- Attention Finance Professionals! Looking for exciting career opportunities in Saudi Arabia, one of the fastest-growing economies in the world?
- Whether you a Chartered Accountant, CPA, CFA or have a Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree in Finance, Accounting with over 5 years of experience.
- Saudi Arabia offers a wealth of opportunities to advance your career and expand your skills.
- Top companies like EY, NEOM, and Hilton are hiring.
John Crane of Smiths Group – GL Accountant
Smiths Group is a diversified engineering company with its headquarters in London, England. It is a British multinational business that operates in more than 50 countries and has a workforce of 14,600 employees.
As a GL Accountant, your job would be to coordinate, assist and support the Finance Controller in carrying out the accounting, reporting, auditing, tax, and compliance activities for John Crane Saudi Arabia.
A subsidiary of the Smiths Group, John Crane is a US-based company that specializes in offering engineered products and services such as mechanical seals, couplings, filtration systems, seal support systems, and digital diagnostics technologies.
Education and experience:
- Bachelor’s / Master’s Degree in Accounting
- Minimum of 3 to 5 years of experience in a similar role
- Experience working in a multinational and multicultural environment is an advantage
Knowledge/Skills:
- SAP Knowledge or similar ERP Knowledge preferred
- Advanced Excel Knowledge and Power BI
Languages:
- Fluent in English & Arabic
Job Location: Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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NEOM – Accounting Senior Manager
Getting built in Saudi Arabia, NEOM will be a destination, for people who dream big and want to be part of building a new model for sustainable living, working, and prospering
As part of the role you would manage the financial accounting and reporting activities within ENOWA, by
- Preparing and reviewing consolidated financial statements,
- Managing payment activities for third parties,
- Monitoring the accuracy of the general ledger to ensure the financial integrity of ENOWA financial information,
- Provide appropriate financial information for effective decision making
Knowledge, Skills, and Experience
- Minimum of 15 years of professional experience in accounting, statutory consolidation, tax, financial management, and reporting or related fields
- Excellent IFRS knowledge
- Experience in coordinating internal and external audits
- Experience in the Middle East or KSA environment and in coordinating engagements of accounting, and financial advisors
- Ability to design and implement robust accounting processes and control activities
- Excellent organizational, time-management, logical reasoning, and numeric skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent English verbal and written communication skills
- Works effectively on multiple activities, setting priority levels and service delivery standards
- Adapts to short timescales and changing deadlines ensuring high standards are not compromised under pressure
- Solutions based on strong planning, organizational and numerical skills with excellent attention to detail
- Experience in building and managing a strong team in a multicultural environment.
- Experience in Energy and Water Utilities
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, or related fields
- CFA or CPA
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DHS Arabia – Accountant
DHS Arabia is a Saudi-based Information Technology provider in the healthcare sector. Our beginning roots back in 2008 when we became a member of the National Advanced Systems Company (NASCO) and began working on the e-transformation and effective revenue cycle management for the healthcare providers.
Headquartered in Riyadh, we have expanded to the bigger cities of the Kingdom, with a branch in Jeddah.
The ideal candidate will be well-versed in accounting principles and able to work comfortably with numbers and attention to detail. The goal is to contribute to the overall efficient operation of the department and help the company be fully aware of its financial condition. This way it can make the right decisions and accomplish long-term success.
Requirements
- Proven experience as a junior accountant
- Excellent organizing abilities
- Great attention to detail
- Good with numbers and figures and an analytical acumen
- Good understanding of accounting and financial reporting principles and practices
- Excellent knowledge of MS Office and familiarity with relevant computer software (e.g. SAP)
- BSc/Ba in accounting, finance, or a relevant field
Benefits
- Housing Allowance
- Transportation Allowance
- Medical Insurance Level A
Job Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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EY – Global Trade-Indirect Tax
Ernst & Young – EY, is one of the largest professional services networks in the world. It is considered one of the Big Four accounting firms along with Deloitte, KPMG, and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Joining our Indirect Tax team, you’ll be a part of a globally integrated team helping leading organizations to move goods and services around the world more effectively. You’ll combine your technical skills and practical experience across industries and geographies to provide tailored advice to clients.
