Finance Manager

We are seeking an experienced and commercially focused Finance Manager to lead our finance function in Saudi Arabia. The successful candidate will act as a strategic finance partner to senior management and project teams, ensuring strong financial governance, accurate reporting, effective project accounting, regulatory compliance, and sustainable business performance.

• Lead the annual budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes for the Saudi operation.
• Prepare rolling forecasts, financial models, cash‑flow projections, and management performance reports.
• Monitor actual performance against approved budgets and forecasts, investigate variances, and recommend corrective actions.
• Provide management with timely financial insights to support strategic and operational decision‑making.
• Develop and monitor financial key performance indicators across business units and projects.

• Lead the financial management and accounting of multiple projects throughout their full lifecycle.
• Establish project budgets, financial baselines, cost codes, and reporting structures.
• Monitor project revenue, costs, commitments, accruals, work in progress, billing, collections, and cash flow.
• Review project margins, cost‑to‑complete forecasts, profitability, and financial risks.
• Ensure accurate and timely recognition of project revenue and costs in accordance with applicable accounting standards.
• Partner with project, operations, procurement, and commercial teams to improve project performance and protect profitability.
• Review contracts, payment terms, variations, claims, and commercial obligations to identify financial exposure and cash‑flow risks.
• Support project closeout, final account reconciliation, and financial performance evaluation.

• Oversee general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, fixed assets, cash management, and banking activities.
• Manage month‑end and year‑end closing processes and ensure reporting deadlines are achieved.
• Prepare accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and management reports.
• Ensure financial records are complete, accurate, properly supported, and maintained in accordance with company policies.
• Support group consolidation requirements and provide financial information to corporate management.

• Manage cash‑flow forecasting and monitor the company’s liquidity requirements.
• Improve working‑capital performance through effective management of receivables, payables, billing, and collections.
• Maintain professional relationships with banks and financial institutions.
• Monitor customer collections and support the resolution of overdue accounts.

• Ensure compliance with applicable Saudi financial, tax, zakat, VAT, withholding‑tax, and electronic‑invoicing requirements.
• Ensure financial reporting is prepared in accordance with applicable accounting standards endorsed in Saudi Arabia.
• Coordinate external and internal audits and ensure that requested information is provided accurately and on time.
• Develop and maintain effective financial policies, procedures, approval controls, and delegated‑authority processes.
• Identify financial‑control weaknesses and implement appropriate corrective actions. Saudi Arabia’s official framework includes ZATCA requirements for VAT, withholding tax, and electronic invoicing, together with accounting standards endorsed through SOCPA.

• Ensure the effective use and integrity of the company’s financial ERP system.
• Recommend system enhancements, automation opportunities, and process improvements.
• Strengthen financial reporting, data accuracy, controls, and management visibility.
• Work closely with relevant departments to improve finance‑related workflows and reporting.
• Lead, coach, and develop the Finance Department team.
• Set clear objectives and monitor individual and departmental performance.
• Identify development needs and recommend appropriate training initiatives.
• Promote accountability, collaboration, accuracy, and continuous…