Analyst, Business Assurance & Reporting

About the Role
Support the compliance investigations team by gathering and analyzing evidence related to potential compliance breaches, ensuring thorough and accurate findings. You will also deliver compliance training and awareness sessions to strengthen organizational understanding of investigations, while supporting the Business Integrity & Assurance team by escalating risks and opportunities as needed. Your role includes assisting in the preparation of reports and presentations to effectively communicate investigation outcomes and maintain accurate and confidential records for all investigations to support organizational accountability and transparency. Continuous professional development is essential for building expertise in investigative techniques and compliance regulations. You will contribute to initiatives such as speak-up campaigns and whistleblowing programs, promoting a culture of integrity within the organization, and support wider Ethics & Compliance (E&C) initiatives and project-related matters, collaborating across E&C teams with business and functional stakeholders to ensure seamless end-to-end support and advice to the business.

Key Accountabilities
Job Specific Accountabilities

• Group Ethics & Compliance:

  • Determine and ensure compliance with the company's Group Ethics & Compliance Program, which is designed to prevent and detect unlawful or unethical business conduct.
  • Ensure that a culture of compliance and ethical business practice is embedded across the company's Group.
  • Create awareness and knowledge on good compliance practices.

• Budget Management:

  • Support the development of annual budget in line with business objectives and operational plans.

• Policies, Systems, Processes & Procedures:

  • Assist in the development and implementation of policies, processes, systems, standards, procedures, guidelines, and internal controls to support the execution of the Department’s work programs in line with company and International standards.
  • Contribute to continuous improvements within the Ethics & Compliance to achieve and sustain performance levels reflective of external benchmarks.

• Performance Management:

  • Support the achievement of KPIs and performance objectives for the Ethics & Compliance function.
  • Assist in analyzing business operations and provide input for enhancements.

• People Management and Development:

  • Contribute to the development of knowledge and competencies within the Ethics & Compliance team.
  • Support initiatives for training and development within the Ethics & Compliance team.

• Organisation Structure and Development:

  • Assist in evaluating the organization structure to optimize human capital utilization.
  • Proactively incorporate sustainability into the ongoing work practices to meet business objectives.

• Stakeholder Management:

  • Support the Manager, Business Integrity in daily operations.
  • Support in the preparation, delivery, and presentation of reports.
  • Participate in task forces, events, and committees representing Group Ethics & Compliance.
  • Assist in the management of relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

• Risk Management:

  • Input into Corporate Risk Management within the Business Unit.

• Innovation and Continuous Improvement:

  • Assist Manager, Business Integrity in promoting an organizational culture that encourages innovation, enhances employee motivation, and supports initiatives for the implementation of Change Management to continuously improve operations and services.
  • Recommend improvements in internal processes against best practices to pursue greater efficiency in line with approved standards to define intelligent solutions.

• Health, Safety, Environment (HSE) and Sustainability:

  • Support the implementation of an HSE culture and compliance with relevant HSE policies, procedures, systems & controls and applicable legislation and sustainability guidelines across the Function in line with company's Code of Practices.

• Management Information Systems (MIS) and Reports:

  • Contribute and input into MIS and deliver progress reports to provide accurate and timely reports and necessary information to effectively manage operations of the Group Ethics & Compliance Function.

Communications & Working Relationships
Internal

• Maintain internal contacts with the company's cross-functional management teams and legal advisors.

External

• Engage with external legal firms and advisors as needed.

Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge & Skills
Minimum Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree in law or related field (Accounting, Business, Investigations).

Minimum Experience & Knowledge & Skills

• Minimum 3 years of professional experience in a reputable international law firm, or Big 4/Boutique Forensic/Investigations practice and/or in-house legal or compliance department, preferably within the oil and gas industry.
• Excellent English language (written and spoken). Fluent Arabic in addition is an advantage.
• Knowledge of applicable legislations and regulations.
• Knowledge of business and international best practices.

Professional Certifications

• Specialist certification and/or special training are an advantage.