Senior Accountant
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Role Overview
Savills Middle East is seeking a Senior Accountant to support financial management for a property management portfolio in Saudi Arabia.
The role covers the full accounting cycle for managed assets, including client accounting, invoicing, collections reporting, reconciliations, and statutory compliance.
The accountant will work with property managers and client teams to provide accurate financial information to landlords.
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Role Overview
Savills Middle East is seeking a Senior Accountant to support financial management for a property management portfolio in Saudi Arabia.
The role covers the full accounting cycle for managed assets, including client accounting, invoicing, collections reporting, reconciliations, and statutory compliance.
The accountant will work with property managers and client teams to provide accurate financial information to landlords.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage property accounting, general ledger maintenance, journal entries, and month-end and year-end closing.
- Prepare rent and service charge invoices in line with lease terms and ZATCA e-invoicing requirements.
- Monitor receivables, maintain aged debt reports, allocate receipts, and flag arrears.
- Process property-related payables and verify invoices against contracts, purchase orders, and budgets.
- Perform bank, client account, and intercompany reconciliations and follow trust accounting requirements.
- Support service charge accounting, budget uploads, expenditure tracking, accruals, and year-end reconciliations.
- Prepare monthly client reports, income statements, budget variance analysis, and cash flow summaries.
- Ensure VAT, withholding tax, Zakat, ZATCA, IFRS, and statutory compliance.
- Support audits with documentation and analysis.
Skills, Knowledge and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a closely related field.
- 4–6 years of accounting experience, ideally in real estate or property management in KSA or the GCC.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency is essential.
- Working knowledge of KSA VAT, ZATCA e-invoicing, and IFRS is required.
- English fluency is essential; Arabic is highly preferred.
- ERP or property management system experience, including Yardi, Oracle, or SAP, is advantageous.
- Based in Riyadh with occasional travel to managed assets within the Kingdom.
- Valid driving licence and reliable transportation are required.
Professional Skills
- Client-focused, analytical, accurate, deadline-driven, and capable of resolving discrepancies through to closure.
- Able to communicate financial information clearly to non-financial stakeholders.
- Able to collaborate with property management, leasing, and facilities management teams while taking ownership of assigned entities.
About Savills
Savills has more than 42,000 employees across over 700 offices worldwide, combining global coverage with specialist services and local market insight.
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