Legal Entity Controller

Job Description:
Job Title: Legal Entity Controller
Corporate Title: Assistant Vice President
Location: Saudi Arabia
Company Overview:
At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial
lives better through the power of every connection. Responsible Growth is how
we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities
and shareholders every day.
One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work
for our teammates around the world. We're devoted to being a diverse and
inclusive workplace for everyone. We hire individuals with a broad range of
backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their
families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical,
emotional, and financial well-being.
Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and
offering flexibility to our employees. We use a multi-faceted approach for
flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization.
Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to
learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference.
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Role Description:
A new opportunity has become available for a Legal Entity Controller to join
the Finance team based in Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Finance manager is a CMA
registered role and is supported by the Finance team in the UAE. This is a
financial control role with elements of product control (Equities) along with
regulatory and financial reporting and tax compliance. You will also take
ownership for all Finance related issues relating to MLKSA and will work
within the MENA finance team as a whole to develop knowledge share and provide
appropriate levels of cover.
Responsibilities:
* Preparing month end close Journals in Oracle Cloud General Ledger
* Preparing monthly commentary on BS and PL variances for both local IFRS reporting and US GAAP
* Preparing MLKSA 's CMA Prudential Returns
* Preparation of Financial Statements, working with Accounting Policy, presenting to the MLKSA Board.
* Support internal and external audits
* Review of Trading PL, including reconciliation to GL, sign offs in the PL control tool, and proactive resolution of breaks
* Obtaining Vendor Management approval on engagement letters
* VAT, WHT & CIT Compliance. Including leading tax inspections and appeals, e-Invoicing and Contracts Information Filing
* Completing and evidencing controls the monthly Supervisory Review
* Update and maintain Finance procedures and Intercompany agreements
What we are looking for:
* Saudi national
* Qualified Accountant
* Excellent Excel skills
* Proven finance/management accounting experience
* Fluency in English and Arabic is essential
* Previous experience within a CMA regulated firm
* Training with a major public accounting firm would be an advantage
Bank of America
Good conduct and sound judgment is crucial to our long term success. It 's
important that all employees in the organisation understand the expected
standards of conduct and how we manage conduct risk. Individual accountability
and an ownership mind-set are the cornerstones of our Code of Conduct and are
at the heart of managing risk well.
We are an equal opportunities employer, and ensure that no applicant is
subject to less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, gender
identity, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national
origins, age, sexual orientation, socio-economic background, responsibilities
for dependants, physical or mental disability. The Bank selects candidates for
interview based on their skills, qualifications and experience.
We strive to ensure that our recruitment processes are accessible for all
candidates and encourage any candidates to tell us about any adjustment
requirements.