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Saudi Arabia has a strong and growing economy, which is driven by its oil industry and government initiatives.
This has led to a wide range of opportunities for Finance jobs in Saudi Arabia. The demand is prevalent in a variety of industries, including banking, oil and gas, construction, and retail.
Here are vacancies for ACA, ACCA, CPA, and CFA from Franklin Templeton, PwC, Hilton, Beinex, and more.
Read on to know more about the job roles and their respective criteria.
Jobs in Saudi Arabia
Franklin Templeton is looking to hire a Portfolio Manager – Fixed Income
Franklin Resources, Inc. is an American multinational holding company that, together with its subsidiaries, is referred to as Franklin Templeton; it is a global investment firm founded in New York City in 1947 as Franklin Distributors, Inc.
They are looking for a Portfolio Manager – Fixed Income to join their team to be based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The Portfolio Manager will focus on Saudi Arabia and support the implementation of our investment process and assist in the management of day-to-day operations of portfolios and products investing in sovereign and corporate bonds in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and Global Sukuk markets.
Qualifications, Skills, and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree.
- CFA holder or relevant postgraduate qualification is preferred
- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in financial services, preferably with a background in trading or fixed-income markets
- Relevant CMA licenses will be a plus or to be acquired upon commencement. This is to adhere to mandatory regulatory requirements
- Strong interest in market dynamics and industry trends
- Understanding of quantitative and qualitative research concepts and tools. Specifically, bond math and proficiency in Microsoft Excel
- Strong critical thinking and analysis skills
- High level of intelligence and business acumen; intellectually grounded
- Committed to learning and sharing insights with the team
- Entrepreneurial spirit
- High level of personal integrity
- Knowledge of Arabic is a plus
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PwC is hiring a Senior Associate for Accounting Advisory – Consulting
PricewaterhouseCoopers – PwC is an international professional services brand of firms. It is the second-largest professional services network in the world and is considered one of the Big Four accounting firms, along with Deloitte, EY, and KPMG.
Established in the region for 40 years, PwC Middle East employs over 4,200 people across 12 countries.
Their Accounting Advisory team currently has exciting opportunities within their KSA-based team. PwC is looking for an ambitious accountant with a proven track record of high-quality delivery of client projects, strong technical knowledge, and a commercially rounded mindset.
Requirements:
- The candidate will be achievement oriented with the ability to be flexible and adaptive daily. They will be able to work independently and as part of a team with a fast pace and high energy that will translate into a high-quality output;
- Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in business studies, accounting, or finance;
- Mandatory qualifications: The following qualification(s) is mandatory for the candidate to perform the role: ACA, ACCA, CPA;
- Years of Experience: 3 – 5 years of audit or other relevant experience in a Big 4 firm. Any accounting advisory experience is beneficial. Similarly, any experience in the GCC would be beneficial;
- Excellent organizational skills, having the ability to prioritize workload whilst being resilient and being able to cope well under pressure and meeting tight deadlines;
- Language Skills: Fluent in English and Arabic. Excellent communication skills (verbal and written);
- In-depth understanding of IFRS and general accounting principles;
- Strong interest and passion for enhancing technical accounting skills;
- Ability and willingness to travel within Saudi Arabia, the Middle East, and worldwide where the project dictates.
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Vacancy for Financial Accountant at Hilton
Hilton Worldwide is an American multinational hospitality company that manages and franchises a broad portfolio of hotels and resorts. Founded by Conrad Hilton in May 1919, the corporation is now led by Christopher J. Nassetta. Hilton is headquartered in Tysons Corner, Virginia, United States.
This role aims to be recognized as a trusted finance team member. This role supports the finance lead in all training and development activities to develop best-in-class finance professionals and assists in developing their finance team.
Requirements
- Ability to analyze large volumes of complex financial information from many sources and create reports, forecasts, and projections
- Strong problem-solving skills, including the ability to effectively address any issue in collaboration with others as appropriate
- Ability to proactively identify and prevent potential problems
- Ability to help develop problem-solving skills among direct reports and other team members as appropriate
- Ability to take initiative to identify, prioritize and implement all elements required for the team to fulfill responsibilities
- Detail-oriented and organized
- Ability to develop presentations and effectively present to all levels of company, hotels & owners.
- Strong communication and negotiation skills (all levels of management and external customers)
- Proficient in MS Excel, Word, and Outlook with the ability to quickly learn new programs when required
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Vacancy for Finance Operations Manager at NEOM
NEOM Energy is looking for an experienced Operations Manager that will develop and coordinate the commercial end-to-end lifecycle. The main responsibilities will evolve around contract and customer management, energy and carbon billing, process automation, credit collection, bookkeeping & accounting, as well as developing processes and digital automation. In addition, the role is expected to build a robust cash and liquidity management forecast
Qualifications :
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree with Accounting/Finance/Business orientation or any relevant qualification
Knowledge, Skills, and Experience :
- 7+ years of experience in a comparable work environment (preferably utilities/commodities) and role
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, SAP, TRM, and CRM
- Experience with requirements analysis and management, ability to translate business needs into requirements
- Experience with (business) process design, modeling, tools, and techniques
- Excellent speaking, writing, communicating, and presenting skills
- Analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent time management skills, ability to meet deadlines
- Excellent relationship-building and collaboration skills
- Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment
- Analytical and problem-solving skills
- Business and Digital acumen
- Knowledge of the Utility domain
- Prior management of operations teams an advantage
- Prior knowledge of the KSA energy market and regulation high desirable
remarks:
- Candidates should have Iqama Transferable
- Candidates’ current location should be in Saudi Arabia
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HungerStation is looking to hire Treasury Accountants
HungerStation.com is the biggest online food-ordering platform. It connects thousands of restaurants with their customers across the kingdom of Saudi Arabia & Bahrain.
For this role, you have to create daily, weekly, and monthly payment batches to ensure pay liquidity to HS vendors, partners, and employees.
You have to prepare Cash position reports, Cash forecasts in order to have better decision-making in cash spending and asset.
Requirements:
- 1-3 years of relevant experience in banking and payments
- Strong knowledge of commercial business, banking technology, and treasury services
- Advance in using Excel
- Good communication Skills
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Beinex is looking to hire a Finance Manager
Beinex is a multinational firm exploring the endless possibilities of data for Cloud, Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Automation. From sourcing data to generating actionable intelligence, Beinex offers a broad range of robust and scalable business intelligence and analytics services to create business value.
They are looking for an experienced Finance Manager that will analyze everyday financial activities and subsequently provide advice and guidance to management on future financial plans.
The goal is to enable the company’s leaders to make sound business decisions and meet the company’s objectives.
Required Skills:
- 4-5 years of proven experience preferably from a Consulting Background
- Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Mathematics, or similar.
- Postgraduate degrees in Financial Management would be beneficial
- Additional professional qualifications such as CFA/CPA or similar will be considered a plus
- Proven experience as a Financial Manager
- Experience in a financial sector with previous possible roles such as a financial analyst.
- Extensive understanding of financial trends both within the company and general market patterns.
- Proficient user of finance software
- Excellent communication skills – both written and verbal
- Strong interpersonal, analytical, communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.
- Able to manage, guide and lead employees to ensure appropriate financial processes are being used.
- A solid understanding of financial statistics and accounting principles.
- Working knowledge of all statutory legislation and regulations
Location: Riyadh, KSA
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If you are looking for Finance or Accountant jobs in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia then this is the opportunity. Go ahead and apply today.
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