Senior Accountant ( National)

About Turner & Townsend

Turner & Townsend is committed to delivering positive outcomes for clients, fostering employee potential, and contributing to a prosperous society. The company supports major global clients in delivering ambitious and highly technical projects across more than 130 countries. The team is dynamic, innovative, and client-focused, operating within an inclusive culture. Clients value the proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity, and quality of service provided.

Role Overview

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Senior Accountant (KSA National) to join its team in Riyadh. This full-time role will support the finance function and act as a business partner to the local leadership team. The Saudi business currently employs approximately 475 staff across the Real Estate, Infrastructure, and Natural Resource sectors, with continued growth projected.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver clear and accurate month-end reporting in line with established timetables, collaborating with Commission Leads and Finance Leads to ensure precision in Management Accounts, Financial reports, and Forecasts.
• Prepare key business reports including Business Partnering, Project Profitability, Project Revenue Trackers, Project Accounting, and WIP analysis.
• Maintain balance sheet reconciliations, articulating and managing any reconciling variances according to financial reporting standards.
• Support ad-hoc month-end reporting in line with group timetables, including commentary for variance analysis.
• Accurately record and maintain Revenue Trackers and Income Statements.
• Assist with the annual statutory audit and support the annual budget submission.
• Process General Ledger journal transactions for both Income Statement and Balance Sheet.
• Manage client invoicing, often under conflicting time and workload pressures.
• Perform intercompany account reconciliations and take necessary actions.
• Ensure compliance with both external reporting standards and internal accounting policies.
• Support the preparation of monthly payroll, generate payroll journals, and perform relevant payroll reconciliations.
• Respond to payroll queries as required.

Qualifications and Experience

• Qualified and technically strong accountant with a minimum of 5 years post-qualification experience.
• Experience should include preparing Management Accounts, Forecasts, and Project Accounting.
• Prior experience in a multinational consultancy or construction industry, ideally based in KSA, is highly preferred.

Required Skills

• Strong team player with the ability to work effectively in environments with conflicting pressures and heavy workloads.
• Demonstrated ability to work on own initiative to manage unusual and ad-hoc requirements.
• Excellent communication skills for frequent interaction with senior management to ensure objective alignment.
• Ability to act as a key Business Partner to KSA Management and Sector Managers, ensuring minimum financial governance standards are met.

Application Process

Candidates meeting the qualifications are encouraged to apply for this full-time Senior Accountant position in Riyadh.