Project Accountant

Swiss Hospitality Company; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospitality firm is seeking a Project Accountant in Riyadh to oversee project budgets and procurements. The successful candidate will closely collaborate with Project Managers and be responsible for financial governance across various projects. Key qualifications include hands-on project accounting experience, strong negotiation skills, and fluency in both Arabic and English. This full-time role is in-office, offering opportunities to ensure financial visibility and cost control across initiatives.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in project accounting, budget control, or cost management.
• Strong understanding of project budgets, cost structures, and cost drivers.
• Practical experience in procurement processes (purchase requests, RFQs/RFPs).

Responsibilities

• Build and control project budgets in alignment with Project Managers.
• Identify project cost drivers and ensure budgets are realistic and controlled.
• Manage project-related purchase requests, quotations, and vendor selection.
• Lead vendor negotiations and validate all project costs before approval.
• Ensure consistent financial and procurement procedures across all projects.
• Maintain preferred vendors and prevent inconsistent or duplicate sourcing.
• Coordinate with Finance to process payments to approved vendors.
• Track project costs and provide clear financial visibility to PMO leadership.

Skills

Project accounting

Budget control

Cost management

Vendor negotiations

Microsoft Excel

Fluent in Arabic

Fluent in English

Job description

Overview

We are hiring a Project Accountant to be embedded within the PMO. This role is responsible for project budget control, procurement financial coordination, and cost governance across all projects.

The Project Accountant works closely with Project Managers, ensures projects follow standardized financial and procurement procedures, manages project budgets and purchases, and acts as the single point of contact with Finance for all project-related payments.

The role reports directly to the Head of PMO.

Responsibilities

• Build and control project budgets in alignment with Project Managers
• Identify project cost drivers and ensure budgets are realistic and controlled
• Manage project-related purchase requests, quotations, and vendor selection
• Lead vendor negotiations and validate all project costs before approval
• Ensure consistent financial and procurement procedures across all projects
• Maintain preferred vendors and prevent inconsistent or duplicate sourcing
• Coordinate with Finance to process payments to approved vendors
• Track project costs and provide clear financial visibility to PMO leadership

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in project accounting, budget control, or cost management
• Strong understanding of project budgets, cost structures, and cost drivers
• Practical experience in procurement processes (purchase requests, RFQs/RFPs)
• Proven experience in vendor negotiations
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel for budget tracking and analysis
• Fluent in Arabic and English
• Based in Riyadh, full-time, in-office