Finance Manager – Construction

Job Specification

  • Number of Vacancies: 1
  • Job Type: Full-time
  • Experience: Minimum: 10+ years
  • Industry: Construction

Job Summary

  • Functional Area: Finance/Accounting
  • Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
  • Job Role: Finance Manager
  • Reporting to: General Manager
  • Subordinates: Accounting Manager, Finance Officers

The Company

Our client is a well established contracting company specializing in Mechanical and Electrical engineering with active projects of various sizes across KSA.  With their head office based in Jeddah, they are seeking a well versed Finance Manager to oversee the function and to ensure the organization continues to steadily grow in accordance to the companies vision and strategy.

Job Responsibilities

  • Driving the company’s financial strategy and planning throughout the best Financial Practice, techniques, and Modelling.
  • Assist in the process of preparing annual budgets by providing assistance / directions to managers
  • Review all of contractors invoices, labors   payable cost schedule
  • Prepare the monthly Assets & Liabilities   reconciliation    along with their supportive backup
  • Ensure that all pending A&L balances are resolved on a timely   manner
  • Follow  up the collection   of the A/R balances
  • Responsible    for the month end closing process
  • Review the vendors’   payment cheques.
  • Ensure the adequacy of internal control system
  • Review the monthly P&L results with the department managers
  • Handle  the matters   related to tax authorities either dues settlement or tax audit.
  • Ensures that accounting activities are performed according to legislation.
  • Ensures timely consolidation   of balance sheets, profit and loss, etc.
  • Assures adequate documentation/support of transactions and reports
  • Managing company budgets
  • Consider, review and verify costs, expenses, and revenues
  • Plan and direct the efforts of the employees in the financial department of the company
  • Supervising all operations and activities that the Finance Department.
  • Prepares statements and reports of estimated future costs and revenues.
  • Report financial results to management, the board of directors,
  • Using effective Financial Modeling and analysis in decision making.
  • Managing the team to ensure that tasks are done to the highest standards possible.

Key Requirements

  • Strong analytical and critical reasoning skills
  • Decision Making
  • Managerial Skills
  • Planning, organization and detail orientation
  • Conflict resolution skills.
  • Communication.
  • Presentable
  • Fluent Written and Spoken Arabic and English
  • BS/MA degree in Finance, Accounting or Economics
  • Professional qualifications such as CMA/CPA/ACCA
  • Work under pressure.
  • Professional knowledge in accounting and finance principles, methods, and applications
  • Professional knowledge in budgetary methods, procedures, monitoring and control
  • Familiarity with Construction industry is essential
  • Knowledge in related local governmental laws and legislations
  • ERP experience is preferable.

Interested candidates please send your CV and contact details to profiles@darlingtonme.com referencing ‘Finance Manager – Construction’ in the subject line.