To qualify for the role you must have
- A degree in economics, finance, tax or accounting
- At least two years of relevant experience as Indirect Tax professional
- Experience working for a Big 4 accounting firm is preferred. However, we will consider candidates with from law firms or with relevant industry experience
- Customs duty advisory experience is preferable, but we will also consider candidates with VAT/GST advisory experience
Ideally, you’ll also have
- A relevant Master’s degree, CPA or ACA/CA/CMA/SOCPA/Law qualification/CTA or equivalent tax qualification
- Experience working in multicultural teams
- Good verbal/written communication skills
- Strong organizational, project management and analytical skills.
- Strong drive to excel professionally, and to guide and motivate others
Job Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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EY – Senior Consultant, Financial Accounting Advisory Services
In this role, you will participate in Accounting Advisory engagements, work as a team member, sharing responsibility, providing support, maintaining communication and updating senior team members on progress, help prepare for meetings with target management teams, and participate in these meetings and assist in preparing reports and schedules for clients and other parties.
To qualify for the role, you must have
- Minimum of two years of professional experience with a consulting firm
- Strong background in IFRS methodologies and finance operating model design and development
- Experienced in financial control, including internal and external statutory reporting. Exposure to finance systems architecture & strategy delivery, regulatory and management reporting, consolidation and EPM projects
- Experienced in writing policies and procedures and compliance or internal audit, internal controls and risk management
Ideally, you’ll also have
- Track record with a leading consulting firm
- Arabic speaking proficiency
- Flexibility to travel across the MENA region
Job Location: AlKhobar, Saudi Arabia
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Hilton – Assistant Finance Manager
Hilton is the leading global hospitality company, spanning the lodging sector from luxurious full-service hotels and resorts to extended-stay suites and mid-priced hotels. For nearly a century, Hilton has offered business and leisure travelers the finest in accommodations, service, amenities and value. H
Hilton Hotels & Resorts is looking for an Assistant Cluster Finance Manager to support all activities performed by the Cluster Finance Manager.
The responsibilities would include but not be limited to,
- Understanding and driving financial performance,
- Ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting and month-end closing activities,
- Coordinating and reviewing monthly financial statements in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Uniform System of Accounts, and Hilton policies and procedures.
What are we looking for?
- 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
- Ability to manage and develop staff
- 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
Additional Preferences:
University degree in Accounting or Finance
Job location
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Siemens – Financial & Plant Controller
Siemens is a German multinational conglomerate and Europe’s largest industrial manufacturing company. Its headquarters are in Munich, and it has several foreign branch offices.
We are looking for a Financial & Plant Controller with strong accounting and tax knowledge, self-organization skills, attention to details, ability to work with different partners (local and foreign) and under time pressure, a team player, independent work capabilities, fast data learning, and multi-tasking abilities.
Your Qualifications And Skills:
- Professional accreditation as a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA), CA or CMA
- 10+ years of professional experience in Business Administration or Financial Controlling/Accounting
- Manufacturing controlling experience, including an in-depth understanding of Cost Accounting, Bill of Material setup, inventory controls, etc.
- Implements efficient and improves monthly reporting processes based on Siemens standards including driving digitalization of current processes
- Directs and participates in the development of accurate product costing, yearly transfer prices, hourly rates and variance reporting
- Strong accounting skills in IFRS and the Siemens Financial Reporting Guidelines
- SAP knowledge or a similar ERP system preferred
- Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills
- Extensive knowledge of product costing
- Collaborative, team player with strong interpersonal skills
- Experience in digital applications and data analytics (i.e. SAC, Qlik Sense, Tableau, HANA, etc.),
Job location: Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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