Job description

The Senior Director – Project Controls and Reporting (Cost Reporting & Controls) provides Qiddiya-wide leadership over cost reporting, governance, and internal controls across a 360 km² mega-project encompassing entertainment, sports, and cultural infrastructure. The role is responsible for ensuring accurate, timely, and decision-ready cost and performance information for Executive Management and the Board, strengthening cost discipline, transparency, and financial governance across all projects and business units. The position develops and implements comprehensive cost reporting and control strategies aligned with organizational goals and governance frameworks, establishes standardized reporting methodologies including templates, KPIs, and dashboards, and guarantees uniform application of reporting standards. The role delivers monthly, quarterly, and annual cost and performance reports with executive commentary, trend analysis, and forward-looking insights. It oversees data integrity through validation and reconciliation across SAP, PRISM, Unifier, and BI tools, ensures compliance with audit requirements and governance standards, designs and evaluates internal control frameworks, leads audit remediation, conducts cost performance reviews, escalates risks and variances, engages executive stakeholders, leads talent development for cost control teams, and drives continuous improvement through automation, advanced analytics, and collaboration with IT and Digital teams to establish a single source of truth for cost governance maturity.