Chief Accountant

About the Opportunity

Pace | Architecture, Engineering + Planning is seeking a Chief Accountant to join their team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This is a full-time position for a professional with 5-10 years of experience in accounting and financial management.

Role Overview

The Chief Accountant will be responsible for leading financial closing activities, managing accounts receivable and payable, overseeing treasury operations, and ensuring compliance with financial regulations. This role involves supervising accounting staff and contributing to process improvements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead monthly and annual financial closing activities, including GL reviews, accruals, provisions, reconciliations, closing schedules, and financial reporting.
• Manage Accounts Receivable, covering invoicing, collections, aging analysis, receipt allocation, and customer account reconciliations.
• Oversee Accounts Payable, including invoice review, payment processing, vendor aging, statement reconciliations, due-date monitoring, and payment controls.
• Manage treasury operations, including cash flow monitoring, bank reconciliations, payment controls, bank guarantees, and project-related banking activities.
• Maintain project cost and budget tracking, support revenue recognition, monitor retentions and variations, and perform budget-versus-actual analysis.
• Prepare monthly management schedules for receivables, payables, cash flow, project costs, and balance sheet accounts.
• Ensure compliance with IFRS, Saudi VAT, Zakat/tax regulations, ZATCA e-invoicing requirements, GOSI, WPS, payroll obligations, and timely submission of statutory returns.
• Review journals, intercompany transactions, accruals, provisions, account balances, and reconciliations to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Strengthen internal controls, approval workflows, segregation of duties, documentation standards, and audit readiness.
• Coordinate with project teams, commercial/QS, HR, auditors, banks, and government authorities to support financial operations and reporting.
• Supervise accounting staff, review deliverables, provide guidance, and support ERP and process improvement initiatives.

Required Experience

• Candidates should possess 5-10 years of relevant experience in accounting and financial management roles.

Work Environment

This full-time position is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, within a professional architecture, engineering, and planning firm.

Application Process

Salary details for this position will be discussed during the interview process.