sector