Finance Director
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About the Role
Senna is hiring a Finance Director to lead financial governance across sports federations in Riyadh. The role oversees accounting frameworks, audit activities, and forensic investigations to ensure transparency and integrity.
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Responsibilities
- Establish and oversee unified accounting frameworks for federations
- Review monthly and annual federation financial statements
- Monitor accounting entries, budget adherence, spending patterns, and financial controls
- Support federations in resolving accounting discrepancies
- Provide periodic financial analysis and insights to leadership
- Lead planning and execution of financial audits for federations
- Direct audit fieldwork, documentation, and evaluation of internal controls
- Review audit findings to identify systemic issues and control weaknesses
- Direct forensic reviews and special investigations into suspected fraud and misconduct
- Develop evidence based findings and reports
- Serve as primary financial liaison between federations and the company
- Coordinate with Finance, Legal, GRC, Procurement, and Internal Audit teams
Requirements
- Extensive experience in financial accounting, audit oversight, and forensic review activities
- Strong knowledge of national and international financial reporting standards and auditing practices
- Proven track record in establishing and managing financial governance frameworks
- Experience in conducting forensic investigations and fraud detection
- Excellent analytical skills with ability to identify financial risks and irregularities
- Strong stakeholder management and coordination capabilities
- Experience working with multiple organizational entities or federations preferred
- Professional accounting or auditing qualifications highly valued
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Overview
- This Director role leads financial governance across sports federations, ensuring transparency, accuracy, and integrity in financial operations.
- The position oversees accounting frameworks, audit activities, and forensic investigations to maintain compliant practices and strengthen accountability throughout the national sports ecosystem.
- As the primary financial governance partner for federations, this role provides expert oversight and corrective guidance to elevate financial performance and integrity.
Key Responsibilities
- Establish and oversee unified accounting frameworks for federations to ensure consistency, transparency, and compliance with financial standards.
- Review monthly and annual federation financial statements, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and alignment with national and international reporting requirements.
- Monitor accounting entries, budget adherence, spending patterns, and financial controls to identify risks, inefficiencies, or irregularities.
- Support federations in resolving accounting discrepancies and strengthening internal financial processes.
- Provide periodic financial analysis and insights to leadership on federation performance, financial exposures, and improvement opportunities.
- Lead planning and execution of financial audits for federations, ensuring audit coverage reflects risk profiles and organizational priorities.
- Direct audit fieldwork, documentation, and evaluation of internal controls in alignment with national and international auditing standards.
- Review audit findings to identify systemic issues, control weaknesses, and financial governance gaps requiring remediation.
- Provide leadership with consolidated audit insights, including themes, risks, and areas requiring enhanced oversight.
- Direct forensic reviews and special investigations into suspected fraud, misconduct, improper spending, and conflict of interest concerns.
- Monitor financial data, transactions, contracts, and supporting documentation to identify red flags and accountability gaps.
- Develop evidence based findings and reports that support decision making, disciplinary action, and risk mitigation.
Skills & Experience
- Extensive experience in financial accounting, audit oversight, and forensic review activities.
- Strong knowledge of national and international financial reporting standards and auditing practices.
- Proven track record in establishing and managing financial governance frameworks.
- Experience in conducting forensic investigations and fraud detection.
- Excellent analytical skills with ability to identify financial risks and irregularities.
- Strong stakeholder management and coordination capabilities.
- Experience working with multiple organizational entities or federations preferred.
- Professional accounting or auditing qualifications highly valued.
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