Accounting Team Lead

We are looking for an Accounting Team Lead to oversee accounting operations and financial close activities across the group’s subsidiaries. The role is responsible for ensuring accurate financial records, timely statutory reporting, effective team supervision, and strong ownership of zakat and tax compliance. Key Responsibilities: - Lead and supervise the accounting team, allocate entities and workloads, and ensure timely, high-quality delivery. - Oversee the full accounting cycle, including journal entries, accounts receivable and payable, revenue, expenses, fixed assets, provisions, reconciliations, and accruals. - Manage monthly and year-end close activities and ensure completion within seven business days or less. - Review trial balances, key account reconciliations, bank reconciliations, customer and vendor balances, and intercompany accounts. - Prepare statutory financial statements and official financial reports for subsidiaries and the group, and support external audit requirements. - Own the zakat and tax process within the accounting team, including VAT, withholding tax, and zakat filings, ensuring submissions and supporting documents are complete and submitted on time. - Ensure compliance with financial policies, delegation of authority, internal controls, and documentation requirements. - Improve the use of the financial system, chart of accounts, and data quality, while contributing to accounting process automation. - Coordinate with Treasury and Financial Planning & Analysis to provide accurate actuals and approved financial data. Qualifications and Experience: - Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related field. - Five to seven years of accounting experience, including at least two years in a supervisory role. - Proven experience in monthly and annual close, financial statements, reconciliations, and audit support. - Strong knowledge of IFRS and Saudi zakat and tax requirements. - Experience with Zoho Books or a similar ERP system. - SOCPA, CPA, ACCA, or CMA certification is preferred. - Experience in a group of companies or multi-entity environment is preferred.