6 Accounting Advisory jobs in Saudi Arabia

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Description

Established in the region for over 40 years, PwC has approximately 12,000 employees across 12 countries, including Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, the Palestinian territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.

Our regional team operates throughout the Middle East, bringing international expertise within the regional cultural context. We leverage the collective knowledge of over 370,000 PwC professionals worldwide in advisory, assurance, and tax services to help clients find value.

Business Unit Description

Why PwC

With over 40 years in the region, PwC Middle East employs over 6,000 people across 12 countries. We possess deep industry expertise and extensive knowledge of local business environments, offering tailored solutions to meet the challenges of doing business in the Middle East and beyond.

BU Description

PwC provides a range of Finance & Accounting consulting services, including Accounting Advisory, Finance Transformation, Economics & Sustainability, AL&V, Government Reporting, and SAP shift. Our services aim to improve financial performance, manage risks, and ensure regulatory compliance.

Job Summary

Our Team

Our Accounting Advisory Consulting team offers exciting opportunities to work on diverse client transactions, providing accounting options and solutions aligned with client objectives. We seek an ambitious, highly motivated accountant with proven experience in delivering quality client projects, strong technical knowledge, and a client-focused approach in a demanding environment.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Assist in delivering complex accounting advisory engagements for various clients.
• Apply in-depth knowledge of IFRS to provide practical and commercial advice.
• Conduct research on complex accounting issues and prepare technical papers.
• Manage multiple projects efficiently, balancing tasks and deadlines.
• Develop relationships with key client staff and internal teams, including tax, legal, and deals.

Skills and Competencies

• Strong understanding of IFRS and general accounting principles.
• Passion for enhancing technical accounting skills.
• Fluency in English and Arabic, with excellent communication skills.
• Willingness to travel within the Middle East as required.
• Ability to work independently and in teams, maintaining high-quality output under pressure.
• Excellent organizational skills, resilience, and ability to prioritize workload.

Educational Qualifications & Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, or finance.
• Accounting certification such as ACA, ACCA, CPA, or similar.

Experience

• 3-5 years in audit or relevant experience in a Big 4 firm.
• Experience in Accounting Advisory or consulting is beneficial.
• Experience in the GCC region is advantageous.

• Mid-Senior level

• Full-time

• Accounting, Auditing, and Finance

• Business Consulting and Services

Description

Established in the region for 40 years, PwC has around 12,000 people in 12 countries across the region: Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, the Palestinian territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

Our regional team operates across the Middle East bringing international experience delivered within the context of the region and its culture. We can bring the collective knowledge and experience of more than 370,000 people across the entire global PwC network in advisory, assurance and tax to help you find the value you are looking for.

Business Unit Description

Why PwC

Established in the region for over 40 years, PwC Middle East employs over 6,000 people across 12 countries: Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Palestine and the United Arab Emirates. Complementing our depth of industry expertise and breadth of skills is our sound knowledge of local business environments across the Middle East region. Our tailored solutions help our clients meet the challenges and opportunities of doing business in the Middle East market, and beyond.

BU Description

PwC is a global professional services firm that provides a range of Finance & Accounting consulting services to clients in various industries. Some of the finance & accounting consulting services that PwC offers include Accounting Advisory, Finance Transformation, Economics & Sustainability, AL&V, Government Reporting, and shift SAP. The services that PwC provides are designed to help clients improve their financial performance, manage risk, and meet regulatory requirements.

OU Description

Our Accounting Advisory Consulting team currently has exciting opportunities within its Accounting Advisory offering. Our team advises clients on a wide range of transactions, identifying issues and providing accounting options and solutions that meet our client's objectives.We are looking for an ambitious and highly motivated accountant with a proven track record of high quality delivery of client projects, strong technical knowledge and experience with a commercially rounded mindset focusing on client requirements and needs and an ability to work in a demanding environment.

The role sits within a commercially focused technical accounting team in PwC, which will provide a fantastic development opportunity for the candidate to develop accounting and reporting skills alongside the opportunity to work on a number of iconic accounting and reporting transformation projects.

As a Senior Associate, you will be required to assist the team managers to deliver on complex accounting advisory engagements with a variety of clients. This will involve:

• In-depth knowledge of IFRS, its practical and commercial applications to provide clients with advice that address their objectives
• Ability to conduct in depth research on complex accounting matters, prepare technical papers for discussion with senior team members and apply critical thinking.
• Strong task management skills as the delivery role may require you working potentially on multiple projects requiring a balance and management of tasks and commitments on these projects.
• Interacting and developing relationships with key client staff and engaging in a professional and confident manner.
• Develop and build positive relationships with both the client staff and internal PwC team members including with the other PwC lines of services (such as tax, legal, deals, etc.).

• In-depth understanding of IFRS and general accounting principles.
• Strong interest and passion for enhancing technical accounting skills.
• Fluency in both English and Arabic. Excellent communication skills (verbal and written).
• Ability and willingness to travel within the Middle East based on the project and client requirements.
• Able to work independently and as part of a team with a fast paced and a high energy that will translate into a high-quality output.
• Excellent organizational skills, having the ability to prioritize workload whilst being resilient and being able to cope well under pressure and meeting tight deadlines.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in business studies, accounting, or finance.
• Certification in accounting: ACA, ACCA, CPA, or similar accounting certification.

