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Senior GL Accountant Jobs in Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at Gathern | جاذر إن
Title: Senior GL Accountant
Company: Gathern | جاذر إن
Location: Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
JOB PURPOSE:
Senior technical anchor of the general ledger and internal IFRS subject-matter expert: leads the end-to-end close
for single and multi-entity structures, owns GL integrity and the IFRS-sensitive areas, and acts as primary contact
for internal and external auditors — so the books close on time with zero audit observations and 99% accuracy in
accordance with IFRS.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
- Lead the end-to-end month, quarter and year-end close for single-entity and multi-entity structures, including intercompany reconciliations and foreign-currency translations
- Serve as the internal IFRS subject-matter expert — statements, disclosures and accounting treatments, including IFRS 16 lease accounting
- Oversee General Ledger integrity: review journal entries, balance-sheet reconciliations and variance analyses
- Confirm fixed-asset additions and maintain the register; own the tax-invoice quality gate over AP capture (GL checks; AP follows up)
- Prepare financial reporting packages for senior leadership and board review; primary point of contact for external and internal auditors
- Own the opening-balance reconciliation and GL data validation at the Dynamics 365 cutover
- Design and implement internal controls and automated workflows to streamline the close; document GL SOPs and mentor the GL Accountant
- Deliver the GL KPIs: zero audit observations, on-time closing of books, 99% accuracy as per IFRS
- Control boundaries: preparer and reviewer are never the same person within GL; does not reconcile own postings; holds no payment or banking authority
Requirements
Education:
Bachelor's in accounting; professional qualification (SOCPA / ACCA / CPA) preferred.
Experience:
- 3 to 7 years of experience in general ledger accounting or financial reporting
- Experience managing payroll accounting, employee benefits accounting, and intercompany accounting transactions
- Strong experience preparing monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close activities
- Experience applying International Financial Reporting Standards in complex accounting transactions
- Experience supporting internal and external audits and implementing financial controls
- Experience using enterprise resource planning systems, preferably Microsoft Dynamics 365