Head- Finance Operations & Budget

Overview

Key Responsibilities

• Drive the institution's annual financial planning cycle end-to-end, setting key budget drivers, stress-testing assumptions, and keeping leadership ahead of performance trends through regular forecasting and variance commentary
• Serve as the central engine for internal management information delivering granular performance insight at product, customer, and entity level to support ALCO, pricing decisions, and strategic planning
• Oversee the full spectrum of transactional finance from invoice processing and supplier settlements to period-end close, balance sheet reconciliations, and regulatory payments to government bodies
• Act as the subject matter expert on SAMA and ZATCA compliance, ensuring all finance operations are structured and documented to meet regulatory expectations
• Take ownership of the ERP environment, leading system enhancements, module rollouts, and the broader push toward a more automated and analytics-driven finance function
• Work closely with business and product teams to pressure-test new initiatives financially, evaluate operating models, and translate strategy into measurable financial outcomes
• Build and develop a high-performing team, shifting the function's culture from transactional processing toward genuine financial partnership