Group Financial Controller

Role Overview

Work Location

• Work is performed in person.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead corporate accounting and build productive relationships with stakeholders across the Group.
• Manage group cash flows and provide appropriate reports to the Group CFO.
• Prepare and lodge compliant annual and quarterly consolidated accounts.
• Coordinate with statutory auditors to finalize audits and issue financial statements on management deadlines.
• Manage Zakat, VAT, withholding tax, and customs duty drawback obligations.
• Design, implement, and review finance systems, policies, and procedures.
• Oversee transaction flows from source systems through interfaces to the general ledger.
• Ensure ledgers are timely, accurate, complete, and suitable for internal and statutory reporting.
• Prepare annual budgets, rolling forecasts, and three- to five-year financial projections.
• Evaluate capital investments using IRR, NPV, and payback period analyses.
• Identify, assess, and report group risks to the Group CFO.
• Address internal audit queries and undertake related corporate finance activities.

Team and Employee Accountabilities

• Build team and individual capability and contribute to the effectiveness of the Corporate Accounting team.
• Support KPI meetings and provide training to department staff.
• Support a safe working environment and apply sound time management.
• Ensure compliance with relevant legislation and organizational policies.

Functional Competencies

• Management and statutory accounts preparation.
• Consolidation of group accounts under IFRS guidelines.
• Zakat, VAT, withholding tax, and customs duty compliance.
• Planning, budgeting, financial analysis, and management information services.
• Timely completion of statutory audits and tax filings.

Qualifications and Experience

• Relevant group financial controller experience in finance and accounting for large real estate, retail, or manufacturing groups in KSA or the Middle East.
• Experience in planning, budgeting, rolling forecasts, and financial analysis.
• CA, ACCA, CPA, or equivalent qualification.
• Experience with capital investment evaluations and group account consolidation.
• Experience computing and filing Zakat, VAT, and withholding tax returns.
• Big Four managerial-level auditing experience is preferred.