Financial Analysis Specialist📣 Job Ad

Job Opening: Finance Manager
📍 Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
🕒 Employment Type: Full-Time

Are you a strategic finance professional with a sharp eye for detail and a passion for driving business growth? A leading multi-sector conglomerate in logistics, construction, energy, and trading is seeking a Finance Manager to lead financial planning, reporting, and compliance across its dynamic operations.

If you thrive in fast-paced environments, enjoy solving complex financial challenges, and have a knack for building strong internal controls, this role is for you.

Key Responsibilities:

• Financial Planning & Analysis: Develop and manage annual budgets and forecasts, conduct variance analysis and provide strategic insights, support executive decision-making with financial modeling.
• Reporting & Compliance: Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, ensure compliance with Zakat, tax laws, and IFRS standards, liaise with external auditors and regulatory authorities.
• Cash Flow & Treasury Management: Monitor cash flow and optimize working capital, manage banking relationships and financing arrangements, oversee FX exposure and hedging strategies.
• Cost Control & Efficiency: Identify cost-saving opportunities across departments, implement internal controls and financial best practices, lead initiatives to improve financial systems and processes.
• Team Leadership: Supervise and mentor finance team members, foster a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.

Qualifications:
710 years of experience in finance, with 3+ years in a managerial role, Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field (MBA preferred), CPA, CMA, or ACCA certification highly desirable, proficiency in ERP systems (*, SAP, Oracle) and advanced Excel, fluent in English; Arabic proficiency is a plus, currently residing in Saudi Arabia.

Know someone who’s ready to lead with numbers and strategy? Let’s build the future of finance together with precision and purpose.

Overview: A leading Talent Acquisition Company in Saudi Arabia is actively seeking a Financial Analyst to be based in Saudi Arabia. As a Financial Analyst, you will play a critical role in analyzing financial data to support our operational and strategic initiatives. You will work collaboratively with various departments to ensure financial accuracy and enable effective decision-making.

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyze and interpret financial data to provide insights for business performance.
• Assist with budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports for management.
• Conduct variance analysis to identify discrepancies between actual and budgeted results.
• Evaluate financial performance by comparing actual results to forecasts and budget.
• Support management in financial planning and analysis.
• Develop and maintain financial dashboards and performance metrics.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure accuracy in financial reporting.
• Assemble, summarize, and analyze financial data to structure reports on budgets, forecasts, and trends.
• Conduct variance analysis, comparing actual results with budgets to determine financial performance.
• Track financial status by analyzing trends and forecast models for Research Operations.
• Develop business models to support Core Labs and Research Platforms at Research Operations office of VPR.
• Perform business studies on past, current, and projected financial performance to inform future forecasts.
• Utilize advanced spreadsheets to analyze financial data and support strategic decision-making.

Competencies:

• Technical Skills: Strong proficiency in MS Excel, PowerPoint. Experience with Power BI reporting.
• Analytical Thinking: Ability to interpret data and provide actionable insights.
• Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
• Collaboration: Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance and accounting
• 4+ years of experience in management reporting and analysis
• Ability to assemble and analyze data to create reports: Budgets, Forecasts, Variance analysis, Reconciliation, Monthly closing.
• Knowledge of and experience in calculating the cost of service to generate revenue
• Advanced Excel skills and Power BI.
• Experience with SAP and Ariba

The financial analyst position at The Chefz
The financial analyst plays a crucial role in driving strategic and operational decision-making through advanced financial analysis and business modeling expertise. They must have over 10 years of experience, as they will design, implement, and monitor comprehensive financial frameworks that enhance visibility, control, and performance across the organization.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and manage budgets from scratch, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.
• Lead the annual budgeting process, forecasting, and rolling re-forecasting.
• Design, implement, and maintain financial models to support planning and decision-making.
• Build comprehensive business models to evaluate new capital, divestiture projects, and investment opportunities.
• Conduct analysis to evaluate financial outcomes and risks.
• Provide actionable insights to the finance manager and leadership regarding capital allocation, cost efficiency, and growth strategy.
• Deliver accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual reports with variance analysis and management commentary.
• Develop dashboards and key performance indicators to track financial and operational performance.
• Support executive reporting and board reports, including documentation related to investment readiness.
• Lead ERP optimization (preferably Odoo) to improve reporting accuracy, cost center tracking, and inventory management.
• Collaborate with IT and operations to automate reporting and enhance data integrity.
• Ensure compliance of financial operations with international financial reporting standards and relevant regulations.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.
• Over 10 years of advanced experience in financial analysis and project planning and analysis, preferably in diverse or fast-growing sectors.
• Proven experience in building budgets and financial frameworks from scratch.
• Strong track record in business modeling, investment analysis, and scenario planning.
• Solid knowledge of international financial reporting standards and regulatory requirements.
• Advanced skills in Excel, Power BI, and financial modeling.
• Experience with ERP systems, with experience in Odoo ERP being an advantage.
• Strong communication skills in both English and Arabic.