Overview
Freight & Logistics Controller Jobs in Dammam, Saudi Arabia at Aramex
Purpose of the Job
The Senior Freight & Logistics Controller is responsible for driving financial performance across Freight and Logistics operations across KSA through effective revenue control, cost management, budgeting, forecasting, and profitability analysis. The role acts as a strategic business partner to commercial and operational teams, providing financial insights and recommendations that support informed decision making, margin improvement, and sustainable business growth.
Job Description 1. Revenue Recognition & Validation
- Lead and oversee timely and accurate revenue recognition across Freight and Logistics operations, ensuring compliance with corporate policies, accounting standards, and internal controls.
- Drive the review and validation of accruals, billing accuracy, revenue assurance processes, and identification of potential revenue leakages.
- Partner with operational leadership to ensure completeness, accuracy, and integrity of shipment data, revenue estimates, and financial reporting inputs.
- Establish and continually improve revenue control mechanisms to enhance financial accuracy and minimize commercial risks.
2. Cost & Margin Controlling
- Lead comprehensive cost and profitability analysis across freight and logistics activities, including supplier invoices, outsourced services, agent expenses, and overhead allocations.
- Monitor and challenge margin performance across products, customers, trade lanes, and service offerings, providing actionable recommendations to improve profitability.
- Identify and drive margin enhancement initiatives through cost optimization, productivity improvements, pricing support, and commercial performance reviews.
- Provide strategic insights into cost drivers and profitability trends to support informed business decisions.
3. Budgeting, Forecasting & Reporting
- Lead the budgeting, forecasting, and long range planning processes for Freight and Logistics operations.
- Develop and present monthly performance reports, financial dashboards, KPIs, and variance analysis to senior management and regional leadership teams.
- Proactively identify financial risks, opportunities, and emerging business trends, providing recommendations to support strategic decision making.
- Drive continuous improvement in forecasting accuracy, financial visibility, and performance management processes.
4. Business Partnering
- Act as a trusted Finance Business Partner to Freight, Logistics, Supply Chain, Procurement, and Commercial leadership teams.
- Provide financial leadership and analytical support for pricing strategies, customer tenders, network optimization initiatives, routing decisions, and supplier negotiations.
- Influence commercial and operational decision making through data driven insights, profitability analysis, and strategic recommendations.
- Collaborate with cross functional stakeholders to ensure alignment between financial objectives and business growth initiatives.
Job Requirements – Experience and Education
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, logistics, or related field.
- Professional certification (CMA, ACCA, CPA) is a plus.
- 8 years of experience in finance, ideally in freight/logistics operations.
- At least 3 years in a controlling or FP&A role.
- Strong knowledge of freight/logistics costing models.
- Solid understanding of revenue recognition principles and IFRS.
- Excellent analytical and financial modeling capabilities.
- Experience with cost allocation, route costing, and yield analysis.
- Advanced Excel, ERP systems (SAP/CW), and BI tools.
Leadership Behaviors
- Building Outstanding Teams
- Setting a clear direction
- Simplification
- Collaborate & break silos
- Execution & Accountability
- Growth mindset
- Innovation
- Inclusion
- External focus
Skills
- Attention to Detail
- Communication Skills
- Critical Thinking
- Data Analysis
- Decision Making
- Financial Acumen
- Financial Analysis
- Problem Solving
- Stakeholder Management
- Strategic Thinking
- Team Leadership
Title: Freight & Logistics Controller
Company: Aramex
Location: Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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