Since its creation in 2014, Harbour has grown to become one of the world’s largest and most geographically diverse independent oil and gas companies. Today, Harbour is producing between 475,000 and 485,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day with significant production in Norway, the UK, Germany, Argentina and North Africa. Harbour benefits from competitive operating costs and resilient margins, and a broad set of growth options including near-infrastructure opportunities in Norway, unconventional scalable opportunities in Argentina and conventional offshore projects in Mexico and Indonesia. With low GHG emissions intensity and a leading CO2 storage position in Europe, Harbour remains committed to producing oil and gas safely and responsibly to help meet the world’s energy needs. Harbour is headquartered in London with approximately 5,000 staff and contractors across its operations and offices. Ours is an inclusive workplace where individuals can bring their whole selves to their job and feel recognised for the value they add. We are committed to creating a genuinely inclusive and supportive working environment to ensure everyone has a positive experience at work. At Harbour Energy, we aim to recruit, retain and promote our people based on their unique skills, regardless of race, gender or background. We need excellent people to help shape and develop the future of our company. Could this be you? If so, we want to hear from you. Purpose of Role:
• Act as the focal point for the Mexico Business Unit business planning, budgeting, forecasting and Long-Range Plan (LRP) processes, coordinating inputs, assumptions, timelines, reviews and approvals across Finance, operated assets and functional teams.
• Own the planning cycle calendar and action tracker, ensuring clear accountabilities, disciplined follow-up, timely escalation and closure of actions arising from planning, performance and risk reviews.
• Coordinate Business Unit and Corporate risk management cycles, consolidating the risk register, facilitating cross-functional reviews and monitoring agreed mitigations, dependencies and emerging risks.
• Provide finance and planning coordination for partner management across operated assets, ensuring alignment of operator plans, budgets, forecasts, work programmes and partner-facing submissions.
• Maintain consistency between operational plans, economic assumptions, financial forecasts, risk assessments and management reporting, highlighting material changes, uncertainties and decision points. Critical Responsibilities (MAE/MATTE/HSES*):
• Ensuring that all activities are carried out in a safe manner complying with all regulatory requirements, legislation and Harbour Energy HSES Procedures.
• Promote strong financial governance and a robust controls environment aligned with company standards and industry best practices.
• Ensure awareness and compliance with Harbour Energy policies, procedures and Business Management System requirements.
• Support operational and financial risk management processes through effective financial stewardship and assurance activities. Ethics and Compliance
Responsibilities:
• Ensure that all activities and behaviours are carried out in accordance with Harbour Energy’s Ethics and Compliance Policies and Procedures, and to complete any compulsory compliance training as required.
• Oversees compliance with local and international financial regulatory requirements, enhancing the organisation's reputation for financial probity. Areas of Accountability, Responsibility and Competence: Business Planning, Forecasting & LRP
• Coordinate the end-to-end annual Business Plan, budget, forecast and LRP cycles for the Mexico Business Unit, acting as the central point of contact for Corporate and local stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain the integrated planning calendar, submission requirements, templates, assumptions, governance checkpoints and review timetable.
• Coordinate inputs from operated assets and functions, challenge completeness and consistency, and consolidate financial and operational outputs into a coherent Business Unit plan.
• Ensure alignment across production, revenue, opex, capex, tax, cash flow, working capital, project schedules and key commercial assumptions.
• Support scenario analysis, sensitivities and management options for material uncertainties, investment choices and changes in operating or market assumptions.
• Prepare concise management presentations, planning packs and Corporate submissions, clearly explaining performance drivers, movements, risks, opportunities and decisions required. Performance Management & Decision Support
• Coordinate periodic performance reviews against Business Plan, forecast and LRP, including high-quality variance analysis and forward-looking implications.
• Maintain a clear bridge between vigente performance, latest forecast and long-range outlook, ensuring that emerging trends and corrective actions are visible.
• Support development of relevant KPIs, dashboards and management information to improve Business Unit decision-making and accountability.
• Provide analytical support for investment evaluations, commercial decisions and integrated asset or portfolio scenarios as required. Risk Management Cycles
• Coordinate Business Unit and Corporate risk management cycles, including timetable, risk identification, assessment, calibration, review, approval and reporting.
