Finance Director

Country/Region: SA
Field: Support & transversal
Location: Riyadh, SA
Type of Contract: Permanent
Level of experience: ‎10-‎15 years
Job number:
SYSTRA is one of the world's leading engineering and consultancy groups
specialising in public transport and sustainable mobility. With over
‎8,250 employees , SYSTRA's mission is to design safe and sustainable
transport solutions to bring people together, develop social inclusion and
facilitate access to employment, education and leisure throughout the world.

For ‎65 years, the Group has been working alongside cities and regions to
contribute to their development by creating, improving and modernising their
infrastructure and transport systems, throughout the life cycle of their
projects. SYSTRA is involved from the earliest stages of design through to the
testing, deployment and maintenance phases. The company provides all its
services in over ‎80 countries worldwide and generates ‎74% of its
turnover internationally. With its new services, SYSTRA supports its clients
and partners in their digital, ecological and energy transition, in order to
invent the mobility of tomorrow.

MISSION:
The Finance Director will be responsible for providing overall financial
management and strategic direction for the company. The Finance Director will
report directly to the CEO and functionally to the regional CFO. She/He will
be a key member of the executive management team. The successful candidate
will have experience in finance, accounting, and business operations, and will
be responsible for managing the company's financial planning, accounting,
budgeting, and reporting functions.

Finance & Accounting
* Manage and develop a high-performing finance team, setting goals and objectives, and providing regular feedback and coaching.
* Participate in the development and implementation of the company's strategic plans, providing financial analysis and insights.
* Projects financial management
* Manage the monthly closing process
* Establish the statutory accounts
* Manage the relationship with external and internal auditors
* Ensure compliance with accounting local and Group standards, regulations, and guidelines
* Follow-up of the client billing and cashing of the country projects

Treasury:
* Manage all bank POAs as per company rules and local regulation
* Handle all the banking matters (opening or closing bank account, bank facilities, bank guarantees…)
* Management of the cash repatriation and cash calls between KSA entities and the HQ
* Management of the Treasury forecast through our tool "Cash Solve"
* Management of the Treasury reporting

Tax:
* Manage and oversee the company's tax planning and compliance activities, ensuring compliance with local tax laws and regulations.
* Manage the relationship with the tax auditors/advisors

Internal Control:
* Conduct the Group Finance Self-Assessment campaign and implement the improvement plan
* Deploy the group finance procedures

PROFILE:
* Degree in Accounting or Financial Management
* ‎10 years of experience in accounting and financial management within operations / project management environment
* Experience in a multicultural environment.
* Strong financial skills
* Financial Planning and reporting
* Solid background of operation management
* Ability to react quickly to problems arising
* Good organization skills, rigor, intellectual curiosity
* Very good communication, clarity of explanations
* Strong interpersonal communication skills

Systra is an equal opportunities company; this position is open to all
applicants.