Vice President Finance

Foreground Consultancy; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 500,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure organisation in Saudi Arabia is looking for a Vice President of Finance to oversee financial planning, project controls, and governance. The ideal candidate has extensive senior finance leadership experience in construction or project-heavy environments, with a strong background in project finance and cost management. This position includes supporting large-scale capital expenditure programs and improving financial visibility across projects. Professional finance qualifications are expected.

Qualifications

• Senior finance leadership experience within infrastructure, construction, or project-heavy environments.
• Strong exposure to project finance, cost control, and capital management.
• Experience in Saudi Arabia is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee financial planning, project controls, reporting, and governance across the organisation.
• Support large-scale capital expenditure programs and long-term investment planning.
• Strengthen financial visibility across projects and improve cost control mechanisms.

Skills

Capital

Funding

Stakeholder Engagement

Financial Planning

Cost Control

Project Finance

Leadership

Management

Education

Professional finance qualifications

Job description

Overview

Our client is a large infrastructure and project-driven organisation delivering complex developments across Saudi Arabia. The business is strengthening financial governance and project financial control.

Responsibilities

• The Vice President of Finance will oversee financial planning, project controls, reporting, and governance across the organisation.
• This role will support large-scale capital expenditure programs and long-term investment planning.
• A key responsibility will be strengthening financial visibility across projects and improving cost control mechanisms.
• The VP will work closely with project directors, procurement, and executive leadership.
• The role will also support funding, banking relationships, and audit processes.

Candidate Profile / Qualifications

• The ideal candidate will have senior finance leadership experience within infrastructure, construction, or project-heavy environments.
• Strong exposure to project finance, cost control, and capital management is essential.
• Experience in Saudi Arabia is highly preferred.
• The candidate must demonstrate analytical rigour, leadership maturity, and strong stakeholder engagement skills.
• Professional finance qualifications are expected.

Required Skills

• Capital
• Funding
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Financial Planning
• Cost Control
• Directors
• Banking
• Infrastructure
• Procurement
• Construction
• Finance
• Planning
• Business
• Leadership
• Management