Lead, Financial Reporting

Department: Controllership

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: KSA

Description

Key Responsibilities

• Own and deliver the monthly, quarterly, and annual close for KSA, ensuring accuracy, timeliness (D+3 target), and completeness.
•  Prepare IFRS financial statements with local (SOCPA) adjustments, along with
  supporting schedules and reconciliations.
• Apply IFRS (esp. IFRS 9, 15, 16) and SOCPA standards correctly in the financial
  statements, and keep accounting positions well documented.
• Prepare and support ZATCA filings (CIT, Zakat, VAT, WHT, CTDF) and SAMA
  regulatory/prudential returns, ensuring they reconcile to the financial statements.
• Perform balance-sheet reconciliations and maintain the integrity of the general
  ledger.
• Support provisioning and ECL calculations under IFRS 9 for customer and merchant
  receivables.
• Support external audits — prepare audit-ready financials with complete
  documentation and act as a key contact for auditors on reporting matters.
• Maintain and strengthen internal controls, reconciliations, and segregation of duties
  across reporting processes.
• Support treasury and settlement reporting and related reconciliations (bank
  accounts, merchant settlements).
• Support intercompany and transfer-pricing reporting in coordination with Group Tax.
• Drive process improvements and support ERP (Oracle NetSuite) reporting, data
  integrity, and automation.
• Mentor and review the work of junior finance team members.
• Partner cross-functionally with Compliance, Legal, Product, and Operations to
  support finance readiness for new product launches (wallet, BNPL, cards,
  remittance, loyalty/cashback).

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• 4–6 years of experience in financial reporting, statutory reporting, or external audit, preferably in a fintech, bank, or Big 4 environment.
• Strong technical knowledge of IFRS (esp. IFRS 9, 15, 16) and SOCPA/local GAAP,
  with working knowledge of Saudi tax regulations (Zakat, Corporate Income Tax,
  VAT, Withholding Tax).
• Hands-on experience preparing IFRS financial statements with local adjustments
  and running month-end close.
• Experience supporting statutory audits and regulatory submissions to authorities
  such as ZATCA and SAMA.
• Professional qualification (CPA, ACCA, or SOCPA) — qualified or in progress —
  preferred.
• Advanced Excel skills; ERP experience preferred (Oracle NetSuite is a plus).
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and an ownership mindset.
• Fluent in English and Arabic (written and verbal).