Foodhall Finance Manager

Tgp International 3; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Seven Al Hamra Food Hall is seeking a Finance Manager to establish and lead a world-class finance function, delivering governance, accurate reporting, and cash management to drive profitability.

Reporting to the Food Hall Director and CFO with a dotted line to the GM, you will oversee financial control, budgeting, forecasting, and stakeholder reporting across corporate and on-site operations, ensuring compliance and timely decision support.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant with international standards.
• 10–15 years post-qualification experience in hospitality or site operations.
• Experience managing finance teams.
• Strong cashflow, budgeting, and statutory reporting knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Establish and lead finance setup, governance and controls.
• Deliver timely month-end reporting and insights to management.
• Lead annual budgeting and rolling forecasts.
• Manage payments, collections, and cash controls.
• Prepare financial models for new sites and commercial initiatives.
• Oversee audits and statutory reporting with external auditors.
• Develop a high-performance finance team and stakeholder partnerships.

Skills

Financial analysis

Team leadership

Excel & modelling

Cashflow & budgeting

Audits & statutory reporting

Education

Fully qualified accountant (ACCA, ACA, CIMA, CPA, or equivalent)

Tools

ERP systems

Financial modelling software

Job description

The Finance Manager is responsible for establishing and leading a world-class finance function for Seven Al Hamra Food Hall. The role ensures strong financial governance, accurate reporting, effective cash management, and commercial insight to support decision-making and drive profitability.

Reporting to the TGP Food Hall Director (with dotted reporting to CFO) and working closely with the Food Hall General Manager, this role supports both corporate-level financial control and on-site commercial performance, ensuring the Food Hall operates with financial discipline, transparency, and agility.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

• 1. Financial set up, Control & Governance
• Experience of starting Finance operation from scratch , ERP and process stabilization
• Having potential to scale up the Finance department was business scales up.
• Establish, implement, and continuously improve financial controls, processes, and reporting frameworks
• Ensure compliance with internal policies and statutory requirements
• Ensure all financial deadlines (monthly, quarterly, annual) are met accurately and on time
• Review and approve monthly management accounts and statutory financial statements

2. Reporting & Decision Support

• Deliver timely, accurate, and insightful month-end reporting to TGP and Food Hall management
• Provide financial analysis and commentary to support commercial and operational decision-making
• Develop performance dashboards for revenue, costs, and profitability

3. Budgeting, Forecasting & Cashflow

• Lead the annual budgeting and rolling forecasting process
• Work with the Food Hall GM and department heads to align financial targets with operational plans
• Manage cashflow and prepare cash forecasts to ensure liquidity and financial stability

4. Payments, Collections & Financial Operations

• Oversee all payments, supplier settlements, and debt collection
• Ensure strong credit control processes with tenants and partners
• Maintain accurate AP, AR, and cash controls

5. Business Planning & Feasibility

• Prepare financial models and feasibility studies for new sites, tenant changes, and commercial initiatives
• Support investment decisions, expansions, and capital projects

6. Audit, Compliance & Statutory Reporting

• Manage relationships with external auditors
• Lead the year-end audit and ensure statutory accounts are completed on time
• Ensure compliance with KSA accounting, tax, and regulatory requirements

7. Team Leadership

• Lead and develop an initial finance team, with responsibility for scaling the function as the business grows
• Build a high-performance finance culture focused on accuracy, accountability, and business partnership

8. Stakeholder Management

• Build strong working relationships with TGP leadership, the Food Hall GM, operators, and external partners
• Support financial requests and strategic projects

Requirements

Qualifications & Experience

• Fully qualified accountant (ACCA, ACA, CIMA, CPA, or equivalent)
• 10 to 15 years plus, post-qualification experience
• Previous experience in hospitality, food & beverage, or site-based operations

Skills & Competencies

• Strong technical accounting and financial analysis skills
• Proven experience managing and developing finance teams
• Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills
• Strong understanding of cashflow, budgeting, and commercial finance
• Experience working with audits and statutory reporting

Personal Attributes

• Highly deadline-driven while maintaining strong financial integrity
• Strong communicator able to engage with senior leadership and operational teams
• Commercially minded with a hands-on approach
• Able to operate in fast-paced, multi-stakeholder environments

Note: This job description reflects key duties and responsibilities of the position and is not to be interpreted as exhaustive.