4 Kpmg jobs in Saudi Arabia

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

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In Financial Accounting & Advisory Services (FAAS) within Assurance, we assist our clients to address the accounting and financial reporting challenges facing their business. You will be part of a team that provides insight and services that accelerate analytics, decision-making and innovation to build a stronger and more efficient finance function. You will experience ongoing professional development through diverse experiences, world-class learning and individually tailored coaching.

That is how we develop outstanding leaders who team to deliver on our promises to all of our stakeholders, and in so doing, play a critical role in building a better working world for our people, for our clients and for our communities.

Sound interesting? Well this is just the beginning. Because whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.

**The opportunity**

Our Financial Accounting Advisory Services (FAAS) support organizations through a diverse range of services that include accounting and reporting, finance function transformation, transaction accounting, treasury, corporate governance, fixed assets, performance improvement and other services that help organizations navigate evolving business needs, demands for greater transparency and changing regulatory requirements.

We’re looking for ambitious people to help drive and support this change while learning about the intricacies of dealing with diverse clients in a challenging yet rewarding environment.

**Your key responsibilities**

As a Manager you’ll be responsible for participating and /or managing FAAS engagements, while collaborating with the partner, senior manager and client to determine a FAAS strategy that appropriately addresses risk and manages client expectations relating to deliverables.

To this end you’ll ensure that the FAAS engagement team understands the client's needs and expectations and that the work product is client-focused, clear, accurate and well-presented; ensure work is delivered timely and in compliance with regulatory requirements and monitor the FAAS engagement team's performance against the budget and alter if necessary.

In addition, identifying and communicating relevant trends, developments and key performance drivers relevant to the client will be essential as well consulting with appropriate resources on complex accounting issues and participating in sales of new FAAS work.

**Skills and attributes for success**

Pro
- activity, accountability and results
- driven people will flourish in this environment. Dealing with competing priorities, understanding how to manage resources and communicating effectively are key skills. This will have a huge impact on those around you and help promote a positive work ethic.

**To qualify for the role, you must have**
- Minimum 6+ years of experience working with a consulting firm, in an accounting advisory domain
- CPA/CA/ACCA certification is preferred
- Established experience working on transformation, technical accounting, Financial audit projects
- Deep understanding of the client's industry and marketplace
- Strong management skills to lead teams, delegate appropriately, mentor, review performance and counsel employees
- Flexibility and willingness to travel on short notice, as necessary

**Ideally, you’ll also have**
- Experience in the Middle East & North Africa region
- Arabic speaking proficiency

**What we look for**

We are interested in entrepreneurs who have the confidence to develop and promote a brand new strategic vision both internally and externally. You will be business savvy with a passion for innovation as well as the motivation to create your own EY journey.

**What we offer**

We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. Plus, we offer:

- **Continuous learning**: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
- **Success as defined by you**: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
- **Transformative leadership**: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
- **Diverse and inclusive culture**: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

**If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.
**The exceptional EY experience. It’s yours to build.
**EY | Building a better working world**

EY exists to build a better working world, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets.

Enabled by data and technology, diverse EY teams in over 150 countries provide trust through assurance and help clients grow, transform and operate.

Working across assurance, consulting, law, strategy, tax and transactions, EY teams ask better questions to find new answers fo

**Senior Consultant, Financial Accounting Advisory Services**

In Financial Accounting Advisory Services (FAAS) within Assurance, we assist our clients to address the accounting and financial reporting challenges facing their business. You will be part of a team that provides insight and services that accelerate analytics, decision-making and innovation to build a stronger and more efficient finance function. You will experience ongoing professional development through diverse experiences, world-class learning and individually tailored coaching.

That is how we develop outstanding leaders who team to deliver on our promises to all of our stakeholders, and in so doing, play a critical role in building a better working world for our people, for our clients and for our communities.
Sound interesting? Well this is just the beginning. Because whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.

**The opportunity**

Our Financial Accounting Advisory Services (FAAS) support organizations through a diverse range of services tailored to support CFOs that include accounting and reporting, finance function transformation, transaction accounting, treasury, corporate governance, fixed assets, performance improvement and other services that help organizations navigate evolving business needs, demands for greater transparency and changing regulatory requirements.

**Your key responsibilities**

We are looking for talented professionals with an established experienced in technical accounting and finance function transformation from a top tier consulting firm to support and drive our existing and upcoming client engagements. In this role, you will participate in Accounting and Advisory engagements, work as a team member, sharing responsibility, providing support, maintaining communication and updating senior team members on progress, help prepare for meetings with target management teams, and participate in these meetings and assist in preparing reports and schedules for clients and other parties. You will also develop and maintain productive working relationships with client personnel and build strong internal relationships within the EY Assurance business and across other services.

Contributing to people initiatives, including recruiting and retaining assurance professionals will also form part of your role as will maintaining an educational program to continually develop personal skills of staff.

**Skills and attributes for success**

Pro
- activity, accountability and results
- driven people will flourish in this environment. Dealing with competing priorities, understanding how to manage resources and communicating effectively are key skills. This will have a huge impact on those around you and help promote a positive work ethic.

**To qualify for the role, you must have**
- Minimum of 3-4 years of professional experience with a consulting firm
- Strong background in IFRS methodologies and finance operating model design and development
- Experienced in financial control, including internal and external statutory reporting. Exposure to finance systems architecture & strategy delivery, regulatory and management reporting, consolidation and EPM projects
- Experienced in writing policies and procedures and compliance or internal audit, internal controls and risk management

**Ideally, you’ll also have**
- Track record with a leading consulting firm
- Arabic speaking proficiency
- Flexibility to travel across the MENA region

**What we look for**
We are interested in entrepreneurs who have the confidence to develop and promote a brand new strategic vision both internally and externally. You will be business savvy with a passion for innovation as well as the motivation to create your own EY journey. If you have significant experience gaming technology and are passionate about improving the performance of businesses, this is the role for you.

**What we offer**

**We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. Plus, we offer**:

- Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
- Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
- Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
- Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

The exceptional EY experience. It’s yours to build.

EY | Building a better working world

EY exists to build a better working world, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets.

Enabled by data and technology, diverse EY teams in over 150 countries