Senior Accounting Controller

The Accounting Controller will be responsible for the company's accounting close process, ensuring the accuracy and completeness of financial records, maintaining strong internal controls, and supporting timely financial reporting. The role oversees closing activities, account reconciliations, general ledger integrity, compliance with accounting standards and company policies, and continuous improvement of finance processes. What You Will Do Review monthly, quarterly, and annual closing activities to ensure timely and accurate financial results. Review and validate accruals, provisions, prepayments, intercompany transactions, and other closing adjustments. Ensure the completeness, accuracy, and integrity of the general ledger and sub-ledger balances. Prepare, review, and approve balance sheet reconciliations and ensure timely clearance of reconciling items. Monitor closing timelines, identify bottlenecks, and drive corrective actions to meet reporting deadlines. Prepare and review monthly financial statements, management reports, variance analysis, and actual versus forecast analysis for management review. Analyze actual results against forecast, budget, and prior periods, identify key variances, and provide clear explanations of financial performance drivers. Work with business and finance stakeholders to validate forecast assumptions, challenge unusual trends, and support corrective action plans where actual results deviate from expectations. Maintain and strengthen internal control activities over financial reporting, including approvals, reconciliations, segregation of duties, and documentation standards. Ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards, company policies, statutory requirements, tax regulations, and audit expectations across Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, and Egypt. Coordinate with local compliance team to insure all data for external auditors prepared, responding to audit inquiries, and ensuring timely resolution of audit findings. Partner with finance, operations, tax, treasury, shared services, and business teams to resolve accounting issues and improve process efficiency. Identify control gaps, process weaknesses, and data quality issues, and implement sustainable remediation plans. Participate in system improvements, automation initiatives, and standardization of closing and control procedures. Internal Control Activities Own the design, execution, and monitoring of key financial controls related to closing, reporting, reconciliations, and accounting operations. Ensure control evidence is complete, accurate, retained, and available for review by auditors and management. Review access rights, approval matrices, and segregation of duties within accounting systems and processes. Promote a control-conscious culture across the finance team and ensure compliance with governance requirements.

Desired Candidate Profile

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field. Progressive accounting and finance experience, including experience in financial closing and internal controls. Strong knowledge of IFRS, local accounting standards, and tax regulations applicable in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, and Egypt. Experience with ERP systems and financial reporting tools; Microsoft Dynamics, or similar systems is preferred. Proven experience managing audits, reconciliations, statutory reporting, and cross-functional finance processes. High attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy. Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills. Ability to work under pressure and meet strict reporting deadlines. Good communication, and stakeholder management skills. Proactive mindset with the ability to drive process improvements and strengthen controls. Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills to clearly present financial insights to non-financial executives.