A World of Financial Management Opportunities
Global financial leadership There is an extensive range of financial management opportunities at ExxonMobil, and we re looking for people with the financial and leadership skills to take full advantage of them. As the world s leading petroleum and petrochemical company, we are dedicated not only to developing new energy supplies, but also to attracting people with the drive and intelligence to help us meet the world s toughest energy challenges. ExxonMobil is one of the largest companies in the world by most financial measures; however, we are significantly more capital-intensive than labor-intensive. Each year, we hire a limited number of outstanding M.B.A. candidates for our global Treasurer s and Controller s organizations. These candidates must be exceptional, because we re selecting our future leaders. We re looking for candidates with: Excellent financial and analytical skills First-rate communication skills Strong leadership skills The ability to adapt to changing priorities Geographic mobility With operations in nearly 200 countries and territories, we face a variety of challenges related to financing and financial operations in all corners of the world. As a part of our dynamic, high-performance organization, you ll be among the select group of financial professionals we hire to find innovative solutions to meet these challenges. Our continued investment in leading-edge technology and financial systems provides a competitive advantage for the company and offers ongoing professional and technical growth for our employees. We recognize and reward independent thinking, initiative and innovation. We ll challenge you with carefully selected assignments that hone your quantitative and analytical skills and prepare you for senior management positions. You ll gain an unrivaled depth of experience and professional competence in working to reach your full potential. We re ExxonMobil. Discoverour world
Paul Hanson Namisa Kamara Vice President Business Services and Treasurer, ExxonMobil Chemical Company Senior Financial Analyst, Upstream B.S. in accounting and finance, University of Maryland, 1993 M.B.A., Cornell University, 2001 B.A. in applied mathematics, Brown University, 1975 M.B.A., Harvard University, 1979 Paul Hanson joined Exxon in 1979. After two years at corporate headquarters, where one of his early projects involved assessing the implications for Exxon and its competitors of OPEC s historic 1979 reduction in credit terms, Paul went to London. There, he provided treasury support for exploration and production projects in the North Sea, and helped form an in-house bank to manage the cash short and cash long positions of Exxon subsidiaries worldwide. Namisa started her career in 2001 as a financial analyst with the corporate Treasurer s group in Dallas, where she analyzed opportunities to buy back long-term outstanding debt and worked on a financing Duncan Alvarez Global Financial Manager, Chemicals His next assignment was outside finance, in the European natural gas business, followed by his return to Treasurer s as manager for activities in Europe and Africa. He was then named Treasurer of Exxon s Japanese subsidiary in Tokyo, where he had oversight responsibility for the tax and planning functions as well as finance. Paul then returned to headquarters as Corporate Finance manager, before spending several years as Finance Director of Exxon s affiliates in Central Europe, including Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and Eastern Europe. One of his key responsibilities was to oversee the installation of an enterprisewide computing system to integrate the capture of transactional data with financial accounting and reporting. After Exxon s merger with Mobil, he moved to Dallas to become Exxon Mobil Corporation s Assistant Controller. In that position, his responsibilities included corporate financial reporting and financial accounting systems. Three years later, he assumed his current role as Vice President Business Services and Treasurer of ExxonMobil Chemical Company, a $40 billion business based in Houston. In addition to his activities in finance, Paul works with Customer Service to improve the effectiveness of Chemical s sales transaction processing, including efforts to streamline and harmonize global credit activities. As a member of Chemical s senior management, he is actively involved in formulating strategy, developing new petrochemical project opportunities, and executing mergers, acquisitions and divestments. Ingeniero Industrial Mecánico, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay, 1992 Diploma in international banking, American Institute of Banking, 1995 M.B.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1998 In his first eight months with Mobil in 1998, Duncan arranged financing for a $66 million project in Texas while working at the headquarters office in Fairfax, Virginia. In 1999, he focused on financing for two projects totaling $7.7 billion in Qatar. After Mobil s merger with Exxon, Duncan spent two years at ExxonMobil s corporate headquarters Michelle Burchfiel Financial Advisor, Upstream B.S. in economics, John Carroll University, 1994 M.B.A. in finance and strategic management, University of Chicago, 1998 Michelle joined Exxon Corporation in 1999, working in the Capital Markets and Affiliate Finance groups at corporate headquarters in Dallas. She then moved to ExxonMobil Chemical Company Treasurer s in Houston, where she worked on acquisition and divestments and strategic investments. Treasurer s plan for the company s subsidiary in Argentina during that country s financial crisis. Two years later, she moved to the Upstream Production Treasurer s organization, and shifted her focus to the Alaska gas pipeline. As part of the negotiation team, she supported discussions with ExxonMobil partners that set the terms under which the pipeline project may be built. Namisa s most recent assignment is a shortterm position in Doha, Qatar, where she has been involved in developing recommendations to optimize a third party s access to the existing QatarGas II and South Hook Terminal projects. in Dallas. He joined the Affiliate Finance group, where he was involved in financing international subsidiaries dealing with cross-border tax and financial issues. He also helped manage a multibillion-dollar portion of the intercompany loan portfolio. Later, as a senior financial analyst for the ExxonMobil Coal and Minerals Company in Houston, Duncan participated in the multibilliondollar divestment of coal and mineral operations in Chile and Colombia. He then became a financial advisor with Upstream Business Services, working on a $4.4 billion financing in Kazakhstan and other multibillion-dollar project financings in that country, Russia and Angola. Today, after a Controller s assignment as a financial advisor in ExxonMobil Chemical Co., he is responsible for analyzing the polypropylene business unit s financial performance to support business strategy and performance. Just a year later, she became global finance manager in the polypropylene business unit, taking a Controller s role in analyzing business strategies to improve financial returns. Moving away from finance, Michelle s next assignment was marketing process and development manager for polypropylene, where she worked on new product development and evaluated and implemented new global service offerings. In her current assignment, Michelle moved to the Upstream business as financial advisor in Exploration Treasurer s. Now she supports ExxonMobil s access to opportunities in countries such as Libya and Madagascar.
