Lead, Financial Reporting

تابي; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

تابى seeks a Lead, Financial Reporting to oversee the monthly, quarterly, and annual close for the KSA entity, ensuring IFRS and SOCPA alignment, tax compliance, and strong governance. You will manage statutory reporting, end-to-end close, and regulatory submissions with auditable documentation.

You will collaborate with Compliance, Legal, Product, and Operations to support new product launches, ERP improvements, and strengthening internal controls while mentoring junior staff.

Qualifications

• 4–6 years in financial reporting, statutory reporting, or external audit.
• Strong IFRS and SOCPA knowledge with local tax regulations (Zakat, VAT, CIT).
• Experience supporting statutory audits and regulatory submissions to authorities.

Responsibilities

• Own monthly, quarterly, and annual close for KSA with D+3 timeliness.
• Prepare IFRS financial statements with SOCPA adjustments and reconciliations.
• Apply IFRS 9, 15, 16 and local GAAP in financial statements; document positions.
• Prepare ZATCA filings (CIT, Zakat, VAT, WHT) and SAMA returns with reconciliation.
• Maintain balance-sheet reconciliations and GL integrity.
• Support ECL calculations under IFRS 9 for receivables.
• Assist external audits with audit-ready financials and auditor liaison.
• Strengthen internal controls and segregation of duties across reporting.
• Support treasury and settlements reporting and related reconciliations.
• Coordinate intercompany and transfer-pricing reporting with Group Tax.
• Drive ERP reporting improvements and data integrity (NetSuite).
• Mentor junior finance staff and review work.

Skills

Financial reporting

IFRS knowledge

SOCPA knowledge

Month-end close

Excel proficiency

ERP experience

Regulatory compliance

Education

CPA / ACCA / SOCPA

Tools

Oracle NetSuite

Job description

Lead, Financial Reporting

Department: Controllership

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: KSA

Description

We are looking for a Lead, Financial Reporting to support finance operations for our Saudi Arabia entity, ensuring accurate financial reporting, regulatory compliance, and strong financial governance. This role will support and oversee statutory reporting, tax compliance, treasury, audits, and internal controls while partnering closely with cross-functional teams to support business growth and new product launches. As a key member of the finance team, you will help strengthen finance processes, maintain compliance with SAMA, ZATCA, SOCPA, and IFRS requirements, and contribute to building a scalable finance function in one of our fastest-growing markets.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and deliver the monthly, quarterly, and annual close for KSA, ensuring accuracy, timeliness (D+3 target), and completeness.
• Prepare IFRS financial statements with local (SOCPA) adjustments, along with
  supporting schedules and reconciliations.
• Apply IFRS (esp. IFRS 9, 15, 16) and SOCPA standards correctly in the financial
  statements, and keep accounting positions well documented.
• Prepare and support ZATCA filings (CIT, Zakat, VAT, WHT, CTDF) and SAMA
  regulatory/prudential returns, ensuring they reconcile to the financial statements.
• Perform balance-sheet reconciliations and maintain the integrity of the general
  ledger.
• Support provisioning and ECL calculations under IFRS 9 for customer and merchant
  receivables.
• Support external audits — prepare audit-ready financials with complete
  documentation and act as a key contact for auditors on reporting matters.
• Maintain and strengthen internal controls, reconciliations, and segregation of duties
  across reporting processes.
• Support treasury and settlement reporting and related reconciliations (bank
  accounts, merchant settlements).
• Support intercompany and transfer-pricing reporting in coordination with Group Tax.
• Drive process improvements and support ERP (Oracle NetSuite) reporting, data
  integrity, and automation.
• Mentor and review the work of junior finance team members.
• Partner cross-functionally with Compliance, Legal, Product, and Operations to
  support finance readiness for new product launches (wallet, BNPL, cards,
  remittance, loyalty/cashback).

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• 4–6 years of experience in financial reporting, statutory reporting, or external audit, preferably in a fintech, bank, or Big 4 environment.
• Strong technical knowledge of IFRS (esp. IFRS 9, 15, 16) and SOCPA/local GAAP,
  with working knowledge of Saudi tax regulations (Zakat, Corporate Income Tax,
  VAT, Withholding Tax).
• Hands-on experience preparing IFRS financial statements with local adjustments
  and running month-end close.
• Experience supporting statutory audits and regulatory submissions to authorities such as ZATCA and SAMA.
• Professional qualification (CPA, ACCA, or SOCPA) — qualified or in progress — preferred.
• Advanced Excel skills; ERP experience preferred (Oracle NetSuite is a plus).
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and an ownership mindset.
• Fluent in English and Arabic (written and verbal).