Saudi Arabia Finance

This role is a key position in the financial operations for Saudi Arabia, fully responsible for the daily accounting, financial reporting, and localization compliance management of the company's entity in Saudi Arabia. The position requires efficient and accurate completion of accounting tasks, voucher management, accounts receivable/payable, and asset management in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). At the same time, a deep understanding of and strict adherence to local regulations such as Saudi tax laws, Saudization policies, localization compliance, and foreign exchange management are essential to ensure the company's financial operations in Saudi Arabia are legally compliant, data accurate, and effectively support decision-making needs of both headquarters and local management.

Record daily transactions (e.g., procurement, sales, expense reimbursement, payroll) and generate accounting vouchers in accordance with IFRS and corporate accounting policies.

Verify the authenticity and compliance of source documents (invoices, contracts, receipts, etc.), ensuring that invoices include required elements such as the Saudi Tax Identification Number (TIN) and VAT rates, and that all attachments are complete.

Maintain general ledgers and subsidiary ledgers (accounts receivable, accounts payable, fixed assets, etc.) and perform regular reconciliations to ensure "consistency between accounts and vouchers" and "consistency between ledgers."

Prepare periodic financial statements, including:

Statement of Profit or Loss

Assist the headquarters finance team in financial analysis, interpreting profitability, cash flow trends, and asset-liability structure to provide data-driven support for management decisions.

Accounts Receivable (AR): Track customer outstanding payments, generate statements, follow up on collections, identify bad debt risks, and report promptly.

Accounts Payable (AP): Verify the consistency between supplier invoices, purchase orders, and delivery receipts, and arrange compliant payments.

Account for the acquisition, depreciation, and disposal of fixed assets.

Organize and supervise inventory counts (raw materials, finished goods, etc.), reconcile discrepancies between accounts and physical counts, prepare inventory reports, and follow up on variance resolution.

Archive financial vouchers, statements, contracts, and other documents in compliance with Saudi Arabia's Commercial Companies Law.

Cooperate with internal and external auditors during audits, providing required financial data and vouchers.

Tax Compliance: Liaise with the Zakat, Tax, and Customs Authority (ZATCA) to handle value-added tax (VAT), corporate income tax, and other tax-related matters, ensuring full tax compliance.

Localization Compliance Requirements

Saudization Compliance: Account for the "Saudization ratio" for local employees, ensure payroll records align with the requirements of the Saudi Ministry of Labor to avoid penalties.

Local Content Compliance: Engage with localization audit bodies to ensure cost accounting meets local content audit requirements.

Ensure all fund transactions comply with Saudi Arabia's foreign exchange management requirements.