Finance Manager

Finance Manager - Public Sector Organisation

The Finance Manager role within our Financial Reporting Consolidation function is a pivotal position responsible for producing consolidated financial statements, coordinating audit activities, and ensuring compliance with applicable accounting standards and regulatory requirements. This managerial role demands a strong understanding of business policies and procedures.

• Coordinate with internal and external auditors for quarterly and annual reviews and audits of consolidated financial statements.
• Prepare group consolidated financial statements adhering to accounting standards and CMA regulations.
• Produce monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statement reports, managing the review process for these documents.
• Ensure compliance with organisational policies, accounting standards, and applicable regulations in financial statement reports.
• Monitor evolving accounting guidance, interpret standards, and prepare technical memorandums.
• Create and maintain the financial reporting calendar to communicate critical deadlines.
• Communicate accounting issues and updates to evolving guidance to the management team.
• Manage communications with external auditors on financial statements and accounting issues.
• Support month-end and year-end closing processes.
• Coordinate with internal counterparts on policy harmonisation within organisational reform initiatives.
• Produce actual-to-actual consolidation reporting and assist in coordinating annual audit activities.
• Prepare the annual group reporting package required by the Public Investment Fund (PIF).

We seek a candidate with a Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance, a minimum of six years of experience in a related discipline, and prior supervisory experience in financial statement reporting within a large-scale, service-oriented industry. Familiarity with the Saudi Arabian and Middle East regulatory environment is preferred. Strong working knowledge of accounting standards and consolidation reporting requirements, along with the ability to interpret and communicate complex accounting guidance, is essential. Experience managing relationships with external auditors and coordinating audit processes is also required.