Key Responsibilities :
- Oversee transaction processing, reconciliations, general ledger accuracy, and month-end and year-end closing.
- Prepare and review financial statements in accordance with IFRS and internal policies.
- Ensure compliance with VAT, Zakat, and ZATCA requirements.
- Lead budgeting, forecasting, cash-flow planning, variance analysis, and KPI monitoring.
- Analyse margins, costs, inventory, working capital, and profitability by branch and department.
- Recommend actions to improve profitability, control costs, and optimise cash flow.
- Systemise and automate accounting, reporting, and reconciliation processes to reduce reliance
- on manual Excel work.
- Use ERP and AI tools, including Manus and Claude, to accelerate reporting, improve accuracy,
- and support decision-making.
- Lead and develop the accounting team and report key financial insights to senior management.
Qualifications and Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- Minimum 7 years of proven accounting experience, including managerial responsibility, preferably in retail.
- Strong practical knowledge of IFRS, financial reporting, internal controls, budgeting, VAT, and Zakat.
- Proven experience in KPI management, cost optimisation, profitability analysis, and process automation.
- Strong leadership, analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Experience with ERP systems, Microsoft Dynamics NAV, and AI-based financial tools is preferred.
