Regional Controller - MENA; KSA

Regional Controller - MENA (based in Riyadh, KSA)

Company
:
Marsh Corporate
Location
:
Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Business Line
:
Consulting (Oliver Wyman & Mercer)
Reports to
: KSA Controller / Regional Finance Leadership

Marsh is a global leader in risk, strategy, and people—advising clients in over 130 countries. With approximately 85,000 colleagues worldwide and annual revenue exceeding $23 billion, Marsh operates through four market‑leading businesses:

• Marsh — Commercial insurance broking and risk management
• Guy Carpenter — Reinsurance broking and strategic advisory
• Mercer — Health, wealth, and career consulting
• Oliver Wyman — Management consulting and strategy advisory

Together, these businesses help organizations navigate an increasingly dynamic and complex environment.

We are looking for a Regional Controller – MENA to join our finance leadership team in Riyadh. This role is central to the controllership function supporting our consulting businesses – Oliver Wyman and Mercer – across the MENA region.

Oliver Wyman has grown exponentially in the region, with its footprint now rivaling that of Marsh, driven by acquisitions and expansion into new country markets. Mercer is similarly scaling through acquisitions and broadening its regional presence. This growth creates an exciting, high‑impact opportunity for a senior finance professional to shape and strengthen the financial control framework across a rapidly expanding portfolio.

You will serve as a key finance partner to senior leadership, working closely with partners, business heads, and regional stakeholders to ensure financial integrity, compliance, and commercial insight across a complex, multi‑entity, multi‑country operation. The Riyadh location positions this role to provide closer partnership with KSA leadership and to support expansion across the Gulf and wider MENA markets.

• Lead the regional controllership function for the consulting line of business (Oliver Wyman and Mercer) across MENA
• Manage monthly close processes, financial consolidation, and group reporting in line with global timelines and standards
• Oversee statutory reporting, budgeting, and forecasting across multiple entities and jurisdictions

• Drive revenue recognition for consulting and project‑based engagements, including WIP management, percentage of completion, and IFRS 15 compliance
• Ensure accuracy and consistency of revenue reporting across the portfolio

• Oversee regional tax compliance, with a particular focus on Saudi tax requirements (including corporate income tax and Zakat), VAT in KSA and the GCC region, and corporate tax developments across MENA
• Support transfer pricing requirements and liaise with group tax functions as needed
• Maintain awareness of evolving tax regulations and local filing/reporting requirements across MENA markets, including coordination with ZATCA and other local tax authorities

• Maintain and strengthen internal controls and governance frameworks appropriate for a $25B+ global organization
• Ensure compliance with local regulations, IFRS, and group policies
• Ensure local statutory and payroll compliance in KSA (including labor law considerations and Saudization/localization requirements where applicable)

• Act as a trusted finance partner to senior leaders, partners, and firm leadership at Oliver Wyman and Mercer
• Communicate financial performance, risks, and opportunities clearly to non‑finance stakeholders

• Support acquisitions, integrations, and new country set‑ups as the consulting businesses continue to expand across the region
• Play an active role in building the financial infrastructure needed to support growth, with emphasis on KSA market entry/expansion requirements and local entity setup

• Professional accounting qualification – ACCA, ACA, CIMA, CPA, CA, or equivalent
• 10–16 years of progressive experience in finance, with a strong controllership focus

• Proven controllership experience within a large…