Stephen Littleton Financial Reporting Manager, Upstream B.S. in business, University of Missouri St. Louis, 1988 M.B.A, University of Texas, 1992 Stephen joined Exxon in 1992 as a business analyst for the Baytown, Texas, refinery the largest in the United States. In this assignment, he analyzed operating costs and earnings, and provided analysis for industry benchmarking/competitive studies that became part of the business long-term strategy. In 1995, he accepted an assignment on the Internal Audit Staff before becoming a supervisor two years later, where he managed an accounting group responsible for about $500 million of revenue settlement related to U.S. oil and gas production. At the time of the Exxon-Mobil merger in 2000, Alejandra Perdomo Shaw U.S. Business Analysis Supervisor, Downstream B.B.A. in marketing, Emory University, 1997 M.B.A. in finance, Rice University, 2002 Alejandra joined ExxonMobil in 2002 as business analyst for the Baton Rouge refinery. In that position, she performed monthly analysis and reporting to plant management on the severalhundred-million-dollar plant operating budget. She worked closely with management to find costreducing efficiencies and provided tools to optimize business decisions. Alejandra also supported the refinery s participation in an industrywide Jeremy Osterstock South Europe Audit Division Manager, Downstream and Chemicals B.A. in molecular biology and biochemistry, Wesleyan University, 1997 M.B.A., Penn State, 2002 Jeremy s introduction to ExxonMobil was an internship with Downstream Controller s in Chalmette, Louisiana. When he finished his M.B.A. in 2002, he joined the company as a global financial analyst for Downstream Controller s financial reporting organization in Fairfax, Virginia. In that position he analyzed the $5 billion Global Downstream earnings and quarterly financial reporting, supporting the senior management team. He also participated in a project that helped lay the groundwork for business support centers in Stephen was the Capital Budget Advisor to the Upstream business, working with operating management to secure funding and progress projects valued at more than $11 billion per year. In 2003, Stephen moved to West Africa to become the Production Controller for Angola, where gross investments have exceeded $10 billion. There, he developed a locally staffed financial organization to support a rapidly growing production business that was starting up two world-class production facilities. Stephen returned to Houston in 2006 to become the Financial Reporting Manager for ExxonMobil Exploration Company. In addition to reviewing operating results with the management team, Stephen provides financial accounting and reporting advice, and works with the Tax and Treasurer s organizations to optimize tax and financing costs for this business, which involves annual expenditures of $2 billion. competitive analysis study. In addition, she coordinated the five-year plan for the refinery and had the opportunity to work with other refineries around the country to develop analytical tools that were implemented globally. In 2005, Alejandra moved to Downstream headquarters in Fairfax, Virginia, as a global financial analyst. In this assignment, she helped standardize Downstream analytical processes around the world a task that gave her international exposure without requiring her to relocate. In 2006, Alejandra began a new role: supervising the team that reports and analyzes the $2 billion earnings for U.S. Downstream operations including the refining and supply, fuels marketing and lubricants businesses. Budapest, Bangkok and Buenos Aires locations that would provide low-cost/high-quality accounting, procurement and other services to the company. Jeremy s next position, also in Fairfax, was a financial analysis supervisor for ExxonMobil s Lubricants & Specialties business. In this role, Jeremy coordinated the monthly reporting and analysis of financial results and provided support to the global leadership team on financial accounting issues such as pension accounting and foreign exchange. He also provided management with the analysis and reporting for divestments in non-core business activities in Africa. Bob Harayda Controller, ExxonMobil Production Company B.A. in economics, Claremont McKenna College, 1981 M.B.A. in accounting, Catholic University, Leuven, Belgium, 1984 M.B.A in finance, Cornell University, 1985 Bob Harayda joined Exxon Corporation s Treasurer s Department as a New York-based financial analyst in 1985. After holding a number of positions in Treasurer s, he moved to London to become financial planning manager for Esso UK in 1988, providing treasury support to exploration and production projects in the UK North Sea as well as for the refining and marketing businesses. Two years later, he went to Bangkok as Treasurer of Esso Thailand Ltd., where he focused on arranging third-party financing on a major refinery expansion project. After three years in Bangkok, Bob came back to the United States to hold a series of managerial positions in the U.S. petroleum subsidiary. During his four years in Houston, Bob managed the outsourcing of Exxon s credit card processing activities and led a team responsible for optimizing delivery truck fleet and terminal operations in the United States. He then moved to Singapore as Business Services Manager for Exxon Chemical Asia Pacific, where he was responsible for developing the financial organization and systems infrastructure to support business growth in the region, including the construction and operation of the world-scale Singapore Chemical Plant. In 2001, he was named Regional Controller, Asia Pacific. Bob moved to Dallas in January 2003 to become Assistant Controller of Exxon Mobil Corporation. He assumed his current position as Controller of ExxonMobil Production Company in Houston in 2006, where he manages a global organization of 900 people that supports the oil and gas production business. He moved to Brussels in 2006, where he is Audit Division Manager for South Europe. He directs internal auditors in Paris and Rome who are responsible for auditing business operations, as well as accounting and transactional activities, in seven countries for the Downstream and Chemicals businesses. Controller s
