Job description

As a Finance Specialist within the Middle East Office (MEO) Controllership team, this role is responsible for overseeing and managing monthly, quarterly, and yearly finance activities, including detailed financial analyses, reporting, reconciliations, accounting policy compliance, and external statutory compliance. The position involves coordinating internal audits, assisting with external audit requests, and managing ad-hoc analyses and special projects initiated by the Office Finance Director and the Controllership team. The role requires researching technical accounting matters to support continuous improvement of office-level and firm-wide accounting policies, as well as leading initiatives aimed at enhancing audit procedures, localization efforts, and finance process flows. By incorporating design thinking and a continuous improvement mindset, the Finance Specialist drives change in finance processes and operations through leading selected projects and initiatives. Acting as a thought partner, the role presents analyses and reports to office and functional leadership to actively influence decision-making. A core responsibility is ensuring compliance with firm policies and statutory guidelines and laws, while collaborating closely with the Finance Transformation team and the Global Finance Operations team to simplify and improve end-to-end finance workflows and processes. The role is based in the Middle East, specifically Riyadh, reports into the MEO Director of Finance, and provides on-the-ground leadership for Finance team members in the office, including leading a team of (Senior) Analysts.