• Maintain the Business Unit risk register and associated action plan, ensuring risks are clearly described, appropriately owned and supported by measurable mitigations.
• Facilitate cross-functional risk reviews and ensure material financial, operational, project, commercial, regulatory and partner risks are reflected in planning scenarios and management reporting.
• Monitor mitigation progress, overdue actions, changes in exposure and emerging risks, escalating material matters to the appropriate governance forum.
• Ensure consistency between Business Unit risk reporting and Corporate risk requirements, with clear supporting evidence and audit trail. Partner Management
- Operated Assets
• Act as the Finance and Planning coordination point for partner management on operated assets, supporting timely and consistent communication of plans, budgets, forecasts and performance.
• Coordinate partner-facing planning deliverables, including work programme and budget information, forecast updates, variance explanations and supporting materials.
• Work with Asset, Commercial, Legal and Finance teams to track partner comments, approvals, commitments and follow-up actions.
• Ensure partner feedback and governance decisions are incorporated into internal plans, forecasts, risk registers and action trackers where applicable.
• Support preparation for operating committee and partner review meetings, providing clear financial analysis, decision papers and action follow-up. Systems, Data & Continuous Improvement
• Promote a single source of truth for planning assumptions, financial data, risks and actions, with strong version control and reconciliation across systems and models.
• Drive simplification,
standardisation and automation of planning, reporting, risk and action-tracking processes.
• Ensure effective use of SAP, planning tools, reporting platforms and analytical models, with appropriate controls over data quality and system integrity. Stakeholder Management
• Build strong working relationships across the Mexico Business Unit, Corporate Planning and Finance, operated asset teams and joint venture partners.
• Act as a trusted coordinator who brings together technical, operational and financial perspectives and converts them into clear, decision-ready outputs.
• Provide constructive challenge, maintain momentum across competing priorities and communicate clearly with senior management. Critical Skills*, Qualifications, Experience, etc.: Technical Skills
• Strong capability in business planning, budgeting, forecasting, LRP development, performance management and scenario analysis.
• Sound understanding of upstream oil and gas value drivers, operated asset economics, financial modelling and integrated planning.
• Experience coordinating enterprise or Business Unit risk management cycles, risk registers, mitigation actions and governance reporting.
• Knowledge of joint venture and partner governance for operated assets, including work programmes, budgets, forecasts and operating committee support.
• Ability to integrate operational, commercial and financial assumptions and translate complex information into clear management insights.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills; strong working knowledge of SAP and financial planning, reporting and dashboard tools.
• Strong data quality, reconciliation, version-control and process-governance discipline. Non-Technical Skills
• Strong leadership, coaching and team management capability.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with ability to engage effectively with senior leadership and headquarters stakeholders.
• Strong stakeholder management and interpersonal skills across technical, operational and corporate functions.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, operate under pressure and meet demanding reporting timelines.
• Strong attention to detail with ability to independently drive tasks through completion.
• Comfortable operating in dynamic and evolving business environments with a continuous improvement mindset. Professional Experience
• Significant experience in finance, financial controls, asset accounting or planning within the upstream oil & gas industry.
• Proven experience managing teams within a multi-asset and multi-entity environment.
• Experience supporting operated assets under Production Sharing Contract and/or License Contract frameworks in Mexico is essential.
• Experience working with joint venture partners, auditors, regulators and corporate reporting teams.
• Exposure to corporate finance, investment evaluation or M&A; support activities is advantageous. Education
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related discipline.
• Professional accounting qualification (CPA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) preferred.
• MBA or postgraduate qualification advantageous. Languages
• English: Proficient (written and spoken).
• Spanish: Intermediate or above. Harbour Principles and Values:
• Strong alignment with and commitment to the core values and behaviours of Harbour Energy. Inclusive recruitment is a vital part of our diversity, equity and inclusion strategy. Whatever your background, if you feel you need an adjustment during our selection process to suit your needs, please let us know, and we will be happy to help. For further information or support on any of these points, please reach out to us at
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📌 Financial Controls Manager (Ciudad de México)
🏢 Harbour Energy
📍 Ciudad de México