Chief Accountant

Job description / Role

Charterhouse are currently managing a search for an investment group whom are focused towards the food & beverage (F&B) and hospitality sectors. As part of their ongoing regional expansion, the client are looking to identify a Chief Accountant, to cover their operations and office based in Riyadh.

The role shall take ownership of all areas of financial accounting and reporting-based activities across the business entities, whilst also developing strong governance and controllership policies, to manage effective budgeting procedures and developing a robust forecasting capability in support of head office requirements at a consolidated level. This role shall also be critical in managing credit control and collections; to ensure adequate funding and cash flows to meet the operational needs and payment cycles.

Requirements

Our client will look to hire an Accountant (through either a formal qualification or by experience) coupled with a track record of having overseen a fully-fledged accountancy role during their previous experience. The successful candidate will be expected to work independently and proactively whilst supporting and reporting to a centralised finance function based in Dubai. The candidate shall also be required to oversee the management of debtors, through customer relationship and receivable management, whilst also overseeing any audit related requirements in alignment with both group and external governance. Our client, in light of these scope of works, will look for candidates with previous exposure to the F&B and/or hospitality sectors coupled with a preference for a native Arabic speaking candidate.

About the Company

The Charterhouse brand and business was launched in Dubai and the Middle East in April 2004 by a team of international recruiters and management consultants, after its inception in Sydney, Australia in September 2003. Charterhouse Middle East is now positioned as the leading regional recruiter within its area of disciplines and functional markets.

Charterhouse offers professional and bespoke contingency and retained search services to all sectors of the market. Service quality is guaranteed, thanks to a particular focus on flexibility. Charterhouse was the first international search and selection business to establish Dubai as its base. The growth in the Middle East region has been mirrored by Charterhouse globally, with offices now in Qatar, Hong Kong, Singapore, Melbourne and Sydney.