Senior GL Accountant
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About the Role
Gathern seeks a Senior GL Accountant to lead the general ledger close and serve as IFRS subject-matter expert in Riyadh. You will oversee month-end close, GL integrity, financial reporting, and audit coordination.
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Responsibilities
- Lead the end to end month, quarter and year end close for single entity and multi entity structures, including intercompany reconciliations and foreign currency translations
- Serve as the internal IFRS subject matter expert — statements, disclosures and accounting treatments, including IFRS 16 lease accounting
- Oversee General Ledger integrity: review journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations and variance analyses
- Confirm fixed asset additions and maintain the register; own the tax invoice quality gate over AP capture
- Prepare financial reporting packages for senior leadership and board review; primary point of contact for external and internal auditors
- Own the opening balance reconciliation and GL data validation at the Dynamics 365 cutover
- Design and implement internal controls and automated workflows to streamline the close; document GL SOPs and mentor the GL Accountant
- Deliver the GL KPIs: zero audit observations, on time closing of books, 99% accuracy as per IFRS
Requirements
- Bachelor's in accounting
- Professional qualification (SOCPA / ACCA / CPA) preferred
- 3 to 7 years of experience in general ledger accounting or financial reporting
- Experience managing payroll accounting, employee benefits accounting, and intercompany accounting transactions
- Strong experience preparing monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close activities
- Experience applying International Financial Reporting Standards in complex accounting transactions
- Experience supporting internal and external audits and implementing financial controls
- Experience using enterprise resource planning systems, preferably Microsoft Dynamics 365
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Job Purpose
- Senior technical anchor of the general ledger and internal IFRS subject matter expert: leads the end to end close for single and multi entity structures, owns GL integrity and the IFRS sensitive areas, and acts as primary contact for internal and external auditors — so the books close on time with z
Key Accountabilities
- Lead the end to end month, quarter and year end close for single entity and multi entity structures, including intercompany reconciliations and foreign currency translations.
- Serve as the internal IFRS subject matter expert — statements, disclosures and accounting treatments, including IFRS 16 lease accounting.
- Oversee General Ledger integrity: review journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations and variance analyses.
- Confirm fixed asset additions and maintain the register; own the tax invoice quality gate over AP capture (GL checks; AP follows up).
- Prepare financial reporting packages for senior leadership and board review; primary point of contact for external and internal auditors.
- Own the opening balance reconciliation and GL data validation at the Dynamics 365 cutover.
- Design and implement internal controls and automated workflows to streamline the close; document GL SOPs and mentor the GL Accountant.
- Deliver the GL KPIs: zero audit observations, on time closing of books, 99% accuracy as per IFRS.
- Control boundaries: preparer and reviewer are never the same person within GL; does not reconcile own postings; holds no payment or banking authority.
Requirements
- Education: Bachelor's in accounting; professional qualification (SOCPA / ACCA / CPA) preferred.
- Experience: 3 to 7 years of experience in general ledger accounting or financial reporting.
- Experience managing payroll accounting, employee benefits accounting, and intercompany accounting transactions.
- Strong experience preparing monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close activities.
- Experience applying International Financial Reporting Standards in complex accounting transactions.
- Experience supporting internal and external audits and implementing financial controls.
- Experience using enterprise resource planning systems, preferably Microsoft Dynamics 365.
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