Gain a world of experience Your early assignments in ExxonMobil Treasurer s and Controller s will be your starting point on the path to success. You ll become familiar with the company s approach to finance and develop the expertise needed for more senior financial management responsibilities wherever in the world they may be. Treasurer s In your first few years with ExxonMobil Treasurer s, you re likely to have two or three assignments that expose you to activities such as affiliate finance, capital markets and planning, benefits finance and investment or global cash management. You ll work at corporate headquarters in Irving, Texas (a suburb of Dallas), as well as in at least one of the Treasurer s business line groups: Upstream or Chemicals (Houston), or Downstream (Fairfax, Virginia). At corporate headquarters, you ll work with senior management and with Treasurer s colleagues around the world to evaluate dividends and debt and equity financing options for whollyowned subsidiaries. You may help develop and communicate ExxonMobil s financial policies, analyze the corporation s financial performance and develop long-term financing plans. Or you could work in the benefits, finance and investment group, determining the optimal asset allocation and investment strategy for our numerous pension funds worldwide. In business line assignments, you could develop strategy for and execute an acquisition or divestiture anywhere in the world. Perhaps you ll work with joint venture partners to develop and implement financing for a new multibillion-dollar project, or review the economics of large infrastructure projects. You could also analyze alternative ownership structures for new business proposals and, working with Controller s and Tax, develop recommendations to senior management. Controller s Your early assignments in the Controller s organization will expose you to global operations and a multitude of different businesses throughout the company. Activities such as business analysis, financial reporting, operations accounting, internal auditing, and financial controls will prepare you to move on to increased responsibility in other functions or business units. A key objective of these early assignments is to build your functional, technical and professional expertise. You ll have the opportunity to work at operating sites such as refineries or chemical plants, get experience with our global exploration and production businesses, move to a regional headquarters position or all of the above. In Controller s you re most likely to start as a financial analyst, which will give you the opportunity to build or refine your analytical skills as you learn about our business. Your assignment may include analyzing financial and operating results, coordinating the company s financial plan, developing capital project proposals and consulting with the business on key initiatives. Other early career opportunities include managing financial processes, designing financial and operating control systems, and working on asset purchases, divestments or corporate restructurings. In these early years, you ll have the opportunity to participate in business decisions, look for opportunities to improve our processes, and work closely with both Controller s and business line operating management. In your first years with ExxonMobil, you ll focus on developing functional expertise in either Controller s or Treasurer s. Then you ll have the opportunity to move across organizations and businesses as part of the senior financial management development process. Whatever you do, and wherever you go, you ll be asked to use your insights and experience to enhance our business and rise to your highest potential every day and in every way.
Right job, right time, right person At ExxonMobil we invest significant time on individual career development. We have one of the world s most talented groups of finance professionals, and we balance their strengths and preferences with the company s needs to provide unparalleled opportunities for growth and development. We want people with exceptional talent and incredible drive. In return for your intelligence, ingenuity and passion, we ll offer you: Work that stimulates your curiosity and challenges your intellect An environment where individual and cultural Canada UK differences are respected and valued Benelux Czech Republic Hungary Outstanding compensation, benefits and employee programs Programs and policies to help provide a satisfying work-life balance Resources and support for ongoing development, growth and success Our Controller s and Treasurer s organizations are critical to our continued success, and we are committed to attracting, retaining and rewarding the brightest minds. Our world awaits you Are you ready for the Downstream Fairfax Corporate Dallas Upstream & Chemicals Houston Brazil Argentina Nigeria Thailand Malaysia Singapore Australia challenge? Major Controller s and/or Treasurer s Locations Headquarters office Japan China Contact Information: Controller s and Treasurer s Recruiting 5959 Las Colinas Boulevard Suite 2542 Irving, TX 75039 www.exxonmobil.com/careers An Equal Opportunity Employer