Experience:

• 3 - 5 years of audit or other relevant experience in a Big 4 firm.
• Accounting Advisory / consulting experience is beneficial.
• Experience in the GCC is beneficial.

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SUMMARY

This position will be responsible for planning, driving, and advising clients on their business financial strategy. He/ She will manage multiple client engagements and focus on client relationship management. He/She will perform financial analysis, prepare budgets, and forecasts as per requirements. The role will be assisting the business in making well informed decisions to ensure financial success. He/ She will be responsible for managing, coaching and developing team members.

This position is an excellent opportunity for individuals looking to manage/work with a great team, have autonomy and make an impact in a fast paced work environment.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Managing, identifying potential leads and growing portfolio of clients to ensure profitability
2. Assisting with business development, upselling and cross selling of advisory services that will be mutually beneficial for the Client and Keepers
3. Ensuring a healthy collection and receivables cycles of the portfolio
4. Establishing, developing, and maintaining relationships with clients, key management personnel, and other stakeholders
5. Understanding the clients’ short and long-term plans, assisting them in reaching their objective within the agreed upon scope, and providing strategic recommendations
6. Ensuring all financial/management reporting, and delivery of the services as promised to the client
7. Ensuring accuracy, and high quality in all deliverables in a timely manner
8. Ensuring the manager/ partner is well informed about important client issues and ad hoc requests on a timely basis
9. Providing direction, reviewing work of the team members and providing feedback in a thorough and constructive manner
10. Collaborating with the team to achieve client goals, involving all members in decisions and actions
11. Providing required training, and coaching to help team members learn, grow, and develop
12. Liaising and coordinating with auditors for interim and annual audits
13. Developing and preparing of the Standard Operating Procedures, identifying improvements and enhancements as required and providing training to all stakeholders on the same
14. Preparing financial budgets, forecasts, and other analysis as per client requirements
15. Analyzing financial and non-financial data, creating financial models, and providing recommendations to clients
16. Developing initiatives, identifying problems, and finding solutions that will improve clients’ financial performance and position

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Required Skills/Abilities:

1. Excellent Communication and Presentation Skills
2. Team and Client Management Skills
3. Goal & Solution Oriented
4. Process Improvement
5. Strategic Thinking
6. Project Management
7. Awareness of Business Trends
8. Open to New Challenges

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

1. Bachelors in Business, Management, Commerce or Finance
2. Professional Qualification (CFA, CMA, CPA, CA) is a plus
3. Corporate Finance, Accounting or Finance Backgrounds
4. Experience with Small-Medium Businesses, tools, & systems is a plus
5. Advanced MS Excel skills, including Financial Modeling
6. Understanding of International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS)

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

1. Fluent in Arabic and English

SUMMARY

This position will be responsible for planning, driving, and advising clients on their business financial strategy. He/ She will manage multiple client engagements and focus on client relationship management. He/She will perform financial analysis, prepare budgets, and forecasts as per requirements. The role will be assisting the business in making well informed decisions to ensure financial success. He/ She will be responsible for managing, coaching and developing team members.

This position is an excellent opportunity for individuals looking to manage/work with a great team, have autonomy and make an impact in a fast paced work environment.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Managing, identifying potential leads and growing portfolio of clients to ensure profitability
2. Assisting with business development, upselling and cross selling of advisory services that will be mutually beneficial for the Client and Keepers
3. Ensuring a healthy collection and receivables cycles of the portfolio
4. Establishing, developing, and maintaining relationships with clients, key management personnel, and other stakeholders
5. Understanding the clients’ short and long-term plans, assisting them in reaching their objective within the agreed upon scope, and providing strategic recommendations
6. Ensuring all financial/management reporting, and delivery of the services as promised to the client
7. Ensuring accuracy, and high quality in all deliverables in a timely manner
8. Ensuring the manager/ partner is well informed about important client issues and ad hoc requests on a timely basis
9. Providing direction, reviewing work of the team members and providing feedback in a thorough and constructive manner
10. Collaborating with the team to achieve client goals, involving all members in decisions and actions
11. Providing required training, and coaching to help team members learn, grow, and develop
12. Liaising and coordinating with auditors for interim and annual audits
13. Developing and preparing of the Standard Operating Procedures, identifying improvements and enhancements as required and providing training to all stakeholders on the same
14. Preparing financial budgets, forecasts, and other analysis as per client requirements
15. Analyzing financial and non-financial data, creating financial models, and providing recommendations to clients
16. Developing initiatives, identifying problems, and finding solutions that will improve clients’ financial performance and position

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Required Skills/Abilities:

1. Excellent Communication and Presentation Skills
2. Team and Client Management Skills
3. Goal & Solution Oriented
4. Process Improvement
5. Strategic Thinking
6. Project Management
7. Awareness of Business Trends
8. Open to New Challenges

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

1. Bachelors in Business, Management, Commerce or Finance
2. Professional Qualification (CFA, CMA, CPA, CA) is a plus
3. Corporate Finance, Accounting or Finance Backgrounds
4. Experience with Small-Medium Businesses, tools, & systems is a plus
5. Advanced MS Excel skills, including Financial Modeling
6. Understanding of International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS)

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

1. Fluent in Arabic and English