Hays are supporting a project-based organisation in Al Khobar who are looking for a Finance Manager to join the team.
As the Finance Manager, you will oversee the financial operations for a project-based organisation, ensuring each project's financial performance aligns with overall company goals. You will be responsible for 1 direct report, and this role will require expertise in project accounting, budget control, and financial analysis, with a focus on managing cash flow and profitability across multiple, often concurrent, projects.
Other responsibilities will include:
- Develop and implement financial policies, procedures, and strategies.
- Prepare business plans and yearly master budget for the organisation
- Review and approve bids ensuring the company strategy in terms of GP & NI.
- Develop, monitor, and manage project budgets, forecasts, and cash flow plans.
- Collaborate with project managers to ensure that financial targets are met and risks are minimised.
- Perform variance analysis to compare actual performance against budget, identifying and addressing discrepancies.
- Ensure that all the transactions are recorded, summarised and reported to a give true and fair view of the financial statements.
- Prepare monthly financial statements along with management reports and variance analysis to measure performance of the organisation and take corrective actions wherever required.
- Prepare and present comprehensive financial reports for individual projects and overall company performance.
- Conduct detailed financial analysis to support decision-making for new and ongoing projects.
- Manage the preparation of month-end, quarter-end, and year-end financial reports.
- Monitor financial performance and recommend cost-saving initiatives.
- Manage bank facilities to ensure healthy financing for the projects and ensure positive cash flow by minimizing funding gap to be met by the bank facilities.
- Monitor company's financials to meet the bank covenants agreed as per facility agreement
- Verifying and approving bids pricing, preparing project budgets, controlling project spending and project performance measurement.
- Reviewing and negotiating commercial terms and conditions for proposals and contracts for various projects.
- Implementing risk management policies, internal controls, policies and procedures to comply IFRS, Industrial Practices and government rules and regulations.
- Monitor and manage financial risks associated with project execution and deliverables.
- Lead and mentor a team of finance professionals, including accountants and analysts.
- Foster effective communication and collaboration between finance and project teams.
- Oversee the integration of financial systems and tools to support project tracking and reporting.
- Liaise with external partners such as auditors, banks, and regulatory bodies.
- Support negotiations with vendors and subcontractors by providing financial insights.
- Ensure that all tax/zakat returns are filed in compliance to ZATCA regulations.
- Improvise ERP and enhance digital transformation for the finance functions of the organisation.
Requirements:
- You must have a Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field, professional accounting qualifications such as CPA, ACCA, CMA etc. would be a bonus.
- Minimum of 10+ years of experience in financial management, including project accounting, budgeting, and financial analysis.
- Background working in engineering, construction or project-based industry.
- You must be fluent in both Arabic and English.
- Proficient using ERP systems and advanced Excel skills.
The organisation is offering a competitive salary and benefits package.
If you meet the requirements above, please apply using the link.