Treasury Accountant

The Saudia Dairy and Foodstuff Company; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Saudia Dairy and Foodstuff Company in Saudi Arabia is seeking a payroll accountant to ensure accurate and timely accounting for payroll and employee-related payments, while maintaining assigned General Ledger accounts and auditable transaction trails.

The role coordinates with Human Resources, Payroll and Finance to deliver complete, properly approved settlements and to support month‑end and year‑end closing, reconciliations, and reporting.

Qualifications

• Experience in payroll accounting and employee-related payments.
• Ability to verify approvals, amounts, cost centers and documents.
• Knowledge of SAP/ERP for posting payroll journal entries.
• Experience in month-end closing and reconciliations.

Responsibilities

• Process and account for payroll, loans, advances, deductions, bonuses and allowances.
• Prepare and post SAP/ERP payroll journal entries and reconcile GL accounts.
• Assist with end-of-service benefits, leave encashment and reimbursements.
• Support monthly, quarterly and year-end closing and ensure proper cost centers.

Skills

Payroll processing

General Ledger

Reconciliations

Month-end close

Internal controls

Tools

SAP/ERP

Job description

Purpose of the job

To ensure accurate and timely accounting for payroll and employee-related payments while maintaining assigned General Ledger accounts, reconciliations and period-close activities. The role coordinates with Human Resources, Payroll and Finance to deliver complete, properly approved and auditable transactions.

Key Accountabilities

1. Employee Payments Execution

Process and account for approved payroll, employee loans, salary advances, deductions, incentives, commissions, bonuses and allowances.

Process end-of-service benefits, final settlements, leave encashment, expense claims and other approved employee reimbursements.

Validate approvals, employee references, amounts, cost centers and supporting documents before processing.

2. General Ledger and Accounting

• Prepare and post accurate SAP/ERP journal entries for payroll and employee-related transactions.
• Maintain and reconcile assigned General Ledger and balance-sheet accounts, including payroll liabilities, employee loans, advances, deductions, expense claims, accruals and clearing accounts.
• Prepare monthly accruals, provisions, reclassifications and account analyses, including end-of-service and leave-related balances where assigned.
• Investigate and clear outstanding or unmatched items and correct accounting errors promptly.
• Support monthly, quarterly and year-end closing in line with the Finance timetable.
• Ensure expenses and liabilities are recorded in the correct legal entity, period, cost center and account.

3. Controls, Reporting and Support

• Maintain complete supporting documents and audit trails for all transactions and reconciliations.
• Apply delegated authority, segregation of duties, confidentiality and company accounting policies.
• Prepare schedules, reconciliations and explanations required by management, auditors and other Finance teams.
• Coordinate with HR, Payroll to resolve discrepancies and meet payment and closing deadlines.
• Identify practical opportunities to improve accuracy, standardize processes and reduce manual work.