Assistant Manager- Finance Operations

This role supports the financial and operational functioning of the Saudi Arabia business by managing key accounting, compliance, and coordination activities across Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Inventory and tax areas.

The role will support MEA’s entities in Saudi Arabia (RDSA, RHQ and Branch).

(To perform within this position successfully, the incumbent must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other duties may be assigned.)

• Accounts Receivable / Credit Control
  :
  Assist the MEA Finance team in providing information for customer set-up. Ensuring that established processes for establishing and approving credit limits are followed and appropriately documented. Prepare SoA reconciliations with customers, proactively following up to ensure customers are compliant with credit terms. Support the sales team in collections where required.
• Accounts payable
  :
  Support the UAE Finance team for supplier set up, raising PRs and POs, SoA reconciliation and other vendor liaison / coordination when necessary.
• Invoicing
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  Ensuring that all invoices are raised in the Oracle system and appropriately raised as e-invoices.
• Inventory
  :
  In coordination with Logistics, manage inventory receipts and issuances, monitoring stock levels and coordinating re-orders, including coordination with 3PL and corresponding documents (e.g. packing lists). Responsible for cycle and year-end counts. Periodic reconciliation of 3PL stock with books.
• 3PL Management
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  In coordination with Logistics, manage accounts and invoicing from 3PL locations.
• Purchase Orders
  :
  In coordination with Logistics team, raise and (receive) Purchase Orders / Intercompany Transfer Requests for stock from company and third-party factories.
• Import Customs clearance
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  Coordinate with Freight Forwarder/ 3PL for inbound clearance, Issuance of Saber (SCOC) in coordination with PM team, VAT and duties payment.
• Tax and Compliance
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  Coordinate preparation and submission of corporate income tax, VAT and other ZATCA and other tax and regulatory filings.
• Audit
  :
  Supporting the UAE Finance team in providing the required data to the auditors for audit by ensuring internal controls procedures are followed and audit documentation is maintained.
• Distributor Inventory Management
  :
  Where required, support management of Distributor stock levels, including sale of product and inventory counts.
• Cash
  :
  Reconcile cash / credit card transactions and deposits as required.
• Key interactions
  : UAE Finance and Logistics Team, Saudi Sales Team

• Bachelor’s Degree in a similar discipline (e.g. accounting, business)
• Recognized Accounting Qualification
• At least 5 years of relevant experience, with at least 3 years’ experience with a “best in class” organization Saudi Arabia
• Experience in preparing Saudi VAT, Corporate tax returns
• Goods import / clearance experience into Saudi Arabia

• Strong Excel knowledge
• Strong oral and written communication skills

Experience working in an Oracle environment