Finance Director - Operations & Tax (Saudi National Hire)
A position with a rapidly growing group in Riyadh to be a leading figure in ensuring the smooth functioning of all finance operations covering process, systems, and people as well as tax related matters. Developing and executing the departments long-term strategic plan in alignment with the corporate strategies.
Accountabilities
Corporate:
Develop annual business plans for the department and ensure the achievement of financial and strategic objectives.
Report to the CFO on the progress of activities against the annual business plans, opportunities, challenges, and issues faced, mitigations taken, etc. as required, to make an informed decision.
Manage and continuously monitor the performance of the department to ensure performance deviations are identified in a timely manner, and required resources and actions are implemented to meet performance targets.
Leadership:
Manage the performance of the department’s employees, define workforce requirements, ensure recruitment, training, and development of talent, in conjunction with the Human Capital Department to achieve business objectives.
Recommend an optimum organization structure for the department, in coordination with the Human Capital Department, to ensure smooth workflow of operational processes and optimal utilization of resources.
Budgeting:
Prepare and recommend the department’s budget in alignment to the respective annual business plan.
Monitor the department’s financial performance against the approved budget, identify areas of unsatisfactory performance (if any), and recommend mitigating actions.
Change Management
Identify and manage implementation of change initiatives on systems, processes and practices considering ‘international leading practices’, and/or other changes in the business environment.
Policies & Procedures:
Manage the development and implementation of departmental policies, systems, processes and procedures to ensure operational excellence.
Identify and manage the implementation of improvements to ensure compliance with standards and regulatory requirements that are aligned to business needs to increase operational effectiveness.
Qualifications and Experience
CMA, CFA, CPA
Financial services or banking background essential
Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance
Must<br/><br/>be a Saudi National
Fluency in both Arabic and English
Minimum 10+ years of experience in relevant industry out of which 4 years at a Senior Management/ Executive Level<br/><br/>#J-18808-Ljbffr