Senior Accountant - Payroll and Shared Services Operations

SSC Egypt; Jeddah; On-site; SAR 100,000 - 134,000; Full time

Job summary

SSC Egypt in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia is seeking a Senior Accountant focused on Payroll and Shared Services Operations. The role requires strong payroll processing, EOSB, and intercompany cost allocations, with SAP ERP expertise.

You will coordinate HR transactions, ensure monthly closings, and support audit documentation. Immediate joiners with transferrable iqama are preferred.

Qualifications

• Education: strong finance background; Masters or professional accounting qualifications preferred.
• KSA construction industry experience mandatory.
• Immediate joiner with transferable iqama.
• Proficient in SAP and Excel with high attention to detail.
• Experience with payroll processing and shared services accounting.

Responsibilities

• Validate and process monthly payroll (WPS and Cash) with approvals.
• Maintain EOSB calculations and employee accruals for group entities.
• Oversee employee-related GL and HR/Finance reporting.
• Manage shared services operations, intercompany cost allocations, and reconciliations.
• Handle month/quarter/annual closing and audit documentation.
• Coordinate HR tasks: iqama renewals, GOSI, sponsorship transfers, tickets, overtime, leave.
• Lead ad hoc tasks and reports as required.

Skills

Payroll processing

Shared services accounting

Excel

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Education

Masters in Finance

ACCA/CA/ICMA candidate preferred

Tools

SAP ERP

Job description

Hiring: Senior Accountant – (Focused on Payroll and Shared Services Operations) - Jeddah, KSA.

Key Responsibilities:

• Validate and process monthly payroll (WPS and Cash) with accuracy, securing all approvals.
• Maintain accurate EOSB calculations, actuarial valuations, and all other employee related accruals for the group entities and maintain all related financial statement schedules.
• Controlling all employee‑related GL across the group entities, prepare and maintain employee cost data for HR, Finance, and Management reporting.
• Handling the shared services operations, intercompany cost allocations and charging and timely reconciliations.
• Posting all accounting entries and handling monthly, quarterly, and annual financial closing activities for the assigned group entities and maintaining the documents for audit purposes.
• Handle project-related transactions and ensure the banks, AP and AR balances are reconciled.
• Handle employee health insurance additions, deletions, renewals, invoice processing and all associated postings.
• Coordinate with HR and validate Iqama renewals, GOSI, sponsorship transfers, air tickets, overtime, leave balances, and all other HR‑related transactions across group entities, and ensure processing after approvals.
• Manage employee loans and advances and ensure periodic reconciliations.
• Performing petty cash reconciliations with custodians.
• Take the lead on Ad hoc tasks and reports as required by the management.

Required Skills:

• Education: Strong finance background - Masters / Part Qualified ACCA, CA, ICMA candidates will be preferred.
• Experience: Local KSA experience (in construction industry) is mandatory.
• Joining: Immediate joiners will be preferred with transferrable Iqaama.
• Salary Range: SAR 9K to SAR 12K depending on the candidate’s profile.
• Expertise: Payroll and Shared Services Accounting.
• ERP: Hand on SAP experience is mandatory.
• Must be very good in excel. Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Problem‑solving mindset and proactive approach.