Operational Auditor
Denver, CO, US
- Accountancy & Accounting
- Full-time
- operational auditor
- internal audit
- risk management
The Operational Auditor at Aramco leads audit teams to evaluate and improve risk management, internal controls, and governance within upstream or downstream operations. This role involves developing risk-based audit programs, reporting findings, and providing training and mentorship to junior auditors. Candidates need a bachelor's degree, relevant certifications, significant auditing or operational experience in the oil and gas industry, and strong communication skills.
Aramco energizes the world economy.
Aramco occupies a special position in the global energy industry. We are one of the world’s largest producers of hydrocarbon energy and chemicals, with among the lowest Upstream carbon intensities of any major producer.
With our significant investment in technology and infrastructure, we strive to maximize the value of the energy we produce for the world along with a commitment to enhance Aramco’s value to society.
Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and with offices around the world, we combine market discipline with a generations’ spanning view of the future, born of our nine decades experience as responsible stewards of the Kingdom’s vast hydrocarbon resources. This responsibility has driven us to deliver significant societal and economic benefits to not just the Kingdom, but also to a vast number of communities, economies, and countries that rely on the vital and reliable energy that we supply.
We are one of the most profitable companies in the world, as well as amongst the top five global companies by market capitalization.
Overview
We are seeking an operational auditor with substantial auditing or operational experience in Upstream or Downstream to join Internal Auditing Organization.
The Internal Auditing is responsible for helping organizations to accomplish their objectives by bringing a systematic and disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of the organization’s risk management, control, and governance processes.
Your primary role will be to lead and oversee the audit team while serving as the primary liaison for clients, ensuring strong relationships and high-quality delivery throughout the engagement.
Key Responsibilities
As the successful candidate you will be required to perform the following:
- Establish the objective and scope of the audit engagement.
- Identify key risks and controls within the business and operational processes under review.
- Develop comprehensive risk-based audit programs.
- Responsible for the audit team and will be overseeing assistant auditors.
- Discuss concerns and issues with the audit client, draft field memorandums, and update client and Internal Auditing Management on progress of the audit.
- Execute risk-based audit procedures in alignment with company policies and international standards.
- Prepare audit reports.
- Deliver presentations to client management at the audit opening and closing meetings.
- Provide on-the-job training and mentoring to less experienced staff.
- Evaluate the performance and capabilities of the assisting staff auditors.
- Provide assurance and consulting activities on internal controls as requested.
Minimum Requirements
- As a successful candidate, you will hold a bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, engineering, or another related field; an advanced degree is a plus.
- You will have a minimum of 7 years of experience in auditing, engineering, or plant operations within the oil and gas industry or from one of the Big Four Auditing firms (Deloitte, PwC, EY and KPMG)
- You should hold at least one professional certification, such as the Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Public Accountant, Chartered Accountant, or a similar professional credentials.
- You must demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills in the English language and excellent presentation and interpersonal skills.
- You should be flexible to travel within the Kingdom and/or outside the Kingdom to conduct audit and consulting engagements.
Work Location and Work Schedule
Work location: Within Saudi Arabia – To be specified in Job offer
Work schedule: Full Time - To be specified in Job offer
Job Posting Duration
Job posting start date: 12/15/2025
Job posting end date: 12/31/2026
Working environment
Our high-performing employees are drawn by the challenging and rewarding professional, technical and industrial opportunities we offer, and are remunerated accordingly.
At Aramco, our people work on truly world-scale projects, supported by investment in capital and technology that is second to none. And because, as a global energy company, we are faced with addressing some of the world’s biggest technical, logistical and environmental challenges, we invest heavily in talent development.
We have a proud history of educating and training our workforce over many decades. Employees at all levels are encouraged to improve their sector-specific knowledge and competencies through our workforce development programs – one of the largest in the world.
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