Finance Manager – Consumer Goods

Morgan McKinley; Jeddah; On-site; SAR 120,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Finance Manager to oversee financial analysis, budgeting, and reporting in Saudi Arabia. This role involves ensuring transparent financial systems, maintaining control of financial reporting, and adhering to audit requirements. The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant with strong management skills, fluency in Arabic and English, and a minimum of 5 years of experience in a senior finance role. Join a dynamic organization that values expertise and offers a collaborative environment where your contributions will make a significant impact.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years as senior manager in finance.
• Experience in financial analysis, budgeting, and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Ensure transparent financial analysis and budgeting systems.
• Maintain control of financial reporting and statements.
• Interact with all departments as a custodian of the business.

Skills

Fluency in Arabic

Fluency in English

Exceptional management skills

Team building skills

Management reporting skills

Strong personality

High level of confidence

Education

Qualified accountant – CPA

Qualified accountant – ACA

Qualified accountant – ACCA

Qualified accountant – CIMA

Tools

SAP

Job description

Our client is a multi-national organization that manufactures and distributes a wide range of food and beverage products. A new role has been created for a Finance Manager to safeguard the company’s assets and to effectively manage all financial analysis, budgeting and reporting in Saudi Arabia. The Finance Manager’s responsibilities will include:

1. Ensuring a transparent financial analysis and budgeting system is in place and managed effectively
2. Maintain control of the financial reporting and statements
3. Adhering to internal and external audit requirements
4. Assessing the banking operations from the company side
5. Interaction with all departments on a daily basis as a custodian of the business
6. Interaction with regional head office
7. Adopt a hands-on approach with flexibility to carry out daily tasks, ensuring deadlines are met

The minimum requirements for this role include:

1. Qualified accountant – CPA, ACA, ACCA, CIMA
2. Fluency in Arabic and English
3. Minimum 5 years as senior manager in finance
4. Experience of using SAP
5. Exceptional management skills, team building and management reporting skills
6. Must be on 1 month notice or less
7. Strong personality and high level of confidence
8. FMCG background would be beneficial.

About The Company:

In November 2010, GCC specialist recruiter, iQ selection came together with global professional recruitment consultancy Morgan McKinley, under the name Morgan McKinley. With 24 offices globally, Morgan McKinley connects specialist talent with leading employers across multiple industries and disciplines. We work very closely with international corporates, top investment banks and local SMEs to provide those looking for their next career move with the best job opportunities.

From our Dubai office, we provide specialist recruitment expertise spanning Financial Services & Finance; Sales, Marketing & Support; and Technical sectors throughout the GCC region, with dedicated consultants delivering focused sector and local knowledge. In addition, we are fully committed to promoting the government’s Emiratisation policy.