Head of Finance

Head of Finance
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Date Posted: Aug ‎16, ‎2023

Description*
**Head of Finance - Apex
Location: Riyadh KSA*

The Apex Finance team are looking for an experienced Head of Finance - Vice
President.

About Apex
The Apex Group is a global financial services provider with ‎13,000 staff
across ‎40+ offices globally. We look to recruit bright, articulate and
numerate employees who are looking for a challenge and are prepared to work
hard and love what they do.
Every employee plays a part in making Apex who we are today and the more that
we grow, the more important that becomes. Whatever your career path or
specialism we provide a global platform to allow you to thrive.
The successful applicant will be responsible for the Finance team covering and
reporting to the Regional Head of Finance.

Key Responsibilities
* Technical, personnel and operational management of Apex 's Finance function in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia KSA;
* Take a lead role in building and developing a fit-for-purpose Finance team;
* Will work with the Financial Controllers, MDs and Regional Heads to ensure financial information is appropriate for managing the business, its risks and P&L performance;
* Supervise, co-ordinate and execute on the drafting and completion of the annual reports and accounts for KSA
* Supervise and complete the required reporting to the regulatory authorities in KSA;
* Preparation of ad-hoc disclosures to the supervisory authorities in consultation with the respective management board;
* Be the contact in case of accounting and valuation issues, and complex VAT questions;
* Ensure departmental procedures are established and regularly maintained; and that reporting deadlines are met;
* Review and assess the processes within the finance function to seek out process improvements to ensure best practice is implemented with efficiencies:
* Control the timely and accurate input of static data;
* Continual involvement in the financial elements of new projects;
* Act as contact person for auditors, tax consultants and supervisory authorities;
* Manage and work with a series of senior stakeholder and the senior management team. In particular support the decision makers in KSA multi-year planning, capital planning, budget balance sheet, derivation of P&L planning;
* Team management including objective setting, review and ongoing personal development;
* Prioritize resource requirement within each team and ensure effective training and stable performance;
* Liaise closely with the Regional Head of Finance and the other Regional Finance Heads in the Middle East;
* Liaise with business lines and support departments to align and ascertain their requirements;

Personal Qualities
* Excellent communication skills - presentation skills as well as writing conclusive reports;
* Proactive - initiative to make and recommend improvements;
* Focused on delivering targets and results, with a "can do" attitude;
* Diplomacy and tact;
* Coaching skills - ability to develop a strong team;
* Commercial approach - able to give an alternative perspective;
* Strong planning and organizational skills;
* Analytical thinking - able to provide relevant and succinct analysis;
* Stress resistant and strong adaptability skills to constant changes in the work environment. Managing competing demands, and dealing with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events while delivering to monthly deadlines.

Skills and Qualifications
* University degree in finance, accounting or related field;
* Accounting designation (CA/CPA or equivalent);
* Minimum of ‎5 years of related work experience in financial services;
* Strong proven previous experience of leading and managing teams also remotely and working in an international environment;
* Fully conversant in IFRS and GAAP;
* Ability to work flexibly and adapt to the different time zones and cultures;
* Excellent communication skills, written and spoken English with the ability to communicate effectively with all levels of staff in the organization;
* Reliable, committed, supportive and acts in a professional manner;
* Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines whilst delivering to a high standard;
* Excellent IT skills, e.g. Workday, Prophix, Financial Force, Blackline are an asset.

What you will get in return
* An interesting and broad field of activities within a successfully growing company;
* A genuinely unique opportunity to be part of an expanding large global business;
* Competitive remuneration commensurate with skills and experience;
* Training and development opportunities.

Additional information
We are an equal opportunity employer and ensure that no applicant is subject
to less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, gender identity,
marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation,
socio-economic, responsibilities for dependants, physical or mental
disability. Any hiring decision are made on the basis of skills,
qualifications and experiences.

For more information on our commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility
(CSR) please visit https://theapexgroup.com/csr-policy

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