Director - Support Services

About Botanica

Job purpose

Finance and accounting

• Own financial records, month-end close, management accounts, and contract-level P&L.
• Manage billing, receivables, payables, cash-flow forecasting, banking, VAT, and ZATCA e-invoicing compliance.
• Report P&L by business unit and revenue stream; support budgeting, cost control, and financial modelling.
• Coordinate internal and external audits and close findings on time.

HR, procurement, and administration

• Lead workforce planning, recruitment, reward, retention, engagement, payroll, GOSI, Qiwa, Muqeem, permits, residency renewals, and Saudization compliance.
• Manage accommodation and welfare, training records, and HR policies with Group HR.
• Set sourcing strategy and oversee procurement, supplier contracts, supplier performance, stores control, inventory valuation, and asset records.
• Manage office services, document control, records retention, internal communications, policies, procedures, and the Delegation of Authority register.

Systems, leadership, and compliance

• Coordinate ERP, HRIS, inventory, and fleet systems with group IT; ensure accurate records and data access controls.
• Lead the Shared Services department, which is sized to support the nursery and landscape-maintenance workforce.
• Enforce company and group policies and champion safety, quality, environmental, and compliance management systems.
• Lead continuous improvement focused on cost reduction, productivity, and client value.

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration.
• At least 15 years of experience, including at least seven years leading finance, HR, or shared-services functions in KSA.
• Experience supporting a multi-business-unit organization with a large field workforce of several hundred employees.
• SOCPA, CMA, CPA, or MBA is preferred.

Skills and competencies

• Financial control, budgeting, management reporting, audit, financial modelling, and Saudi labour-law processes.
• Knowledge of GOSI, Nitaqat, government relations, procurement governance, and supplier contract management.
• Integrated management systems and compliance; fluent Arabic and English.
• Functional competencies include financial accounting and reporting, cost control, HR operations, procurement, HSSE risk mitigation, and document control.

Work context

• Shared Services supports multiple revenue streams and a large in-house field workforce; hiring, payroll, residency, permits, accommodation, and procurement must run accurately.
• Leadership relies on accurate business-unit cost information for pricing and investment decisions.