Accountant

About Alfa Laval

Alfa Laval is a global company focused on engineering innovation to contribute to a more sustainable future. The company designs and implements refining, recycling, and purifying processes for various applications, including water purification, clean energy, food production, waste processing, and pharmaceutical development. Alfa Laval operates with core competencies in heat transfer, separation, and fluid handling, aiming to optimize customer processes with world-class technologies, systems, equipment, and services. The company fosters an environment that values drive, courage, and diversity, providing resources for employees to pursue and realize their ideas.

Role Overview: Accountant

Alfa Laval is seeking a full-time Accountant to join its team in Al Khobar, Eastern Region. This role is central to maintaining accurate financial records and contributing to continuous improvements within the finance department. The Accountant will be responsible for verifying, allocating, posting, and reconciling various accounts, ensuring compliance with accounting principles and reporting schedules. Collaboration with finance counterparts, including personnel in the Finance Shared Service Center and Local Finance, is an integral part of this position.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate domestic supplier reconciliations for E4.
• Manage intercompany invoicing for cost reallocation among domestic and foreign Alfa Laval companies.
• Submit monthly General Ledger (GL) reconciliations in line with timelines.
• Maintain and reconcile the GL (Suspense Account).
• Prepare and assist with the submission of VAT return files, and collate and file VAT documents for audit purposes.
• Prepare Withholding Tax (WH tax) files.
• Handle bank and cash postings and reconciliations, including bank recons and SL revaluations.
• Post Payroll, Leave, and Bonus journals on Scala.
• Prepare Concur transactions payments and post to Scala, checking and reconciling 101101 & 141000 GL.
• Prepare and post monthly accruals and interest on lease liability journals.
• Assist with year-end audit preparation files and respond to audit queries.
• Provide GL accounting support to the Finance Manager.
• Maintain (updates, interest, modifications) and reconcile IFRS 16 schedules.
• Manage company credit cards, including issuing, cancellations, and usage.
• Update Sales and Stock Modules after review.
• Update FTE statistics.
• Assist with onboarding new suppliers and update Scala with new supplier information.
• Coordinate with banks and external consultants (Tax & Assurance).
• Assist sales and service operation teams by providing required financial information.
• Process GOSI payments.

Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is innovative, solutions-oriented, and driven, with a practical approach to executing tasks efficiently. This role requires a curious mindset, a commitment to continuous improvement, and strong interpersonal, team, and communication skills to deliver projects effectively. Adaptability and flexibility are also valued attributes.

Why Join Alfa Laval?

Alfa Laval offers a challenging position within an open and supportive environment focused on development and customer value. This role provides an opportunity to build a global network and learn from diverse nationalities. As part of a 140-year-old Swedish multinational company with stable growth, your work will contribute to Alfa Laval’s future success. The company's operations are guided by principles of sustainability and a commitment to people and the planet.