Job Title: Financial Controller Reporting to: Chief Financial Officer

Role Purpose : The Financial Controller is responsible for end-to-end accounting processes across Finance Close & Processing, Tax, Reconciliations and General Ledger (GL) Management, Accounting Operations and Accounts Payable, ensuring robust controllership and timely and efficient month-end close process, with standardized accounting practices across the bank. The successful candidate will bring a deep experience in Month-end close process, Accounting Operations, Tax compliance, GL reconciliation and month-end controllership governance. Experience with Financial systems applications and a strong focus on continuous process improvement are essential for success in this role.


Principal Accountabilities:
Leadership & Management Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing finance team, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement. Provide training and development opportunities to enhance team capabilities. Set clear performance goals and conduct regular performance reviews.
Reconciliation and Substantiation Management Lead the Bank’s Reconciliation Centre of Excellence, ensuring accurate and efficient reconciliation processes across the organization. Standardize GL accounting across units, by maintaining a unified chart of accounts and GL posting frameworks, ensuring robust controls in place. Oversee the balance sheet substantiation process across de-centralized businesses, ensuring consistency, compliance and timely GL reconciliation. Review and approve all GL related adjustments, reclassifications and corrections, with a robust control governance. Develop and implement best practices, policies, and procedures for reconciliations. Monitor and resolve reconciliation discrepancies in a timely manner. Identify and correct errors, mismatches and exception reports.
Financial Month-End Close Lead and manage the month-end close process to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting across all business units, with robust controls. Ensure timely, accurate posting of journal entries, accruals and adjustments. Manage all aspects of the close process across financial, management and regulatory reporting from an end-to-end process across the bank. Ensure integrity of trial balance and supporting controls.
Tax Compliance and Reporting Provide governance and controllership of the Bank’s Tax, Zakat and withholding tax reporting frameworks, ensuring accuracy, transparency and strong internal controls across all tax related submissions. Ensure all bank’s Tax filling, reporting and submissions are supported by robust controls, documentations, reconciliation, validations and justifications, in line with ZATCA requirements. Monitor emerging Tax, Zakat and Regulatory developments and assess the impact on Finance processes and controls requirements. Partner with Risk, Compliance and Legal to ensure robust tax governance and controls, correct interpretation of tax regulations and adherence to required reporting standards.
Accounts Payable and Fixed Assets Management Oversee the accounts payable function, ensuring timely and accurate processing of invoices and payments, with robust embedded controls. Implement and maintain robust controls to prevent errors, fraud, and inefficiencies in the AP process. Ensure alignment of budgetary requirements and controls Manage the fixed asset register, ensuring accurate recording, depreciation, and disposal of assets. Oversee capital expenditure tracking and reporting. Ensure compliance with relevant accounting standards and internal policies for fixed asset management.
Accounting Operations Supervise day-to-day accounting operations, including general ledger maintenance and review and approval of manual adjustments Ensure compliance with internal controls, policies, and procedures. Collaborate with internal and external auditors to support audits and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.

Key Qualifications and Experience Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Accounting/Finance.15+ years' experience in Senior/Strategic roles in the Banking Sector Hand on experience in technical and operational accounting, GL management, month-end close, Tax compliance, Accounting Operations and Financial Control Hand on GL system experience (Oracle or similar), AP and Fixed Asset management tools. Proven team leadership within the Banking Sector. Proven track record in driving continuous process improvement and implementing automation initiatives. Strong leadership and team management skills, with a focus on talent development and succession planning. Excellent project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results under tight deadlines. Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a focus on continuous improvement and innovation. Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and build