Summer Placement – Business Planning Analyst
Location: Aberdeen Hill of Rubislaw (opportunity for home working in the United Kingdom)
Working closely with the Business Management Team, the placement student will gain hands-on experience supporting key business processes and deliverables within an upstream oil and gas company. This role offers an opportunity to develop an understanding of business planning and performance improvement whilst working across various teams to gather data and build practical skills in data analysis and interpretation.
Supporting the business management team, the business planning analyst will support the following activities:
1. Enhancing business processes – assist the team in building and improving current processes;
2. Build new and/or simplify existing excel models to aid variance analysis & provide decision makers with a range of information in a timely manner;
3. Automation of manual reports/linking to current systems;
4. Assist with the monthly reporting cycle, communicating KPIs to the organization & joint venture partners;
5. Support the 2026 business planning process, including budgeting and production forecast work, ensuring data is gathered, modelled, and documented;
6. Help prepare senior management presentations on the proposed 2026 budget & long-term business plan for the Serica assets.
What we are looking for in potential candidates:
Someone working towards a degree in business management, accounting & finance, or economics.
Your future at Serica Energy
Serica offers the opportunity to be part of a busy, vibrant working environment with a strong culture rooted in mutual respect and trust.
We are passionate about building an inclusive working environment that attracts and encourages diversity. We want our employees to feel they can be their true selves, recognizing the potential this unlocks and the value it brings.
We offer support for further training if required and access to competitive benefits such as:
* Company Pension
* Private Medical Insurance
* Health Cash Plan
* Share Save and Share Incentive Plans
* Life Assurance
* Group Income Protection
* Personal Accident Insurance and Business Travel
We also offer flexible working arrangements.
Serica’s Equal Opportunity statement
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunities employer and conduct our recruitment and selection process fairly and consistently, without discrimination based on age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, sex, sexual orientation, religion, or belief.
Serica will make reasonable adjustments in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Recruitment Process
Please note that due to high applicant numbers, it may not always be possible to respond individually to all applications. Candidates selected for interview will be contacted directly.
CVs will be reviewed on a redacted basis to remove bias, with personal details such as name, date of birth, contact information, and references anonymized.
Educational Institutions
We will invite suitable candidates for in-person or video interviews via Microsoft Teams. Reasonable adjustments will be made if required. The interview will include technical questions related to the role and questions about Serica's values. Additional assessments may be conducted for staff roles.
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